christinepi Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Tracker just go this blood test back a few days ago. He's 11. His creatinine is 1.5, SDMA is 11, and the urine specific gravity is 1.048. RBC, WBC, Globulin and Hemoglobin all normal for a Greyhound. His T4 is normal and he's on thyroid meds. But his platelets are 173 in a lab range of 80-150 (and from what I understand Greys should be lower than regular dogs), and here's what made me nearly faint: his Creatine Kinase is 841 (range 10-200)! He's on 60mg of Galliprant per day. Before I actually got the lab results in writing today, I only had a text from the vet a few days ago and she just said everything looked pretty good, which really blows my mind because so far she's been really good. I sent her a text and I'm waiting for a response. I'll also send this to Dr Couto and Hemopet. But if anyone could chime until then, I'd greatly appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not unusual to see an elevated CK. Was your gh nervous, shaking, anxious for the exam? CK can return to normal rather quickly (within hours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinepi Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 He wasn't nervous or shaking, since the vet came to our home, and he's a mellow guy, though he certainly wasn't thrilled with the whole thing; but it's good to hear that CK can go up and come down quickly. Might there be anything else (no idea what, just thinking out loud) that could bring on such variation (if indeed it's just that)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 CK is elevated with rhabdomyolysis but presumably you'd know if he had that as he'd be sick or painful. Had he done any strenuous exercise prior? Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinepi Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 No exercise, no, other than getting off the sofa to greet the vet... He doesn't appear sick, though he's certainly gotten a bit shakier and wobblier in the last year or so, which I assumed was age related. I'll look up rhabdomyolysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinepi Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Good news: I heard from my vet and also Dr Couto; both say there's nothing to worry about. I'm so happy! Thanks for your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Rhabdo is exercise, heat, or stress induced so don't think thats it. Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinepi Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Rhabdo is exercise, heat, or stress induced so don't think thats it. And I looked it up--he has none of the symptoms, luckily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Good news: I heard from my vet and also Dr Couto; both say there's nothing to worry about. I'm so happy! Thanks for your input!Wonderful ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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