Unexpected Illness

January 7th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

Harmony skipped two meals in the last two days and sloooooowly ate her breakfast this morning. She’s also seemed a little bit off and being lazier than usual. With the rain and bad weather, we almost thought it might just be a little thing she was going thing she was going through, but this morning her gums were very pale. Off to the vet first thing this morning.

Her bloodwork was very alarming, with PCV value of 23. Her last bloodwork over a year ago was within normal limits at 59. So, she’s at our vet right now because the specialist can’t take her until 2:30 and with her PCV so low, our vet was concerned she might crash, though she seems to be handling things pretty well at this point.

Preliminary diagnosisis Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia with an underlying cause of babeseosis (possibly). They will start treating her at Upstate Vet Hospital here where she can have access to board certified internists and 24/7 care.

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