08/26/2026
Remember Cooper? 💙🐾
Cooper came to our ER after suddenly losing the ability to use his hind limbs, with severe bruising of his skin and gums. His platelet count was dangerously low, and imaging showed what appeared to be a mass near his lower spine causing spinal cord compression. After extensive diagnostics and a long hospitalization, that “mass” was ultimately determined to be a hematoma associated with his immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP).
His journey was anything but easy. Cooper required a platelet transfusion, immunosuppressive medications, vincristine, romiplostim, oxygen therapy, antibiotics, and 20 days of hospitalization. He faced pneumonia, a urinary tract infection, a skin infection, and diarrhea along the way.
But he kept fighting 💪
Today, Cooper came in for his very last appointment with our Internal Medicine team. 🥹 And that means exactly what we were hoping for: he is doing AMAZING.
His platelet count has remained normal, he is walking, and he has officially been cleared to go live his happy, healthy life with his family ❤️
Naturally, we celebrated with a little party hat😂🎉
Because when your pet does well, we celebrate too.
What you don’t always see behind the scenes is us screaming with excitement when a patient’s bloodwork comes back normal, doing a little dance when a pet finally decides to eat, or high-fiving each other when we get to tell a pet parent their pet can finally go home.
Your pets mean so much to us. We become invested in their stories. We celebrate their wins. We worry when they’re struggling. And there is truly no better feeling than watching a patient like Cooper make it through something so serious and walk back through our doors feeling like himself again.
We are so sad to see you go, Cooper… but we are even more relieved and happy to know that you are doing so incredibly well💙
Go enjoy your life, buddy. You’ve earned it🥹🐾
