[Felvtalk] Help Understanding Labs

[Corinne Shank]

The creatinine was at 1.5 and the bun was at 26 so well within normal.  I was more concerned about the Lymphocytes which was at 18 and the Absolute lymphocyte which was at 864.

I was wondering if I should go ahead and get the IFA test done.  I think I am hoping against hope as I think I know that she does have Felv.   I wish that I could treat her ear problems but it does not seem that any treatment has worked.  

 
On Sep 25, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote:

> If there were blood clots, then that takes the platelets out of the blood. Clots are made up of platelets, so the platelets are no longer "loose" and the machine can therefore not detect the platelets.
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> What was the creatinine and urea? I don't think I would be too worried about the sodium and albumin (though you haven't given me actual numbers) unless it is early renal signs, so if the creatinine and urea are okay, and the sodium and albumin are just a bit out of range, I wouldn't be too concerned.
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> My 7.5 Y/O cat tested positive (ELISA) for Felv about a month ago.  She had yeast ear infections that would not go away and had lost weight so I had her tested to see if there was a problem with her immune system and blood workup.  When my vet told me that she tested positive of FELV, she said that she also had some blood work issues.  I was just devastated by the news so I kind of blanked out what she said (especially as the vet said it basically was a death sentence).  So this past week I asked for a copy of her blood work.  When she had her blood work she had just finished 2 weeks of Fluconazole (systematic fungal medication)  as the vet thought this would help her yeast ear infection.    What popped out of the blood work was Albumin (high), Sodium (high), platelet count (really low), lymphocytes (low),  and Absolute Limphocy (low).  A note at the bottom of the test said that clots are detected in the sample and CBC results may be affected. Does anyone know what this all m
> eans? The platelet count was so low that if it was accurate,  I thought she should would have bled to death by now.   I am wondering if the fungal medication had any effect on her blood work.  I think the medication was hard on her body.   My cat has been more active this past week but I have noticed that she goes in cycles of where she wants to eat and does not want to eat.      
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