Treatment depends on the cause of the low platelet count. If it's low
enough that blood can't clot properly, he could develop internal bleeds
from minor events, and become anemic or worse. If the cause was his
immune system attacking his own platelets, the treatment might be
prednisolone to suppress his immune system. But if he's FeLV+, that's
not so likely. Platelet deficiency is called thrombocytopenia.
Marsha
On 10/18/2015 1:54 PM, Maya D'Alessio wrote:
Hey everyone,
Merlot is my 3.5 year old cat. Last summer my other cat passed away
from FeLV (we had no idea she had it), and we had Merlot tested. He
tests + on the snap/pcr test, but - on the ELISA. This gave me a
little bit of piece of mind, in the hope that he would not become
persistently +.
Last night he was completely uninterested in dinner (very unusual for
him), and he seemed a bit warm and lethargic. I took him in to the
vets this morning and they wanted to do bloodwork. He has a
temperature of 40.5 C. First results come back all normal except a
very low platelet count.
They gave him a small dosage of prednisone, and a shot of penicillin
and sent me home with doxycillin and some food to force feed him if he
won't eat on his own. They want me to watch him and come back in to
the vets in 3 days to re-test his blood.
Any experience with low platelet count, what that means and if there
is any treatment?
--
Maya D'Alessio
PhD student
B1 377B, x32320
Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator
Biology GSA Vice Chair
GSA Director At-Large
University of Waterloo
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