Our female Doberman "Camelia" is about ten years old now. She has some small tumors on her belly. The Vet would not consider surgery until lab results showed her all healthy. The results as follows: too low--PLT, CHCM, MON and too high--ACT, HCT, ERI. She was prescribed B12 for blood health and a liver support supplement. Two weeks he recommends a retest. Vet lab analysis here in Mexico $1,500 Mexican Pesos or about $80 USD.
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Camelia'a Lab Results Out of Range
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We'd love to see some photos of Camelia.
I honestly don't know what those abbreviations mean but I hope someone else can give advice.
We'd love to see some photos of Camelia.
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PLT is blood clotting, so she may be a vWD, which can complicate surgeries or injuries, but otherwise would not affect her health. HCT depending on the numbers may show she is anemic.
The other abbreviations don't match up, but could be due to language differences.
If the vet suspects the tumors are cancerous and spreading or simply wants to do a biopsy to see if they are cancerous, the risks of surgery either way on a 10 year old dog may not be worth it. I'm sorry you are facing these decisions, her photo presents a lovely and happy companion.
Welcome to Doberman Chat from New Mexico - I hope you let us know if she improves enough to have surgery.
Understanding Blood Tests For Dogs - Dog Lab Tests
A blood test or lab test allows us to learn information about your dog's health which can only be found from collecting a sample of blood and having it...
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PLT is blood clotting, so she may be a vWD, which can complicate surgeries or injuries, but otherwise would not affect her health. HCT depending on the numbers may show she is anemic.
The other abbreviations don't match up, but could be due to language differences.
If the vet suspects the tumors are cancerous and spreading or simply wants to do a biopsy to see if they are cancerous, the risks of surgery either way on a 10 year old dog may not be worth it. I'm sorry you are facing these decisions, her photo presents a lovely and happy companion.
Welcome to Doberman Chat from New Mexico - I hope you let us know if she improves enough to have surgery.
I think a few of them have to do with platelet counts. They usually draw for those when looking for things like tick born diseases and leukemia and a few other things that can cause platelet counts to drop.
