SamBelKee Cheyenne' Medical Tests




Cheyennes's Veterinary Medical Tests

 

This pages is a quick list of all the tests Cheyenne has had to date and their results.

Blood tests:

  • Complete Blood Count (CBC) - normal
  • Comprehensive Chemistry Profile (Superchem) - normal
  • Bile acids - normal (rules out liver shunt)
  • Cryptococcus - negative
  • Neospora - negative
  • Ehrlichia - negative
  • Anaplasma - negative
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - negative
  • Toxoplasma - negative
  • Lyme C6 - positive; treated with Doxycycline for 30 days
  • Thyroid panel (full 8-way panel) - all normal (The 8-way thyroid test analyzes more than the 6-way test, which in turn analyzes more than the (normal) 4-way test.)

Cardiac tests:

  • Cardiac ultrasound. Normal.
  • Two cardiac monitors, worn at different times, providing up to five different 45 second cardiac histories. These are manually triggered. Both negative.
  • Holter monitor, providing about 24 hours of continuous cardiac history. Normal, except some exercise related tachycardia (or taccacardia).

Neurological tests:

  • Three cranial MRIs, about four months apart, to check for any abnormalities (tumor, injury, etc.) which might induce seizures. All negative, except a congenital malformed sinus cavity; which causes a slight "clicking" when she is resting and breathing.
  • Three spinal taps to check for any abnormalities in the spinal fluid. All normal.

Ophthamology tests:

  • During her second hospitalization for cluster seizures, Cheyenne was examined by a Ophthmologist because of her reduced menace response. The Ophthmologist and Neurologist determine the cause was not related to the seizures, but was a congential defect called optic nerve hypoplasia (underdeveloped optic nerves.)
 



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