Mandy needs your prayers

[HayleyRosie]

Little Mandy was scheduled to be spayed on friday so she had an appointment for her pre-surgery blood work on tuesday. They called with the results and told me she had a low white blood cell count and they wanted to redo the blood work again. She went back to the vet last night and the results were the same. Today she has to be tested for feline leukemia (sp?) and FIV. Please pray for little Mandy. I don't know what I will ever do if something is wrong. She does not appear to be sick at all and is acting normal. The vet also told me this may just be normal for Mandy because some strickly indoor cat's immune systems are not as stimulated as an outdoor cat's immune systems and sometimes their white blood cell count is lower. I don't know if she was just trying to make me feel a little better becuse I am very very upset right now. I didn't post about her first test results because I was really hoping the second one would be fine.

Please pray,

Rosemary

[cubby31682]

I will be thinking of you. As well as praying for you and Mandy. I hope she will be ok.

Please keep us updated on her.

Katie

[catlover4ever]

Mandy is in my prayers. I can tell you that I have heard of some indoor cats having a lower count.

I can also tell you that with Feline Leukemia and FIV there are distinct signs that the cat is ill. Swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, discharge from the nose, etc.

I hope some of the information helps a little....but fingers, toes, and all the Chartier Cats paws will be crossed as well.

Meg

[K & L]

Good luck to you both!

[ScantyNebula]

I must have misunderstood you .. because I didn't pick up on the part where you said she already had her second blood test ... It seems as though Mandy would be sick if this was anything serious. When this happened to Toby, a couple people mentioned that it could be just an infection or anything like that

I am keeping Mandy in my thoughts and prayers .... she will be fine. :)

[Russian Blue]

Major positive prayers going your way!!! Keep us updated!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Positive thoughts and prayers going out to Mandy. I sure hope it's nothing serious since she's acting so normal. I'm sure she'll be ok though, so hang in there and please keep us updated.

[slick]

Ok God, we need your help again. Please make sure little Mandy is OK and healthy and the FIV comes back negative. Thanks.

Hugs to you Rosemary and scruntchies to Mandy. Will be looking for positive updates.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Prayers on the way from me too.

[sqwelch]

Fingers and paws crossed and positive thoughts coming from us !!!

[HayleyRosie]

Thank you all so much for your prayers and positive thoughts. I am trying to keep positive. I guess I will find out the results in about 4-5 hours.

[bisi.cat]

Prayers and positive thoughts for little Mandy!!!

[ScantyNebula]

Will you be online tonight? Or will you have to wait til tomorrow to tell us...??

[Barbara]

All the best and most positive thoughts from here!
I hope it is just a normal variation. Fingers and paws crossed!

[Christiansmommy]

Ah, she will be in my thoughts. It is never fun to have to worry about a fur-kids health, or skin kids for that matter :(. She will be in my thoughts and prayers. PLease keep us updated.

Robyn

[ScantyNebula]

GREAT NEWS! I was just talking to Rosemary and Mandy tested Negative for FIV and FELV! :D:D:D What a relief! Apparently they tested her blood again and her white cell count is still low, but they said that its probably normal for Mandy where she is such a small cat.

If some of you recall, the same EXACT thing happened to me with Toby a long while ago. In the end his blood came back normal and they did the operation. The fact that this same thing happened to Rosemary at the same vet seems a bit suspicious to me. Has anyone had this happen to them?

[neko1]

Wow that's great news!! I'm so happy to hear that Mandy is OK!!!:)

[slick]

What great news!! See?? Pet Talk prayers do help. What a wonderful community we have here :) :) :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Whew! What a relief! I'm so glad to hear that Mandy tested negative for FeLV and FIV. :D I've had something similar happen to me. When Sunny had a blood test done he had a low platelet count and a high glucose level so then I had to bring him back 2 weeks later to have him tested again and luckily it was normal. During those 2 weeks I was thinking the worst. I think Sunny's problem is that he becomes very stressed at the vets and this can effect some test results.
Hopefully Mandy's normal count is just low because she's so small and that this is just normal for her. If Rosemary is still not satisfied with the results then she could also go to another vet for a second opinion.

[Logan]

Rosemary, I am so relieved to hear this news! Thank you, ScantyNebula, for passing it on to us! :)

Keep us posted on Mandy's surgery! We will be praying that all goes well for one of our favorite Pet Talk kitties!!!! :)

[Barbara]

Phew! *sighs with relief*

All the best for the coming surgery:)

[HayleyRosie]

Thanks Johanna for posting my wonderful news. I am so relieved. Today I am on cloud 9. I cannot stop smiling.

The vet said it would be okay for Mandy to be spayed today but I decided to give the little girl and myself a break from all this stress. Mandy hates the car and had to take a 20 min ride to the vet and then 20 min back three days in a row. This alone gets her upset plus the three blood tests didn't help. The new date for her spay is September 11th. She also has to have bloodwork done again on the 9th. If her white blood cell count is still low they are going to accept that this is normal for Little Mandy. Another thing that makes my special girl unique. Here are a couple of pictures of Little Mandy. I may have posted them before but I want to all to see my Special Little Mandy again.

Her first night with us:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid53/p529b856b6fcd709d0f85d21d2e3ff2ec/fc8c7c0f.jpg

Last month:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/pdfbd29e24e0abfb1f27eb123c46986b4/fc33548e.jpg

[jenluckenbach]

Sorry that I wasn't in time to help you worry but I am very glad that all is well with Mandy.:)

[Miss Meow]

What a relief! I'm so glad Mandy is OK. I think lots of cuddles and playtime are in order, to compensate for all those horrible car rides :)

[Barbara]

Oh Mandy what a cute and grown up girl you are:)

[ScantyNebula]

AWWW Mandy, tell your Meowmie to post more new pictures of you :D You are such a doll, and we are all glad you are going to be fine! :D :D

[HayleyRosie]

Originally posted by ScantyNebula
AWWW Mandy, tell your Meowmie to post more new pictures of you :D You are such a doll, and we are all glad you are going to be fine! :D :D

I will try to get my film developed this weekend. Mandy is usually too active to take a good picture so I really hope at least one of them has no red eye or shadow.

[Logan]

Ready to see new pictures, Rosemary!!! :) Plus, I'm a little prejudiced, but I want to see them with their new toys too!!! :o

[momoffuzzyfaces]

What great news, indeed!!!:D

[jazzcat]

I'm so glad to hear beautiful Mandy is okay.

I too would love to see more pics of her.

[PayItForward]

I'm sorry I missed this thread but I'm so happy Mandy is happy & healthy. :D

[Randi]

I missed this the first time around, but I'm so happy to hear little Mandy is OK. :) :)

[Nomilynn]

Oh what great news, Rose! Please give Mandy some kisses for me! And Hayley too.. don't want to leave her out :)

[ChrisH]

I too missed this thread, :o but so pleased to hear that Mandy is ok. :)

[Cataholic]

Add me, too, to the list of I am late, but thank God Mandy is ok!!

[kimlovescats]

Oh I am sooooo relieved that Mandy is ok....she is such a beautiful young lady!!! Please post those new pics of here ASAP!:)