I keep forgetting to post this....old age I guess.

I had the vet fax me the results of Peanut's blood test so I could compare them myself to the last one. And now I can see why this vet was so unconcerned where as the other one seemed to be quite concerned.

Here are Peanut's thyroid levels from last time. The second numbers are the range of what's considered to be "normal."

T3 74......... 40-150 This one is normal
T4 4.46.......... .8 - 4.0 This one is high
Free T4 6.61.......... .5 - 2.5 This one is extremely high!

And here are the results from the most recent test.

T3 68.......... 40 - 150 This one is normal
T4 2.88.......... .8 - 4.0 This one is much lower and now normal
Free T4 2.71.......... .5 - 2.5 This one is still a little high, but is much lower than it was.

So, if you can make heads or tails of how this is presented, you can see why this vet had no issues with her thyroid. Comparing the two blood tests was rather interesting in other ways too. Some of the other levels last time were high and this time they are either normal or low. I'm thinking that's because last time she had a UTI that her body was fighting.

One of the levels that's interesting is the CPK. I have no idea what that is, but last time it was 966 whereas normal is 56-529. So that one was extremely high! And this time it's 55, which is just below the low level. Evidently CPK has something to do with fighting infections.

The only other level that's interesting is her Triglycerides. Normal is 25-160 and last time she was at 171 which is high, but not too bad, and this time she is at 253 which is getting up there. Anybody know what triglycerides are?

Anyway, just thought I'd give you this update. After seeing the test results I didn't bother calling to ask why one vet was so concerned and the other wasn't. I could see for myself.

But all in all, I think I've got a pretty healthy old bag on my hands.