Showing posts with label 3rd blood test for FatBoy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3rd blood test for FatBoy. Show all posts

Monday, November 29, 2010

Vet Visit

zzz...what is the fuss san?

It happened to us AGAIN. We went to the hospital and we still can't get the ionised calcium reading as the hospital ran out of the cartridge that they would need to do the reading- 2 weeks ago! Did no one check when they made the appointment for us? But the blood for the pth was done - all 6 cm of it from his jugular and Dr Lee said we could use his calcium reading from before to make some conclusions as to why the blood calcium reading is high. They are sending the blood sample to QUEST, the organisation that would do the test and they only do this test once a week. The results will come back in 3 days.
The bald patch on Toro's back

Dr Lee said the patch could be because of the Frontline I had used on him and this seems to be something that happens quite often to pets. I usually use Revolution but decided to change to Frontline this year. Bujang and Tanaka did not have such changes in their fur though so I guess it would affect only some cats. Cousin R reminded me that Putih had this same effect last year but her fur grew quite well after a week or so. So no more Frontline I guess for the amigos. I have yet to put any on Ms Akira or Megat so would buy Revolution for the both of them instead. Ms Akira has been scratching her head for a few weeks. I wonder if any other kitty had this type of reaction with Frontline.

PS
The vet gave us Silva Aloe Panalog - a cream that I have to use on this spot as well as on the part where he has a rash on his underside. She also gave us Auraclens to clean the irritated area. I must say they both work well as this morning, the rash on his underside was not so red.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

FatBoy Update

FatBoy's meds to date

Apo-K 600 mg for potassium (used to be 1/4 per day and now increased to 1/2 a day)
Kidney Activator - homeo meds
070610 - Eprex 2000 because his PCV is 30% (29%-53%) - every 3 days
Polysilic Suspension 2ml - to be given with his SubQ as I do not want to stress him everyday. Dr B L said it was okay to do this. It is supposed to taste pleasant and smells of mint. It binds his phosphates.
His SubQ is increased to 300ml because his TP is 8.8 gldl (5.4 - 8.2)

Comprehensive Bloodtest : Fatboy's 3rd bloodtest

We are concerned about the increase in CRE levels from 7.6 (from his 2nd test) to 8.4. His CRE was 8.2 when he was tested at MP. His BUN has decreased from 141 to 134. The vet is also concerned about his phosphate levels


The vet also said his kidneys are only functioning at a quarter of ability and I guess 3/4 of it is not going to work and canot be reversed. Nevertheless we will do what we can for FatBoy.