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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - Boco
| A beautiful Great Dane named Boco lost his life today to complications from what I believe was undiagnosed AIHA. He was only 6 years old and was being treated for what the vets thought was DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy, or inherited heart disease. His mom never had time to make it to this list. Boco went from ok two weeks ago to very serious in a short time. In his final few hours his pcv and platelets had dropped seriously low and he developed DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation. This is improper clotting due to the state of hemolysis going unchecked. I am especially upset because Boco was under care at one of America's more famous veterinary university colleges. If you ever wonder where I am sometimes when I am not here posting, I am sometimes in other places trying to stop the insanity there too. Today I am frustrated, upset and grief stricken. patrice |
| Patrice NYS |
| Dear Patrice, What can one say in a situation like that...... I am so sorry you were not able to help Boco and his mom. I know you always help everybody with your kind words and all your invaluable information. It must be so frustrating when you know this dog could have been helped. The fact that he was at a famous vet university college makes it even more frustrating. Please tell Boco's mom that we are thinking of her and are sorry for her loss. Best wishes to you and your family, Brigitte & Kahlu |
| Brigitte BC Canada |
| Give my thoughts and prayers to the owners also. This may sound harsh, but theres no excuse for something like this to happen, especially at a reputable veterinary university. Sometimes in life things are just unavoidable, unexpected and fate. This doesn't seem to fall in the category. What a shame. You take care also Patrice. |
| Mardi Northern Cali |
| Unfortunately, pet owners are responsible in performing research on their own and are unable to place 100% confidence in the veterinary community. I learned this when my pet was stircken with AIHA due to FRONTINE. A large Philly teaching vet hospital, one of the chiefs of a department in fact, told me that it was not the case that FRONTLINE affected my pet....that it was a 'safe' product. Obviously he and his staff did not do very much research/was not particularly knowlegable in areas related to pesticide poisoning. Several years later I was proven correct as very recently the EPA published a bulletin that FINALLY admitted the devastating perils of these unsafe products. I felt just as frustrated as you, Patrice. But learned a valuable lesson about the trusting of the full scope of knowledge provided by veterinarins and will continue being a strong advocate for the elimination of pesticide based animal products. Jan |
| Jan philly |
| Please give Boco's family our deepest condolences. Cheryl & Ginger |
| Cheryl & Ginger Pineville PA |
| Patrice, Please extend my condolences to Boco's family. I am so thankful everyday for Joanne's site and her hard efforts to get the word out and for this site where people can share their information. It is very sad that a vet university could have missed the call. It just shows that there is still so much to be done. Penny |
| Penny Lytle Creek Calif |
| My condolences to you and Boco's family, Penny is exactly right, it does show that even the IMHA experts make mistakes. I'm sure it is very difficult for them as well when they lose a patient because they may have misdiagnosed. It's heartbreaking for all. melissa and tiggs |
| melissa slc |
| Im sorry Patrice... Every time this disease causes harm to a dog it hurts my heart. RIP Boco |
| Josh California |
This thread was discussed on 17/08/2009
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