Why is my active dog peeing spots with low blood cells & platelets?

Hello, I am sorry to hear about Daisy. Based on the blood work abnormalities it is possible that Daisy has an infection secondary to tick borne disease or another organism. Many of these diseases cause destruction of the platelets. The white blood cells are part of the immune system and fight infection. It is possible that this value went up despite being on treatment secondary to fighting a severe infection. However, if Daisy is still not feeling well or these counts don’t improve it may be possible that Daisy’s platelets are low due to a different cause such as immune mediated disease. Your veterinarian can help assess for this kind of disease and determine if treatment is needed if Daisy’s blood counts do not improve or she is clinically ill. Hope this helps, good luck!

Hello. Those blood results indicate that there is a low red cell count, low white cell count and low platelets. This COULD indicate leukemia as all three cell lines are low, however it could also be due to a systemic infection and the platelets being low could be due to clumping. The first next step would be to send the blood away to an external lab to look for regeneration, as well as platelet clumps. If your dog is acting sick your vet may want to start on antibiotics in case of a systemtic infection. I suggest you go back to your vet and discuss these results, and discuss what the pathologist comments were if the blood was sent away externally. If bone marrow disease is suspected they can do a bone marrow biopsy.

The problem here is to establish the underlying cause of thrombocytopenia (low platelets). Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia is one of the most common causes. This process usually occurs in the spleen although the liver also plays a role. Thrombocytopenia develops as platelet destruction exceeds compensatory production by the bone marrow. Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia can be classified as primary or secondary. Secondary processes can be caused by infective diseases or tumors very commonly. Usually to determine a diagnosis more tests needs to be performed like abdominal ultrasound and chest x rays. Infective diseases like Ehrlichia, Anaplasma spp for example should be ideally evaluated as well. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum (where you can post pics of the blood tests) or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

The main two things i would suspect is Tick fever caused by a bacterial called Erlichia (it is treated with an antibiotic called doxycycline). it could also be an autoimmune hemolytic crisis, this will need to be treated with steroids.

I'm so sorry to hear Ellie isn't doing well! I wish I could tell you something simple to help, but the fact is Ellie really needs to be cared for by a vet. Low platelets can sometimes be an artifact if the blood sample had started to clot in the tube....but if she is urinating blood then I'm afraid there's something bigger going on; she could have an autoimmune condition, she could have a bleeding disorder, she could have gotten into an anticoagulant poison. The best case scenario would be if the low platelets is artifact and she has a primary urinary problem such as a urinary tract infection. But, If you want to help her, you need to get her to a vet, even if that means taking her to another nearby city where a good vet is available. Good luck! All the best to you and Ellie!

It sounds like Luki has low red blood cells and platelets levels. This can occur for a number of reasons including autoimmune issues, infections, bone marrow problems and bleeding. Some forms of cancer can cause these issues but in an 11 month old dog an infection or autoimmune issue is probably more likely. In many cases this problem is treatable. Prognosis is better in situations where an underlying cause can be determined such as an infection or ingestion of rat bait. Depending on the severity of the anemia and low platelets, a blood transfusion may be recommended.

Hello, The blanching of gums is probably due to a low red blood cell count. The low red blood cell count and white blood cell count is concerning for tick borne disease, bone marrow disease or autoimmune disease. In order to make a diagnosis, I recommend screening for cancer with chest x-rays and abdominal ultrasound, testing for tick borne disease, and possibly a bone marrow aspirate. If results are negative for infection and cancer, this is likely autoimmune and warrants immunosuppressive therapy with steroids. The only other possibility is an adverse drug reaction so discuss any medications your pet is taking with the veterinarian.