Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally
glad someone else is having good luck with their babies. my Lil Bit was looking pretty rough and had lost a lot of weight so took her to vet and did a full panel on her and strted fluids and antibiotic right away. learned one thing, warm up the fluids to your own body temperature before giving them to your cat. she fused with me the first time (hadn't thought about warming fulids) then i got smart and put the bag in a bowl of warm water first. she still did not like getting stuck, but things went a lot smoother after that. did fluids 2 times a day. when blood work came back, her creatine and bun readings were off the chart. went back last week for recheck since she was looking much better, eatng better and her counts are normal. that baby food sure did come in handy during that time. it was easy for her to eat and she did like it. did not have to feed her, she ate it on her own. how lucky can a body get? continued good fortune for all with sick babies, it is almost as hard on us as it is on them. like a mother caring for her sick child. dorlis "jbero tds.net" wrote: > Hey everyone, > > First of all, Sally, I am glad you are getting some food down him. That > will help tremendously. The fact that he hasn't thrown it up is even more > fantastic. > > I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. I got the full results > of the CBC (although a path review is pending). Here are the results: > > Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) > Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion > > Here's the kicker: > > reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the > original > Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up > 102,000) > > A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone > marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs > Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. > count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non > regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. > > She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! > > Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. > > Sally if you have any questions or need anything just call or email. Good > luck and God bless. > > Jenny > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally
Jenny, this is fantastic news! Thank-you so much for sharing with all of us (and your interpretationI would have been lost without your explanation of the significance of the reticulocyte numbers!). Amen and Hallelujah is right! Autumn is a lucky girl to have you! Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:01 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. . Here are the results: Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion Here's the kicker: reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the original Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up 102,000) A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. Jenny ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally
Hey everyone, First of all, Sally, I am glad you are getting some food down him. That will help tremendously. The fact that he hasn't thrown it up is even more fantastic. I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. I got the full results of the CBC (although a path review is pending). Here are the results: Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion Here's the kicker: reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the original Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up 102,000) A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. Sally if you have any questions or need anything just call or email. Good luck and God bless. Jenny ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
