My dog has low platelets and mouth wounds. How can I increase them?

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Hello . My dog has low platelet counts since 3 weeks . He had fever for few days and some wounds were formed in his mouth and they used to bleed first few days byt now the fever is gone & the wounds are getting better . Please read the blood and sonography test and help to increase his platelet count. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | neutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 53 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Sorry to hear about the troubles you've been having. As the ultrasound report indicates, the best method of telling what may or may not be wrong would be by obtaining biopsies of some of the internal organs. Otherwise, the only way you are going to be able to differentiate between the disease processes that are possible are with Coco's response to therapy. Unfortunately, there is no specific medication or therapy that is designed to increase platelet counts besides straight blood or platelet transfusions. However, if Coco has a disorder that is rejecting or destroying platelets, the transfusion is only going to offer a very fleeting response. The fact that Coco was having a fever which is now gone is supportive of some sort of infectious process versus something more aggressive. I would definitely continue to have his platelet counts checked regularly however for the next few weeks in order to ascertain if things are looking up or not. Hope this all makes sense.

My dog has low platelets and mouth wounds. How can I increase them?

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