Steve Touchstone wrote:

Just got back from TED, and really no real news to report. As
suggested, we did so a blood test, and the results looked pretty good.
Everything, including glucose, was well within normal ranges, except
for the Sodium level with was slightly elevated (166 and the normal
range is 150 to 165) Ted said that probably just means she needs a
drink after the stress of being stuck in an box and hauled in.

She also tested positive for FIV, which initially freaked me out.
However, she received the FIV immunization when I first adopted her,
back before I made the decision that she would be indoor only. I
didn't even think to tell TED that when we were there. From what I
understand - and I'll google it and make sure - once a cat is
immunized false positives are fairly common since there will be some
FIV antibioties in the blood.

Aside from the FIV positve test result, which I think I have an
explanation for, TED was happy with her progress. The way she
responded to the steriod suggests she received an injury, although a
tumor is still a possibility. LB is now walking, well stumbling may be
more like it. At least she can stand and walk across the living room
without having to drag her legs. We'll begin tapering off the steroid
tomorrow.

Sammy and Spot are not going to be happy with her though. They're both
scheduled for blood work next week. I'm going to go ahead and get a
blood profile on them even if LB's FIV result can be explained by her
immunization. It's been a couple years since Sammy last had a profile
done, and Spotty just the one time before her spay last year.


Continued purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek