Tux's Cocci

The old girl had her best cocci titer results to date. She's down to 1:8. This is a measure of the antibodies against the Valley Fever fungus. A higher number indicates more severe disease.

The last titer taken in Arizona was unusually high at 1:32. She had been holding steady at 1:16 for a year or more and I thought it would get no lower, so this latest result is a pleasant surprise. She's come a long way from having a titer greater than 1:256 at her diagnosis in 2013 and nearly dying six months later.

What a challenge she's been from the beginning, but we love her all the more for it.

Tux