<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15051"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15050">Keeping you and Merlot in my thoughts. Hope you figure it out and Merlot is feeling better soon.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15052"><span><br>Amy</span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15055"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15054"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15053"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15056"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Maya D'Alessio <mdelow@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 19, 2015 10:09 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15057"><br><div id="yiv6228798448"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15060"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15059"><span style="font-size:12.8px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15058">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.</span><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15061">The worst part is that we still really have no idea what is going on, so I am just waiting to hear and worrying :(</div></div><div class="yiv6228798448gmail_extra" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15063"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6228798448gmail_quote" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15062">On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Marsha <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:martia@lynxe.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:martia@lynxe.com">martia@lynxe.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv6228798448gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15066">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445258863615_15064">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.<span class="yiv6228798448HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="none">
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On 10/18/2015 1:54 PM, Maya D'Alessio wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div style="font-size:12.8px;">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 +.</div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px;">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. <span style="font-size:12.8px;">First results come back all
normal except a very low platelet count. </span></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px;"><span style="font-size:12.8px;">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.</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px;">Any experience with low platelet
count, what that means and if there is any treatment?
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