Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe the coagulatory state of hyperthyroid cats before and after successful radioiodine therapy (RIT) compared with healthy age-matched controls, using classical coagulation parameters and thromboelastogram (TEG) as a global assessment method. The...
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Cui Yi; Heuser, K.; Bauer, N.; Neiger, R.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2019, 21, 12, pp 1134-1140
Case summary: A 4-year-old female spayed, indoor/outdoor domestic medium-hair cat presented with multiple bleeding puncture wounds and hemorrhagic shock. The cat was diagnosed with suspected pit viper envenomation based on the location and appearance of the bite wounds, as well as the presence of...
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Yankin, I.; Schaer, M.; Johnson, M.; Meland, T.; Londoño, L. A.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2017, 3, 2, pp 2055116917737463
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterized by intravascular activation of coagulation due to an underlying disease. A diagnosis of DIC in cats is challenging because there is no standardized scoring system with suitable inclusion criteria. The objective of...
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Tholen, I.; Weingart, C.; Kohn, B.
Publisher
Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld (Leine), Germany
Citation
Kleintierpraxis, 2009, 54, 10, pp 545...552
Coagulopathy in cats (Felis catus) parasitized by Trypanosoma evansi in both the initial and chronic phases of the disease has been investigated. To address this issue, seven animals were infected with 108 trypomastigote forms each, and six were used as control. Animals were monitored for 56 days...
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Silva, A. S. da; Wolkmer, P.; Costa, M. M.; Zanette, R. A.; Oliveira, C. B.; Gressler, L. T.; Otto, M. A.; Santurio, J. M.; Lopes, S. T. A.; Monteiro, S. G.
Publisher
Springer Science + Business Media, London, UK
Citation
Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2010, 19, 2, pp 207-210
Objective - To assess the physiological response to, and acute survival of, cats undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to evaluate the efficacy of a commercial human paediatric oxygenator system on cats weighing less than 6 kg. Study Design - Experimental study. Animals - Six intact male ...
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Brourman, J. D.; Schertel, E. R.; Holt, D. W.; Olshove, V. A.
Publisher
W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2002, 31, 5, pp 412-417
22 cats with liver disease were evaluated for coagulation abnormalities including alterations in prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time, factor VII activity and platelet count. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of coagulation abnormalities in...
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Lisciandro, S. C.; Hohenhaus, A.; Brooks, M.
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1998, 12, 2, pp 71-75
Dilution series of cat pool plasma (CPP) (n=50 cats) showed, that a commercial human placenta thromboplastin was more suitable as activating reagent than rabbit brain thromboplastin. Using the required sample predilution (1:40), measurements with the latter reagent were more precise when measured...
Author(s)
Mischke, R.; Deniz, A.; Nolte, I.
Citation
Deutsche Tierärztliche Wochenschrift, 1994, 101, 11, pp 430-433
Platelet count, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen degradation products, fibrinogen, and modified thrombin time were determined in 46 healthy adult cats. Samples were obtained by direct venipuncture (20 pet cats) or through an 18 gauge intravenous jugular catheter...
Author(s)
Killingsworth, C. R.; Weiss, D. J.; Eyster, G. E.; Bartlett, P. C.; Bell, T. G.
Citation
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 1985, 14, 3, pp 19-23
This review includes the lymph and lymphatic system as well as blood and the circulatory system. There are a large number of potential signs which...