Tank's blood work

After months and months of unexplained indications of anemia in Tank's blood work, I'm happy to say that we finally got normal blood results for the old man. He's consistently had anemia indicators since April and his liver enzymes have been wonky. I did some diet tinkering and he's been on antibiotics for a staph infection on his skin and today we finally got normal results. He has a couple of things that are a bit off, but none of them are the items we were worried about and none of them are badly out of whack.

This is a huge relief to me as I've been pretty worried that we were entering into some long protracted battle with anemia.

YAY for good blood work.

Hooray for Tank and good blood work!!!

What a relief.

WOOHOOO!!! If ever good news is needed, it's now. So glad for Tank, and for you.

hooray!!

poor old sod will be very glad not to have me lifting up his lips and looking at his gums for paleness every day or going through his poop with a stick looking for blood.

Obsessive? No, not me.

You're such a good mom, Blanche. I'm so happy Tank is on the mend.

awesome!!!!

Thats great!! Can totally relate to the sticking of the poop (lol)

Blanche, you're not obssessive - you're just an awesome pug mom!! So happy to hear that Tank's blood work came back normal. Keep it up, old guy!

Lilos Mom wrote:Thats great!! Can totally relate to the sticking of the poop (lol)

Poor guy. If I wasn't pulling up his lips to look at his gums, I was pulling down his eyelids to look at his schlera. We just couldn't figure out why he was testing as anemic. We still don't know why, but at least it's stopped for now. He packed on a kg of weight since August, but he's not obese and he's a big guy. For awhile there he was losing weight pretty quickly and I was even more worried than my usual level of barely controlled paranoia. So I'll watch that he doesn't get any heavier.

We know how exciting normal bloodwork is around here! Yay for Tank, you've done good.

Yay!! Give Tank a smooch for me.

Great news!!!

Excellent news for you and Tank. That's one bright spot in the day.

Yay!! I think we need a picture to assess his well being for ourselves.

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awwwwwwwwwwwww - Tanky boy!! Well done Blanche - a testament to your hard word and great care!

Aussie Witch wrote:awwwwwwwwwwwww - Tanky boy!! Well done Blanche - a testament to your hard word and great care!

I'd love to take credit for it, but I can't. For all I know, it was just a series of weird results that were self limiting. Still don't know why his platelet count continues to be high.

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I love Tank!! Thank goodness for normal bloodwork.

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I love these handsome senior boys!!! Penny says hubba-hubba, too.

I am so glad Tank seems to be leveling out!!! He is so handsome!!

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That's it. I'm on my way up there now to pull the Tank/Bubba Chunk switcheroo! I love his sweet face!

That picture is adorable!!! I Love Tank!! So glad his blood work has leveled out.

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That's a seriously kissable face.

Hi Tank, we are glad you're feeling better, and we both think you are a very handsome chap. Luv from Hattie and Cousin Holly.