[Felvtalk] Merlot

[Lee]

If they gave you Doxycyclin they suspect hemobartinela a disease of the blood spread by fleas. Are the platelets white blood cells or red? If red cell count is low then he is anemic. If his white cell count is low some infection is overwhelming his immune system.

Did they check his teeth for infection or inflamed gums or ulceration? Is he dehydrated? Did they offer subcutaneous fluids or IV hydration.

Vets tend to paste an easy label on a sick animal when they really have no idea what is going on so they treat the wrong disease with incorrect medications.

The SNAP is the same as the ELISA . Did they do any other test for FeLv? There are a number of false readings with both these tests with either false positive or false negative. Never allow testing with the triple test which includes the combo test plus the heartworm test which can screw up the result of the combo test (FIV and FeLv). 

On Oct 18, 2015 1:54 PM, Maya D'Alessio <mdelow at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey everyone,
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> 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 +.
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> 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. 
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> 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.
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> Any experience with low platelet count, what that means and if there is any treatment?
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