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Old 07-15-2009, 08:28 AM   #21
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Thank you for all your kind words...

This is where we are today...the Vet consulted with two other Specialists who examined Sammy's blood results and came to the same diagnosis...Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia.

For those who are interested, here is a link that explains it nicely:

Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

Yesterday, her WBC's started climbing which led the Vet to suspect now it's attacking her bone marrow.

Another Specialist had one last hold out and that was for titers to come back in a couple days to reveal if this could be from a tick bite.

The only thing that makes me think that it's not this is that we do not live in a rural area or take our dogs out to anything more than a walk in the neighborhood on concrete...but, believe me...I'd be thrilled if this was a tick causing this havoc since that can be corrected. In the mean time, she's already on the medication needed to treat this.

She also had some vomitting yesterday and they put her on an IV since she is weak and hasn't eaten in 4 days.

We'll be going by during the Vet office's lunch hour to visit with Sammy and maybe find out anymore and then, I'll update later...
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