183 Platelets

Posted on October 19th, 2010 by --Deb
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Update on Chappy (because you all want to know, right?)
We went back to the vet yesterday for follow-up blood work to see how the prednisone was doing. Well, the vet called today and said she had “wonderful fantastic news.” His platelet count was 183–inside the “normal” range of 170-400–after being 67 on Thursday. She said she’d never seen ANY dog bounce back this quickly.
She wants to be cautious, though. Before even thinking about reducing the prednisone dose, she wants to make sure his platelet counts stays normal for at least two weeks, which means that Chappy’s going to be thirsty for a while.
He’s been drinking a LOT the last few days! As in, he’s emptied out his water dish, even with refills, when he’s never drunk more than half of it before. This morning, he sat and pined for his water dish before breakfast. I never put it down before his breakfast because he tends to drink a lot all at once, and on an empty stomach it almost always comes right back up. (Ew, slimy!) But this morning, after 12 hours without a drink, he was so thirsty! I even gave him a short drink to whet his whistle, as it were, while I was making my breakfast, but apparently that just made it worse. He looked so darn pathetic! I felt like a cruel, mean mother making him wait those extra 10 minutes until I had a chance to make his breakfast.

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9 Responses to “183 Platelets”

  1. Cathy // Oct 19, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    So glad Chappy is getting better! My Beau has been on prednisone too many times to make me happy, and he does the exact same thing with the drinking and peeing – my heart breaks for him, so I leave his dish full all the time :( I’m keeping you and Chappy in my thoughts and hoping that his platelet count stays nice and steady so he can get off the medicine and back to his old self :)

  2. patty // Oct 20, 2010 at 10:04 am

    YEAHHHHHH, Chappy! Love and scritches.

  3. Ina // Oct 20, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Poor Chappy! Hope he’s back to his old self soon.

    Something else seems awry — when I click Home, your September 26th post and previous posts come up, not the most recent. I can see this one in Google Reader (which is why I clicked over), but not others.

  4. Jennifer // Oct 20, 2010 at 11:06 am

    Thanks for the update – I was wondering how he was doing! I hope he keeps bouncing back.

  5. Lanea // Oct 20, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    Yay!

  6. Lorette // Oct 20, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Hooray for platelets! He looks quite perky in that photo!

  7. amanda // Oct 20, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    I’m glad to hear Chappy’s doing better!

  8. Neva // Oct 20, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Fabulous news! He is such a sweetie mcsweetie! :) Give him a hug from my boys Max and Rocky in Virginia!

  9. Chappysmom » 2010 in Review // Dec 31, 2010 at 12:32 am

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