I WISH I HAD SUCH WONDERFUL PATIENTS. MINE ARE THE BITE, SLAP, RUN AWAY AND HIDE VARIETY. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS A CABINET BANGER. MY BOB STARTED IT AND NOW ALL 8 KNOW THE BEST WAY TO GET MY ATTENTION IS TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS. I WON'T GET SO UPSET WITH THEM NOW. IT IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO KNOW THEY ARE HEALTHY AND HAPPY. ---- Alice Flowers <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
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