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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - Duck's PCV is Back Up
| Hi everyone. Just got some good news. On Tuesday Duck went for a routine CBC and his PCV was down to 32.8 from 39.3. We increased his prednisone dosage from 10 mg eod to 10 mg oid and today, only two days later, his PCV is up to 39.8. I asked the vet if Tuesday's reading could have been an error and she didn't think so. She always looks at Duck's blood smear under the microscope and today's blood looked totally back to normal as compared to two days ago. So, the plan is to leave him at 10 mg once a day, in two weeks do a CBC and if his PCV is still normal, we will reduce his dosage to 5 mg. once a day. We will stay at that dosage for about a month, doing a CBC part way through to make sure he is maintaining normal. Thanks to you all for your support - I don't know what I would do without your kind words and input. I hope and pray that each and every one of you are having a good day with your doggies. deb and Duck |
| Debbie Nelson BC |
| Great news for you and Duck. I bet you feel so much better now. I hope everything keeps moving in the right direction from now on. Steph |
| Steph Wales UK |
| Brilliant news.....Just goes to show that little blips don't necessarily have to mean bad news! Keep up the good work Duck |
| Jackie pembrokeshire; west wales; uk |
| Deb, Yea! for you and Duck. Better to error on the side of caution than have to start over. Keep up the good work! Penny |
| Penny Lytle Creek Calif |
| Debbie, Great news for Duck! Wise move to do 4 weeks in between reductions, that has worked well for Holly, keep your fingers crossed, she goes next Monday for her blood work. GO DUCK! Linda |
| Linda Sapphire |
| Debbie, that's great news for Duck! Keiko is doing the happy dance for Duck :-)) Jess |
| Jess BC |
| congratulation to duck and yourself. My sparky is down to 20mg/day. waiting for a call back from the vet for latest results. also that nite tiime peeing ahs stopped. |
| judy staten island |
| Congratulations, the pred affects their body so much, but is life saving... |
| Wendy Tampa FL |
This thread was discussed between 11/10/2007 and 13/10/2007
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