From:
"MaryM"
Date: 2004-08-25 21:26:09 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Auto immune thrombocytopenia
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <00e601c48aea$23a85030$0300a8c0@VALUEDECECF7F4>
Stanley was never on any meds. He hasn't been outside since his little trip
to Petco in June. He urinated a bright green! What could cause that????
Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Liszewski" <suedvm96@hotmail.com>
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:25 PM
> His red count is a bit low, but he show evidence of good regeneration with
> that reticulocyte count. There is no mention of platelet numbers in this
> report, which is what the diagnosis would be made on. Also was he on any
> medication prior to the incident and what are the likelyhood that he was
> exposed to a tick? All these things help to know. If you want to assume
it
> could be tick bourne then you maigh want to start him on Doxycycline, it
is
> an antibiotic and pretty safe so doesn't hurt. Some of the other
> interpretations are difficult without the norms for the lab used. With
> these numbers only we are back to anemia which would be why he is pale
> however if he is bleeding somewhere because he does not have enough
> platelets to plug the bleed then he would b ecome anemic. Hope this helps
a
> bit and best of luck to you and your little one. It really is up to him
and
> what his littlw body can do.
> Dr. Sue
>
>
> >From: "MaryM" <sirk6@comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
> >To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
> >Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Auto immune thrombocytopenia
> >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:39:59 -0400
> >
> >Thank you Dr. Sue,
> >
> >I am sending the results of Stanley's bloodwork:
> >
> >WBC 6.8
> >RBC 4.0
> >HGB 9.4
> >HCT 31
> >
> >MCV 78
> >MCH 23.5
> >MCHC 30
> >
> >NEUTROPHILS 4216
> >LYMPHOCYTES 2380
> >MONOCYTES 0
> >EOSINOPHILS 204
> >BASOPHILS 0
> >
> >PLASMA PROTEIN 6.3
> >PROTHROMBIN TIME 13
> >APTT 20.3
> >FIBRINOGE, QUANTITATIVE 272
> >
> >RETICULOCYTE TOTAL 10
> >ABSOLUTE RETICULOCYTES 400000
> >
> >Thank you,
> >MAry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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