Things are sliding a bit. We started her on the immunosuppressent last Wednesday with hopes that it would stop the destruction of red blood cells and allow her body to make more. We went in on Friday for a hematocrit, and it was 34. We went in again on Monday, and it was 32. She is not responding to the medication. Our vet is at a loss for what might be going on; she thinks the lack of response to the immunosuppressent indicates that the disease is not autoimmune. So, we're back to the beginning almost, and don't know what is causing it. We know it's not a rodenticide, a tick-borne illness, or immune mediated. She's losing weight (down 4 pounds since Friday), and her appetite is decreasing, so cancer is still a possibility even though the X-rays didn't show a mass. We have been referred to the OSU vet school's medical clinic for additional tests and an abdominal ultrasound. We go in tomorrow at 10:00 for our appointment. Hopefully they will be able to piece it together and give us some answers. I don't know how much more of this we can take.
Please keep her in your hearts.
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