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Old 04-25-2008, 07:54 PM
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i just got off the phone with the vet and got some lab results.

white blood cells to high
red blood cells to low
potassium level to low
protein level in blood to high

x-ray will be done later today, since she is responding well to the feeding and the antibiotics.
Just from past experience, white blood cells too high and red too low means infection of some kind. Potassium level too low could mean infection also. Along with medication which the vet prescribed, get her on some foods that will up the potassium level i.e. bananas, cooked sweet potatoes. Ask the vet about some other foods you can give her to help. The good thing about medicine (antibiotics) is it helps kill the infection/bacteria. The bad thing is it takes some of the good antibodies (infecton fighting) the body has too. Keep up her strength with an extra good diet right now along with the medicine.
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