PANCYTOPENIA (BONE MARROW DISEASE)
- Profound Bone Marrow Regeneration in less than 2 weeks!!
Patient: Pokey
Age/Sex/Breed: 11 year old spayed female Basset Mix
Prior History:
Pokey has experienced some ongoing allergic dermatitis.
Current History:
Scheduled to have several dermal cysts surgically removed.
Diagnostics:
See Pokey's Idexx results by clicking on the links below her picture at the end of this case
2/28/08 - Routine pre-surgical tests (CBC, EKG, Chem Screen) revealed a marked pancytopenia.
Rickettsial screen was negative. Bone Marrow biopsies were declined at this time.
WBC 0.27 RBC 1.47 PLT 38,000
Therapy:
2/28/08 - Started Veterinary Immune Tabs 1 tab/day, doxycycline 100mg twice daily
Follow up:
3/10/08 - Pokey is doing very well. CBC has returned to normal indicating a
healthy bone marrow response to therapy.
WBC 6.67 RBC 8.77 PLT 478,000
3/13/08 - Pokey continues to do well. Laser surgical removal of the cysts was performed following normal pre-surgical blood work.
WBC 6.50 RBC 7.51 PLT 329,000
Assessment:
A profound bone marrow response is commonly witnessed using the Veterinary Immune Tabs for cases of bone marrow dysfunction. Pokey response in less than 2 weeks we found quite amazing and very satisfying for her owners. I've had several other cases with such a marked positive bone marrow response. See Smokey, Shyby & Maze in the feline case studies section for other examples of bone marrow response.
Attending veterinarian: Dr. Bob McClung
Pokey - Click here to view labs
Pathology Report
Labs - 02.28.08
Labs - 03.10.08
Labs - 03.13.08