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Post by barbara on Apr 13, 2011 16:47:31 GMT 10
Tom could you help me with these two blood test results Thanking you in advance. sorry not very good with the computer.
Sodium 150 151 Potassium 5.0 4.9
Na/k 30.0 30.8 Chloride 116 114 Bicarb 24 29 Urea 7.6 9.2 creat. 166 149 ck 380 140 protein 57 55 albumin 23 33 Globulin 23 22 Alk Phos 18 21 Alt 60 57 Ast 69 43 Calcium 1.93 1.92 Phosphate 1.14 1.21
Red cell count 8.04 7.70 Haemoglobin 191 181 Hct 0.55 0.53 Mcv 69 68 Mch 24 24 Mchc 345 345
White cell 4.7 4.5 neutrophils 79% 3.7 71% 3.2 Lymphocytes 19% 0.9 26% 1.2 Monocytes 2% 0.1 2% 0.1 Eosinophils 0% 1% 0.0
Platelets 212
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Post by Tom Meulman on Apr 13, 2011 18:37:37 GMT 10
Hi Barbara,
Could you post which of the figures on the blood profiles is the most recent, the first or the second one on the list, as this does affect any recommendations I may make.
Cheers, Tom
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Post by barbara on Apr 13, 2011 22:33:11 GMT 10
Hi Tom , the two readings are for two different dogs sorry for the confusion.
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Post by Tom Meulman on Apr 14, 2011 8:49:04 GMT 10
Hi Barbara,
The first profile: The most notable aspects is the high CK reading indicating the greyhound either has a muscle injury or it’s previous run was stressful enough to cause general muscle cell breakdown, so a thorough injury check is indicated.
AST and ALT are also a fraction higher than preferred, and while not severe this does indicate that the liver is under some stress, and therefore a 14 day treatment with a liver tonic or Livatone tablets would be beneficial.
The rest of this profile is not too bad, some levels such as the Chloride and Creatinine levels are slightly elevated indicating some dehydration, which would be normal for a greyhound that has had a stressful run or being injured during a run.
However, the PCV (Htc) at 55 is too low and with a slightly lower than preferred Haemoglobin count. Therefore the dog would benefit from a course of iron and folic acid/B12 injections simply because a low RBC and Haemoglobin count will aggravate the stress and muscle breakdown of a hard run.
White blood cell levels are within range, and there does not appear to be a contributing infection.
The second profile: There are two main indicators in this profile, one is the low PCV, RBC and Haemoglobin count, and the other is the higher than preferred levels of Urea and Albumin.
The obvious anaemia is best treated with 1 ml of injectable iron, 2 ml of Folic Acid/B12, and 2 ml of B Complex every third day for three doses. Keeping in mind that it takes 21 days for a red blood cell to mature, so bringing the blood count up is a slow process, and the greyhound should only have handslips or free running twice weekly rather than running behind the lure for the first 14 day’s.
The higher than preferred levels of Urea and Albumin do indicate that the kidneys are under some stress, however with 14 days of comparative rest this should correct itself without other treatments.
The White Blood Cell count in this profile also shows a slightly out of balance Neutrophils/Lymphocyte count, indicating the possibility of a low grade viral infection. Further indicating that a short spell would be of benefit.
I did also note that in both profiles the Globulin levels are a fraction lower than preferred, and adding some milk protein and a soft boiled egg to the diet every second day could be of some benefit in maintaining a healthy immune system for both greyhounds.
Cheers, Tom
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Post by barbara on Apr 15, 2011 17:37:48 GMT 10
Thank you for your thoughts Tom.It all makes quite common sence now .Will follow your advice and let you know how they go .I will get another test done in 4 weeks Thanks again for all your help.
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Post by barbara on May 25, 2011 14:20:53 GMT 10
Hi Tom , just a short message to thank you for your help my dog has had three starts for two wins. Would not have been able to without your help so thanks again!!!
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