My cat had her yearly vaccinations and the blood work came back low white blood cell count. She's an INDOOR cat, always up to date on her shots, and has never been sick. My vet did blood work to check for leukemia, which came back negative. She has absolutely NO symptoms, hasn't lost any weight, and eats & drinks fine. She's 8 yrs old & spayed. After the first bloodwork, my vet put her on clavamox for 10 days which raised the count, but now that she's off clavamox, the count has fallen. Any info. or input?
2007-02-28 09:24:56 · 6 answers · asked by Mandy Cat 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
You should consider seeing an internal medicine specialist. There are several forms of cancer that can cause a decrease in WBC, as well as FELV/FIV and sometimes FIP. Also Panleukopenia (feline distemper), which should be in the vaccine they give, but still a possibility. If your vet did only the in house FELV test, I would ask them to send it out to a lab, along with titers for the rest. You also need to be careful about exposing your cat to other ill cats, as she is immune compromised with a low WBC count.
Did they check her kidney and liver values as well? Chronic renal failure will sometimes show a low WBC count, and if her protein levels are high that could indicate certain diseases.
2007-02-28 09:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by cs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat Felix had autoimmune hemolytic anemia and that is how I found out----a low blood count. WHen I took him in for an examination he had been losing weight--but he was still eating.
He did not have feline luekemia or FIV. And he was an indoor cat.
H ehad a few transfusions----but nothing helped.
If I had it to do over I don't think I would let the vet give him prednisone or tetracyline--he seemed to get worse--alot worse after the meds.
Think twice about putting your cat on any medicine---just want to let you know.
Hope everything turns out okay for your baby.
2007-03-02 07:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by felix8462 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that she has an early or mild case of Feline Leukemia, which can give a false negative with the ERISA test (as opposed to the IFA).
Other diseases that might cause that are FIV and FIP. FIP can develop in cats that have the Coronavirus, which may explain how she got it even though she is completely indoors.
Good luck
2007-02-28 09:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by El 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Possible causes of Leukopenia (low white blood cell count) are:
FIP (feline infectious peritonitis)
Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper)
2007-02-28 09:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to consult your vet for this. Most people on this site are amatuers.
2007-02-28 09:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
doesnt have a good diet wut r u feeding it im me
2007-02-28 09:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by michael m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋