Dear friend,
Canine Cyclic netropenia is a disorder of the dogs stem cells. The abnormality occurs in the bone marrow where the stem cells are produced. What happens is there is a cyclic fluctuation in b numbers. Every 10 to 12 days the number of neutrophils drops dramatically and then rebounds. This makes affected dogs highly suceptible to infections of the of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract.
Your veterinarian is trying to cover all bases by flooding her system with antibiotics and steroids. However, that is not enough. As indiated by her rapid downhill trend.
You need to immediately have her seen by a specialist. An oncologist or someone who specializes in blood disorders.
she should be on the colony stimulating factor rG-CSF as this can be very helpful in increasing proper stem cells to develope.
A blood transfusion would not be helpful with this disorder because the problem is coming from the bone marrow which would affect any new blood as well. However, sometimes a bone marrow transplant can be done successfully in these cases.
Please ask your veterinarian for an immediate referral to a specialist and have your dog seen today.
Please keep in touch and let me know how she is doing.
If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be more than happy to help in any way possible.
very sincerely,
Terri
