Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
Great news! -Kyle - Original Message - From: Hideyo Yamamoto To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:42 PM Subject: RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I just talked to my vet about Uh-oh-ohs low RBC and she told me not to worry about it his HCT is good and she has seen lower RBC and he is going to be fine so I will just keep an eye on him for now. Thank you! Hideyo -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:09 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I think the rise in his HCT is very, very good. Michelle By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (thats when he got sick in January) to 32.
RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
Is he eating, and playing OK? CherieHideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just talked to my vet about Uh-oh-oh¡¯s low RBC ¨C and she told me not to worry about it ¨C his HCT is good and she has seen lower RBC ¨C and he is going to be fine ¨C so I will just keep an eye on him for now. Thank you! Hideyo -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:09 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I think the rise in his HCT is very, very good. Michelle By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (that¡¯s when he got sick in January) to 32.
Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
That's great news! Michelle In a message dated 3/9/05 6:43:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I just talked to my vet about Uh-oh-oh's low RBC - and she told me not to worry about it - his HCT is good and she has seen lower RBC - and he is going to be fine - so I will just keep an eye on him for now. Thank you! Hideyo >>
RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
I just talked to my vet about Uh-oh-oh’s low RBC – and she told me not to worry about it – his HCT is good and she has seen lower RBC – and he is going to be fine – so I will just keep an eye on him for now. Thank you! Hideyo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:09 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I think the rise in his HCT is very, very good. Michelle By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (that’s when he got sick in January) to 32.
Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
I think the rise in his HCT is very, very good. Michelle By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (thatâs when he got sick in January) to 32.
RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
I am sorry I can not help, but I sending healing vibes your way CherieHideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (thats when he got sick in January) to 32. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo YamamotoSent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:20 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I took Uh-oh-oh to the vet yesterday afternoon and heres what I found out The good news was he was negative on FeLV/FIV (thank god!) on ELISA When they did in house PCV test, his HCT was 44 which was very good. But I also had them sent out the blood work for the total body function so that I can find out whats going on with him And heres a sort of bad news, and I am not sure whats going on and I need your help to understand it. His PCV (HCT) was much lower than the results from the house, which is 32, but still within the normal range of 29 to 48 But his RBC and HGB was extremely low. RBC is 1.8 (normal range 5.92 to 9.93) and HGB was 5.2 (range 9.3 to 15.9). His WBC was normal. His MCH was high 28.2 (range 11-21) and MCHC was high as well as 75 (range 30 to 38). There was a comment underneath says the sample appears hemolyzed. Hematorit by manual method. Which I was not sure what it meant. His blood parasites came as negative. Back in January, we also did PCR test of Hematot (sorry, cant spell, but its for FIA) and came back as negative what do you think going on? The fact that his RBC is now from 5.6 (in January) to 1.8 (yesterday) does this mean that his is not producing blood what does it mean?? How come his HCT is normal? (what does HCT mean? Please help me understand whats going on with Uh-oh-oh (I left a message with my vet to discuss this further, also) Hideyo & Uh-oh-oh
Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
First of all, hematocrit is different from PCV a little bit, but I am not sure how. Hematocrit is tested only on machine, I think, while PCV can be hand-spun. The results sometimes differ when tested on machine or by hand, and the hand spinning is considered more acurate. I think the HGB, hemoglobin, has to do with iron. I am not sure, though. I would guess, with my very limited knowledge about this, that there is an iron deficiency of some sort. I myself have a low hemoglobin due to iron deficiency anemia, though my hematocrit is close to normal. When I tested this way, the doctor made me get a colonoscopy and endoscapy to rule out bleeding in my GI tract from an ulcer or polyps or colon cancer. When that came back negative, I was told to just stay on iron supplements and try to eat better. I also think I may not have been absorbing iron correctly because of an acid-blocking medication I took every day. Since taking it less frequently, my hematocrit and hemoglobin have both gone up. I think it would be hard for cats to have iron deficiency from diet, because they eat mostly meat (and it sounds like mostly steak at your house!). So I would ask about possible GI tract bleeding like an ulcer or polyps, and about what kind of conditions might interfere with iron absorbtion in cats. Michelle
Re: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
Hideyo, I had this page bookmarked that briefly explains the charts: http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/labtests.html. Of course this is a dog website. But the descriptions should still apply. My chart for Brissle didn't even have RBC, only HCT. I'm no expert in deciphering charts. Sorry I can't help with that. I hope there's something good in those numbers! -Kyle - Original Message - From: Hideyo Yamamoto To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:34 PM Subject: RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (thats when he got sick in January) to 32. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo YamamotoSent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:20 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I took Uh-oh-oh to the vet yesterday afternoon and heres what I found out The good news was he was negative on FeLV/FIV (thank god!) on ELISA When they did in house PCV test, his HCT was 44 which was very good. But I also had them sent out the blood work for the total body function so that I can find out whats going on with him And heres a sort of bad news, and I am not sure whats going on and I need your help to understand it. His PCV (HCT) was much lower than the results from the house, which is 32, but still within the normal range of 29 to 48 But his RBC and HGB was extremely low. RBC is 1.8 (normal range 5.92 to 9.93) and HGB was 5.2 (range 9.3 to 15.9). His WBC was normal. His MCH was high 28.2 (range 11-21) and MCHC was high as well as 75 (range 30 to 38). There was a comment underneath says the sample appears hemolyzed. Hematorit by manual method. Which I was not sure what it meant. His blood parasites came as negative. Back in January, we also did PCR test of Hematot (sorry, cant spell, but its for FIA) and came back as negative what do you think going on? The fact that his RBC is now from 5.6 (in January) to 1.8 (yesterday) does this mean that his is not producing blood what does it mean?? How come his HCT is normal? (what does HCT mean? Please help me understand whats going on with Uh-oh-oh (I left a message with my vet to discuss this further, also) Hideyo & Uh-oh-oh
RE: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
By the way, his HCT was up from 25 (that’s when he got sick in January) to 32. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:20 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!! I took Uh-oh-oh to the vet yesterday afternoon – and here’s what I found out – The good news was he was negative on FeLV/FIV (thank god!) on ELISA – When they did in house PCV test, his HCT was 44 which was very good. But I also had them sent out the blood work for the total body function so that I can find out what’s going on with him – And here’s a sort of bad news, and I am not sure what’s going on – and I need your help to understand it. His PCV (HCT) was much lower than the results from the house, which is 32, but still within the normal range of 29 to 48 – But his RBC and HGB was extremely low. RBC is 1.8 (normal range 5.92 to 9.93) and HGB was 5.2 (range 9.3 to 15.9). His WBC was normal. His MCH was high 28.2 (range 11-21) and MCHC was high as well as 75 (range 30 to 38). There was a comment underneath says “the sample appears hemolyzed. Hematorit by manual method”. Which I was not sure what it meant. His blood parasites came as negative. Back in January, we also did PCR test of Hematot (sorry, can’t spell, but it’s for FIA) and came back as negative – what do you think going on? The fact that his RBC is now from 5.6 (in January) to 1.8 (yesterday) – does this mean that his is not producing blood – what does it mean?? How come his HCT is normal? (what does HCT mean? Please help me understand what’s going on with Uh-oh-oh (I left a message with my vet to discuss this further, also) Hideyo & Uh-oh-oh
Uh-oh-oh update -pls help!!
I took Uh-oh-oh to the vet yesterday afternoon – and here’s what I found out – The good news was he was negative on FeLV/FIV (thank god!) on ELISA – When they did in house PCV test, his HCT was 44 which was very good. But I also had them sent out the blood work for the total body function so that I can find out what’s going on with him – And here’s a sort of bad news, and I am not sure what’s going on – and I need your help to understand it. His PCV (HCT) was much lower than the results from the house, which is 32, but still within the normal range of 29 to 48 – But his RBC and HGB was extremely low. RBC is 1.8 (normal range 5.92 to 9.93) and HGB was 5.2 (range 9.3 to 15.9). His WBC was normal. His MCH was high 28.2 (range 11-21) and MCHC was high as well as 75 (range 30 to 38). There was a comment underneath says “the sample appears hemolyzed. Hematorit by manual method”. Which I was not sure what it meant. His blood parasites came as negative. Back in January, we also did PCR test of Hematot (sorry, can’t spell, but it’s for FIA) and came back as negative – what do you think going on? The fact that his RBC is now from 5.6 (in January) to 1.8 (yesterday) – does this mean that his is not producing blood – what does it mean?? How come his HCT is normal? (what does HCT mean? Please help me understand what’s going on with Uh-oh-oh (I left a message with my vet to discuss this further, also) Hideyo & Uh-oh-oh
