MyTitan (GA)
Member Since 2017
Titan 2/28.
Happy Furday to all, did not post yesterday but Titan had a great day and even sneaked out to Moose's party (thanks @Moose & Rae for hosting). We cleaned him up and put the lamp shade away before the visit with Dr Becky. Today was a follow up to his pancreatitis DX and we learned a few new things. Did a CBC panel and all came back good EXCEPT his RBC % which showed a drop from 27.9% to 23%. This got Dr Becky thinking it may not be pancreatitis but a Red Blood Cell parasite which can be common and his symptoms would be similar to pancreatitis. She did a blood smear but could not see any sign of parasite but said that's typical. She said he may have been carrying them all along but dealing with them on his own and the steroid he got (prednisolone) for three weeks could have super charged the parasite into destructive action. He starts a course of Doxycycline today and that should show positive results quickly. He has a recheck scheduled for Tuesday. Paws crossed this answers a few questions and puts Titan right. Have a good weekend, Ed .
Happy Furday to all, did not post yesterday but Titan had a great day and even sneaked out to Moose's party (thanks @Moose & Rae for hosting). We cleaned him up and put the lamp shade away before the visit with Dr Becky. Today was a follow up to his pancreatitis DX and we learned a few new things. Did a CBC panel and all came back good EXCEPT his RBC % which showed a drop from 27.9% to 23%. This got Dr Becky thinking it may not be pancreatitis but a Red Blood Cell parasite which can be common and his symptoms would be similar to pancreatitis. She did a blood smear but could not see any sign of parasite but said that's typical. She said he may have been carrying them all along but dealing with them on his own and the steroid he got (prednisolone) for three weeks could have super charged the parasite into destructive action. He starts a course of Doxycycline today and that should show positive results quickly. He has a recheck scheduled for Tuesday. Paws crossed this answers a few questions and puts Titan right. Have a good weekend, Ed .
