Took Flavia for another blood test today, and her countis maintained
at 21. So that's a relief, for today at any rate. Have scheduled another
bloodwork appointment for Wednesday. (I have a suspicion that she is still
craving litter--she was sniffing it this morning and may have eaten some.)
I had to chase her today to catch her--not good. She was easy to handle at
the vet, though--she always is.
My biggest concern is that I have to go to UK July 6-22. Really, really bad
timing. I am really anxious that I be with her if she relapses again. My feeling
is that she is living on borrowed time, and if the worst does come to the
worstI want to be with her.The vet said they could give her another
steroid shot (before I leave).
Thanks for all your good wishes--please keep sending them.
Kerry
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Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Flavia further update
That is great news about Flavia-- amazing actually-- at least
tentatively. From 7.5 to 21 in a matter of 2 days is truly amazing. I wish
so much that when Simon crashed at the end, with a hematocrit of 8, that he
had let them put the catheter in to transfuse him. He had been so traumatized
by them sticking him a lot one time that he fought it every time after that,
and when his hematocrit was 8 he could not breathe while fighting and they
said he would die from the fighting and not breathing and would not transfuse
him. I wish I had tried to get them to, or to tranquilize him or
something. I did not think getting up to 21 was a likely outcome from a
HCT that low, but Flavia shows that is wrong. God, I hope that she pulls
through this.
Michelle
