[Felvtalk] Merlot

[Amy]

Keeping you and Merlot in my thoughts. Hope you figure it out and Merlot is feeling better soon.
Amy
      From: Maya D'Alessio <mdelow at gmail.com>
 To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
 Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 10:09 AM
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot
   
Merlot was admitted to the vet hospital this morning. His fever is persisting and we still have no idea as to cause. Last night they tested for pancreatitis and that test came back normal. He got sub-Q fluids and they sent him home with us. He has vomitted a few times and he has not really kept down any nutrition since Saturday morning. They just did an x-ray but there is no obvious issue. They are going to do a barium contrast imaging series now after they administer IV fluids and antibiotics in hope that his fever will come down.
The worst part is that we still really have no idea what is going on, so I am just waiting to hear and worrying :(
On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Marsha <martia at lynxe.com> wrote:

 

 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?     
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  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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