25th May

Phoebe's PCV is still hovering around the 40-45% mark which is really good. Phoebe's Prednisolene dose had been reduced to 7mg every two days, although her ciclosporine dose is remaining the same for the time being.

4th May

Phoebe had her weekly visit to the vets today. Her PCV was still around the 41% mark, which is brilliant! Her Vet has reduced her pred dosage to 7mg/day. Things are looking really good for Phoebe at the moment!

1st May

Phoebe's last PCV result was at 41%, so she is still very stable. Phoebe is pretty much back to her usual bouncy self! Her vet want to keep her on the same meds for another week or so, but will the look at further reductions!

19th April

Well I was being paranoid after all! Phoebe was back at the vets today and her PCV is up to 42%! This is great news as I have been very worried about her this week. Her vet wants to keep her on the same dose of medication for another few weeks at least.

17th April 2007

Phoebe seems to have gone a bit quieter over the past few days, her gums seem slightly paler also. I could be being paranoid of course, but I am a bit concerned about her. She is due back at the vets on Thursday, so we should know more then.

12th April - More good news!

Phoebe as been on her reduced dosage of Pred for a week now, and she seems to be doing really well. She was back at the vets today for another PCV test, the result was an amazing 40%. This is superb news, her vet wants to keep her on the same meds for the next couple of weeks before (all being well) reducing it again. It is so good to see her looking and acting so well, especially as things were looking very bad for her just a few weeks ago.

5th April - More Progress

Phoebe was back at the vets again yesterday. Her PCV has risen 1% since Monday to 36%. Our vet has decided to drop Phoebe's Prednisolene dosage down to 13mg/day (She weighs 13kg). Phoebe will stay on 50mg/day of Cyclosporin for the next couple of weeks along with Antepsin 2g (3 per day) and Zantac Suspension 150 mg (twice daily). I guess this will be the telling time, hopefully she will continue to increase or at least hold her red-blood cell count where it is presently. The medium-term aim is hopefully to have the lowest possible maintenance dose of Prednisolene and give it to Phoebe alternate days to give her kidneys and liver some rest bite. Phoebe seems to be doing really well, she has a fair bit of energy. However she is still snoozing a lot. I am still limiting her exercise to a brief walk into the garden, though I am hoping that it will not be long before I can start taking her for short walks as I am sure she is getting a bit bored with the garden!