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Chemo kills white blood cells and red ones. I should know, I had chemo and my red blood count dropped so low they had to stop the chemo, I could hardly walk, I was so tired and weak. That was 13 yeas ago and I am still here. Did Rascal have chemo? That would do it.
White blood cells are there for the purpose of fighting infections and will dramatically increase when any kind of infection occurs in the body. They will rush to the site and trap bacteria in the neutrophil membrane and then digesting them. That's what "pus" is. So if Rascal had a low white blood count that means he had no infections anywhere, but the white blood cells were lying in wait for any occurrence.
If the white blood count was extremely low the vet should check for other problems like a bone marrow deficiency, liver disease, spleen disease, collagen-vascular diseases or use of antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-thyroid drugs.
I checked various sites for info on Revolution, including two which explained what kind of tests have been made on its toxicity and none of them made any mention of causing low white blood count but some rather rare conditions. They all said Revolution was extremely safe even in overdoses and for long periods of time, for kittens and pregnant cats.
White blood cells are there for the purpose of fighting infections and will dramatically increase when any kind of infection occurs in the body. They will rush to the site and trap bacteria in the neutrophil membrane and then digesting them. That's what "pus" is. So if Rascal had a low white blood count that means he had no infections anywhere, but the white blood cells were lying in wait for any occurrence.
If the white blood count was extremely low the vet should check for other problems like a bone marrow deficiency, liver disease, spleen disease, collagen-vascular diseases or use of antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-thyroid drugs.
I checked various sites for info on Revolution, including two which explained what kind of tests have been made on its toxicity and none of them made any mention of causing low white blood count but some rather rare conditions. They all said Revolution was extremely safe even in overdoses and for long periods of time, for kittens and pregnant cats.