Re: Bandy's trip to the specialist
Dear Kerry, What a comprehensive checkup! I hope the reason for Bandy's temp rise can be found and I have you both in my prayers. I'm especially sending "negative" thoughts his way. Love, Julie Kerry Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just an update on what we have been doing for Bandy. His temp still jumps up every 3 or 4 days...all the way to 106...so we went to a specialist to have everything checked.. This is what they did and what they have found so far.. CBC in house was done and one was sent out to another lab Biochemistry: Feline comprehensive pending Urinalysis: showed trace glucose in urine Specific gravity 1.020 FeLv and FIV ELISA were both positive Bone marrow IFA for FeLV pending Bone marrow IFA for FIV pending Bone marrow aspirate cytology pending Chest x-ray normal Abdominal Ultrasound: no masses or nodules seen, Spleen, gall bladder, liver, urinary bladder, bowel, stomach, and pancreas are all normal.. Kidneys are thickened and surface texture is irregular. They are symmetrical in size...Both have thickened and hyperechoic cortexes with fusion and blunting of the renal papillae.. There was no evidence of free fluid in the abdomen.. I think the concern here is of the kidneys being irregular, but they are working properly now.. Hemobartonella PCR pending ( to see if this is a contributing factor to his fever) She saved some serum samples for ongoing testing if necessary... I think we just about covered it all in one visit...since it was a very long trip for him to make..Actually, I think he did better than I did...He was a real trooper and did great...He even ate alittle bit on the way home and first thing he did when we got home instead of the litter box, it was the food and water bowl... Anyway, I will post the results as I get them... I think it is still a mystery to my vet here at home as well as the specialist...She was searching for cancer cells and enlarged lymph nodes and there were none...That is a positve thing, so all we can hope for is that the IFA tests are negative...I am going to keep hoping and praying that they are Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your kitties!! Kerry R. and Bandy Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Bandy's trip to the specialist
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Bandy's trip to the specialist
Just an update on what we have been doing for Bandy. His temp still jumps up every 3 or 4 days...all the way to 106...so we went to a specialist to have everything checked.. This is what they did and what they have found so far.. CBC in house was done and one was sent out to another lab Biochemistry: Feline comprehensive pending Urinalysis: showed trace glucose in urine Specific gravity 1.020 FeLv and FIV ELISA were both positive Bone marrow IFA for FeLV pending Bone marrow IFA for FIV pending Bone marrow aspirate cytology pending Chest x-ray normal Abdominal Ultrasound: no masses or nodules seen, Spleen, gall bladder, liver, urinary bladder, bowel, stomach, and pancreas are all normal.. Kidneys are thickened and surface texture is irregular. They are symmetrical in size...Both have thickened and hyperechoic cortexes with fusion and blunting of the renal papillae.. There was no evidence of free fluid in the abdomen.. I think the concern here is of the kidneys being irregular, but they are working properly now.. Hemobartonella PCR pending ( to see if this is a contributing factor to his fever) She saved some serum samples for ongoing testing if necessary... I think we just about covered it all in one visit...since it was a very long trip for him to make..Actually, I think he did better than I did...He was a real trooper and did great...He even ate alittle bit on the way home and first thing he did when we got home instead of the litter box, it was the food and water bowl... Anyway, I will post the results as I get them... I think it is still a mystery to my vet here at home as well as the specialist...She was searching for cancer cells and enlarged lymph nodes and there were none...That is a positve thing, so all we can hope for is that the IFA tests are negative...I am going to keep hoping and praying that they are Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your kitties!! Kerry R. and Bandy Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
