That's great, that's quite a comeback - some cats just naturally are fantastic patients and will forgive anything...then, there are others that fight you tooth and nail not to take any meds...variety is the spice of life! Long live Rosie and Murphy!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alice Flowers Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] Murphy Update-doing better! A week ago I thought it was over because he was so lethargic and anemic-the vet visit on 7/23 showed on the in-office test a PCV 18.5% and TP 4.2 (I'm not totally sure what the TP is). His gums were pale, almost white and he was barely eating-it comes on so fast. We started him on Procrit 3 injections a week, doxy 2x a day and an iron supplement capsule 1x a day. Interferon 2x a day. We also gave both he and Rosie their LTCI injection-it was 4 weeks from the last one. His lab CBC came back with RBC 3.52 HGB 5.1 and HCT 22.5 Lymphocytes 5. He has also lost a little over a pound since January, but isn't thin. A week later on 7/29 we took him in for an in-office test (Thursday) his PCV 23% and TP 5.0-he is acting like his old self again-racing me into the kitchen, standing on his hind legs and grabbing the cabinet door with his huge paws and banging the door until he gets a treat! He is back to jumping to the top of the bookcase in the spare room-the eagle is back! He is still resting more than usual-but isn't wiped out like before-if he hears something interesting, he just has to see what it is-Mr Nosy! I am hopeful that he continues to improve-I don't know what triggers the anemia, in January his HCT 39.5 HGB 14.4 and RBC 10.85. He is so good natured-you can give him his shot and pills and he still follows like a puppy and never gets difficult to doctor. Alice and Glenn humans owned by Murphy and Rosie! _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
