I agree with your vet in that you cannot get your hopes up too much....but, you should not give up either. There is a commercial on tv for cancer treatment centers that says we are not born with an expiration date stamped on our foot....our pups are not born with one on their paws!!
I am copying Rookie's recent blood work below. I was told last year that his time was limited..probably weeks to a couple of months. Then, as I said, I thought I would lose him recently. He is happy right now, eating and doing well. His blood work is much worse than Tootsy's . Of course, that is not a guarantee that she will out live him or vice versa. One of the specialists who saw Rookie and my Olivia (who passed this year from renal issues after 5 years of treatment) said that he treats the dog, not the labs!
Total Protein 6.0 g/dL 5.0-7.4
Albumin 2.8 g/dL 2.7-4.4
Globulin 3.2 g/dL 1.6-3.6
A/G Ratio 0.9 0.8-2.0
BUN 83 mg/dL 6-31 HIGH
Creatinine 3.9 mg/dL 0.5-1.6 HIGH
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 21 4-27
Phosphorus 9.3 mg/dL 2.5-6.0 HIGH
Calcium 9.9 mg/dL 8.9-11.4
Corrected Calcium 10.6
Sodium 148 mEq/L 139-154
Potassium 7.1 mEq/L 3.6-5.5 HIGH
Result Verified
NA/K Ratio 21 27-38 LOW
Comment(s)
Hemolysis 1+ No significant interference.
Complete Blood Count
WBC 11.3 10^3/uL 4.0-15.5
RBC 4.3 10^6/uL 4.8-9.3 LOW
HGB 10.3 g/dL 12.1-20.3 LOW
HCT 32 % 36-60 LOW
MCV 75 fL 58-79
MCH 23.7 pg 19-28
MCHC 32 g/dL 30-38
Platelet Count 802 10^3/uL 170-400 HIGH
Platelet Estimate Increased
Differential Absolute %
Neutrophils 8,475 /uL 75 2060-10600
Bands % 0 0-3
Lymphocytes 1,808 /uL 16 690-4500
Monocytes 565 /uL 5 0-840
Eosinophils 452 /uL 4 0-1200
Basophils 0 /uL 0 0-150
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Last edited by ladyjane; 11-12-2017 at 08:06 AM.
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