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kyancer · 03-03-2008, 06:19 AM

Thanks so much for all the kind words. This has been a very difficult time.

As of this morning at 4am his red blood cells dropped to 20,000. I guess the IV fluids make the red blood cells appear a little lower than they actually are. But, they are definitely declining which is bad. I also found out that it wasn't bloody diarrhea last night, but bloody urine. He has continued to have the bloody urine. The vet said this shows his blood is continuing to thin and is not able to coagulate properly. If the red blood cells drop below 18,000 they will start to see a "clinical situation" where they will need to do a blood transfusion. If he continues to decline we may need to go to an Internal Medicine specialist for "more advanced" treatments. At this point I don't feel very good. The vet was looking at me with "those eyes". The sympathetic worried look that you don't want to see from your vet. At this point he is at my regular vet (I transferred him this morning) and he will go back to the ER at nights so he can continue to be monitored.

The vet is going to do more bloodwork at call me later this morning. If you pray and can say a prayer for my baby I would appreciate it!

Thanks again for all the support.

03-03-2008, 06:19 AM	#15
kyancer Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 237	Thanks so much for all the kind words. This has been a very difficult time. As of this morning at 4am his red blood cells dropped to 20,000. I guess the IV fluids make the red blood cells appear a little lower than they actually are. But, they are definitely declining which is bad. I also found out that it wasn't bloody diarrhea last night, but bloody urine. He has continued to have the bloody urine. The vet said this shows his blood is continuing to thin and is not able to coagulate properly. If the red blood cells drop below 18,000 they will start to see a "clinical situation" where they will need to do a blood transfusion. If he continues to decline we may need to go to an Internal Medicine specialist for "more advanced" treatments. At this point I don't feel very good. The vet was looking at me with "those eyes". The sympathetic worried look that you don't want to see from your vet. At this point he is at my regular vet (I transferred him this morning) and he will go back to the ER at nights so he can continue to be monitored. The vet is going to do more bloodwork at call me later this morning. If you pray and can say a prayer for my baby I would appreciate it! Thanks again for all the support.