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My cat Figaro will be turning three in March. He's always been super energetic, playful, curious and an avid hunter (much to my dismay). We do get him de-wormed in the fall and spring, as he does like to go outside in our fenced backyard under supervision. He's had all of his vaccinations and was neutered. We don't let him out much in the winter, only when the weather is warm. Located in Edmonton, AB Canada so the weather the the winter is pretty cold. Today is -33. Anyways, the last couple of weeks I've noticed him to be more of a finicky eater. We use to free feed our cats, and my other cat Lynx developed diabetes, and since he finishes whatever he finds, we now have to feed them timely. I try to feed Figaro as much as he wants. So he has had some changes to his diet, not eating much as he did when it was free-fed but even when he was free fed, he would eat a bit and leave. I have this rock from the ocean in my room, that he discovered and would start licking it throughout the day for a few weeks. Initially I thought it was because of the salty taste. Then when I let him outside for a bit, he would lick the concrete. So I searched online and read that it could be anemia. We took him to the vet and I asked for an extensive blood test. The vet said he could also feel a slight heart murmur (which I read online that could be cause by anemia as well) He was 4.8 kilos in July, and is now 4.6 which isn't too much a of significant weight loss. The vet called us and said he needed another blood sample, because both his white and red blood cells were low, and feared for FIV and FelV. We brought him right away and he took the sample. We were relieved to find out that the test was negative. Now he has requested an xray to see if there are any tumours or inflammation. He has not yet tested for parasites or worms. Figaro does hunt. I hope that it's parasites and not bone marrow related complications. So we are now waiting for an appointment for xray.
Here is is Hematology results: WBC (white blood cell) - Results 3.1 (Should be between 3.9-19.0) RBC (red blood cell) is 4.0 (Should be between 7.1 -11.5) so he is anemic for sure. Hemoglobin is 85 (should be between 103-162) Hematocrit is 0.26 (should be between 0.29 0 0.45) and his reticulocyte is 76.0 - degree of bone marrow response, which 75-175 range is considered moderate. Also he circled on the biochemistry section his CK - creatine kinase, which is 850 and should be between 64-440 so that's very high. I read online that high CK means disturbances of the muscle cell integrity. In addition to primary muscle disease, like trauma, inflammation or dystrophy, diseases of other organs can lead to secondary muscle involvement, which will be indicated by increased serum activities of the CK. His ALP levels are slightly low it's 9 when it should be between 12 - 59. Any feedback or comments would be appreciated.
My cat Figaro will be turning three in March. He's always been super energetic, playful, curious and an avid hunter (much to my dismay). We do get him de-wormed in the fall and spring, as he does like to go outside in our fenced backyard under supervision. He's had all of his vaccinations and was neutered. We don't let him out much in the winter, only when the weather is warm. Located in Edmonton, AB Canada so the weather the the winter is pretty cold. Today is -33. Anyways, the last couple of weeks I've noticed him to be more of a finicky eater. We use to free feed our cats, and my other cat Lynx developed diabetes, and since he finishes whatever he finds, we now have to feed them timely. I try to feed Figaro as much as he wants. So he has had some changes to his diet, not eating much as he did when it was free-fed but even when he was free fed, he would eat a bit and leave. I have this rock from the ocean in my room, that he discovered and would start licking it throughout the day for a few weeks. Initially I thought it was because of the salty taste. Then when I let him outside for a bit, he would lick the concrete. So I searched online and read that it could be anemia. We took him to the vet and I asked for an extensive blood test. The vet said he could also feel a slight heart murmur (which I read online that could be cause by anemia as well) He was 4.8 kilos in July, and is now 4.6 which isn't too much a of significant weight loss. The vet called us and said he needed another blood sample, because both his white and red blood cells were low, and feared for FIV and FelV. We brought him right away and he took the sample. We were relieved to find out that the test was negative. Now he has requested an xray to see if there are any tumours or inflammation. He has not yet tested for parasites or worms. Figaro does hunt. I hope that it's parasites and not bone marrow related complications. So we are now waiting for an appointment for xray.
Here is is Hematology results: WBC (white blood cell) - Results 3.1 (Should be between 3.9-19.0) RBC (red blood cell) is 4.0 (Should be between 7.1 -11.5) so he is anemic for sure. Hemoglobin is 85 (should be between 103-162) Hematocrit is 0.26 (should be between 0.29 0 0.45) and his reticulocyte is 76.0 - degree of bone marrow response, which 75-175 range is considered moderate. Also he circled on the biochemistry section his CK - creatine kinase, which is 850 and should be between 64-440 so that's very high. I read online that high CK means disturbances of the muscle cell integrity. In addition to primary muscle disease, like trauma, inflammation or dystrophy, diseases of other organs can lead to secondary muscle involvement, which will be indicated by increased serum activities of the CK. His ALP levels are slightly low it's 9 when it should be between 12 - 59. Any feedback or comments would be appreciated.