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Discussion on Low lymphocyte count and high fever
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New Member:
scottr
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Posted on Friday, Apr 3, 2015 - 1:57 pm:
I have a gelding 11 years old. Has never been sick and noticed Wednesday evening he was just picking at his food not eating with purpose. Checked gut sounds and they were good. Thursday morning there was no change so we called the vet. Also confirmed good gut sounds but temp 103.1. Vet gave him shot of antibiotics, B12 and gave him banamine also took blood. P was 32, R was 16, CRT was 2.5 sec, MM was pink. We took temp Thursday evening and it was still 102.7 and was instructed to give more banamine by vet. At 6 am this morning no change in behavior (just picking at food not enthusiastic) and temp was now 103.7. Called vet and blood work had come back with lymphocyte at 900. He instructed us to give another dose of banamine and take temp every 12 hours and call for instructions afterwards. Vet says that low lymphocytes are scary. Worse case scenario could be looking at lymphoma. Vet says his gut feeling is he should pull through since lymphoma is rare although he spent a lot of time talking about lymphoma. This could be viral or bacterial correct? How long should it take for him to feel better, is there anything else we could give him to help him get through this (if viral etc. how can help his immune system fight this off, at what point do we take him in to hospital for further diagnosis.
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Apr 10, 2015 - 6:51 pm:
Hello scottr,
Yes this is likely a infection. As to how long it depends on the cause of the infection and your horses ability to deal with it. For more information on dealing with this situation check out: HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » Fever of Unknown Origin. Hospital referral should occur if vital signs are worsening and you remain uncertain as to the cause, for more on this see, HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » First Aid » Taking Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration.
DrO
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