Hank Byerly

Hank

 Let us introduce you to 'Hank' Byerly, a 10yr old male/neutered Cocker Spanel. Hank is well known among the staff members of Post Pet Hospital for his frequent visits addressing his 'itchy' skin and his 'piddle' behavior when we lift him onto the exam table. Hank is a happy, well behaved boy that was brought in on January 15th for something other than his itchy skin. He was lethargic, not eating and seemed weak, definatly not himself. Initial bloodwork revealed a low hematocrit, red blood cells and hemoglobin. Hank started on treatment for hemolytic anemia. That night Hank went home, ate A/D, drank and seemed to improve. The next day Hank returned to PPH, his hematocrit had dropped even lower and he was unable to walk despite treatment that was started - it was time for a transfusion.

'Lyle' was more than willing to donate to the cause and was 'Hank's' donor dog. Lyle belongs to one of our staff members, they were both happy to help.

Lyle

 After Hank's transfusion he was trying to jump out of his cage so he was sent home with his family and they were instructed to return the next day for a recheck. By January 20th Hank had gotten much worse and Dr. Grosser recommended a Splenectomy (removal of the spleen). A cross match was performed to find a donor that was compatible to 'Hank', three dogs were ruled out before finding a match to Hank, this time it was Dr. Grosser's dog 'Aristotle'.

Aristotle

  During surgery Hank received his transfusion, the spleen was removed (it was three times the normal size), all lymph nodes were normal and there were no tumors or metastatic tumors. Postoperatlively Hank recovered very well and his hematocrit went up into the normal range. Histopathology results ruled out any form of neoplasia (cancer) and confirmed some type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Thus far Hank continues to do well and is enjoying all the extra special attention from family and friends.

 

 

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