AprilLove went in for the spay today and the vet has postponed it. Her bloodwork showed a low blood platelet count and she (vet) wants to send it out to a lab for a CBC and to do a manual count. (Of the platelets?) Now of course I am worried sick, wondering if there is going to be any bad news ie why is it low, underlying condition? Poor AprilLove started shaking the moment we got in the car this morning to go to the vet and she NEVER does this when we go for rides. How did she know? I was acting normal and did not treat her any different specifically so she would not sense any concern on my part. I am very thankful for the pre-bloodwork, but at the same time, concerned on what we will find. Please has anyone had this happen (low platelets) and if so what the cause was? I will be discussing with vet tomorrow or Monday when labs come back, but trying to research it till then. The most I come up with so far is this site that tells some of the causes of low platelets
http://home.gci.net/~divs/disease/lab_tests.html#cbc
MaryKay
worrying about my baby, praying all will come back normal