Hey Kelley, What I noticed with these different results is Joey's reticulocyte count. I think the higher, the better. According to wikipedia, "Reticulocytes are immature red blood cells, typically composing about 1% of the red cells in the human body" (or kitty body per me). "Reticulocytes develop and mature in the red bone marrow and then circulate for about a day in the blood stream before developing into mature red blood cells. Like mature red blood cells, reticulocytes do not have a cell nucleus. They are called reticulocytes because of a reticular (mesh-like) network of ribosomal RNA that becomes visible under a microscope with certain stains such as new methylene blue. I noticed that Joey's reticulocyte count is fairly high on this last set of labs, compared to the week before when they were lower. I hope this means good things for him. Maybe the wbc's are not killing off the rbc's so quickly now, explaining his unexplained health?
:) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure. > > 3/21/07 CBC > > WBC 21.5 > LYM 0.62 > MONO 1.85 > NEU 18.44 > EOS 0.51 > BASO .008 > HCT 15.3 > RBC 3.23 > HGB 8.5 > RETIC 11.3 > MCV 47.4 > RDW 22.3 > MCH 26.36 > PLT 731 > MPV 9.29 > PCT 0.7% > PDW 22.7% > > > 3/26/2007 > > WBC 16.96 > LYM 0.81 > MONO 1.52 > NEU 14.38 > BOS 0.22 > BASO 0.05 > HCT 12.6 > RBC 2.59 > HGB 7.9 > RETIC 9.3 > MCV 48.9 > RDW 22.4 > MCH 30.39 > PLT 815 > MPC 10.38 > PCT 0.8% > PDW 22.0% > > 4/4/2007 > WBC 25.85 > LYM 0.84 > MONO 2.24 > NEU 22.43 > EOS .27 > BASO 0.07 > HCT 13.5 > RBC 2.71 > HGB 5.7 > RETIC 21.0 > MCV 50.0 > RDW 20.5 > MCH 20.95 > PLT 425 > MPV 17.09 > PCT 0.7 > PDW 22.6 > > > > > On 4/7/07, Hideyo Yamamoto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Could you post everything? If you can with what > was before and what's > > now even thought they are within the normal range, > that will be great! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 1:35 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: Joey - Bloodwork still not good > > > > Hideyo, > > > > I have all his blood values. I will give the ones > out of normal > > range..if you want the others let me know.. > > > > WBC 25.85- up 16.9, ws in normal range, Mono 2.24, > Neu, 22.43, up 14, > > hct 13.5, up 1%, rbc 2.71, hgb 5.7, mch 20.95. > > > > > > On 4/7/07, Hideyo Yamamoto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What's the PCV? You usually don't give > transfusions until PCV is down > > > below 12 or 13 if they are clinically ill - > > > > > > I personally say not to worry about WBC being up > -- at least it means > > > that the body is generating blood - > > > > > > How is the rest of the blood work look like, do > you know? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wendy > > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:57 PM > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Subject: Re: Joey - Bloodwork still not good > > > > > > Kelley, > > > > > > Prayers going out for little Joey. > > > > > > :) > > > Wendy > > > > > > --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I am concerned, to put it mildly. > > > > > > > > My poor boy's PCV/RBC values are up, very > slightly. > > > > I think the RBC > > > > went from 2.59 to 2.75. His white blood cell > count > > > > is back up again, > > > > though - it had gone down last bloodwork. > > > > > > > > He still feels very good, and that's why my > vet says > > > > to keep going. > > > > If he didn't feel good he says he'd tell me to > stop > > > > now. > > > > > > > > I asked him about transfusion/epogen. He says > with > > > > this type of > > > > anemia, it just gives the white blood cells > more > > > > material to destroy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a > time. > > > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty > life! > > > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > > > Please help Joey! > > > > > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can > > > change the world: Indeed it is the only thing > that ever has!" > > > > > > ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____________ > > > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > > > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > === message truncated === "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
