I just got these faxed over for the new vet and I thought I'd share
Kami's lab numbers with you for opinions. I'm not sure which ones
are important for CRF (probably the ones that have "high" or "low"
printed next to them, so that's what I'm posting).
First diagnosed 7/22/01:
WBC - 2.8
Absolute Neutrophils - 1540
Absolute Lymphocytes - 840
Eosinophils - 13
BUN - 48
Creatinine - 2.7
Osmolality, Calculated - 338
11/18/01:
Cholesterol - 250
BUN - 39
Creatinine (2.4, not listed as high)
Sodium - 159
NA/K Ratio - 31
Osmolality, Calculated - 336
2/19/03:
Cholesterol - 235
BUN - 40
Creatinine - 3.1
Osmolality, Calculated - 332
10/23/03
Cholesterol - 291
BUN - 41
Creatine - 3.4
Sodium - 161
Triglyceride - 203
Osmolality, Calculated - 341
She has her appointment on Saturday. We're going to check her
levels and consult about doing a dental again. His notes about it
read, "Not rec. for dental cleaning because teeth are not too bad
for cat w renal disease."
Her teeth are yucky, if you ask me. Maybe it's time for the risk.
He said before the risk/benefit to doing it was too far to the risky
side while she was holding her own. I'd really like them to try to
flush her punctal ducts, which would be done at the same time. So
odd that I should hope for changes one way or the other. Hmmm.

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Well, would you?
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Why are people with closed minds first to open their mouths?
Cathy Friedmann - 07 Jul 2004 02:13 GMT
For CRF, you're looking at: BUN, Creatinine, & Potassium, for starters. If
anemia is suspected in CRF, then a PCV red blood count is done.
Does this help?
http://www.felinecrf.org/diagnosis.htm#different_systems
Cathy
> I just got these faxed over for the new vet and I thought I'd share
> Kami's lab numbers with you for opinions. I'm not sure which ones
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> flush her punctal ducts, which would be done at the same time. So
> odd that I should hope for changes one way or the other. Hmmm.