Vitamin K-dependent coagulopathy in a British Devon rex cat.
Deficiencies of the vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors were identified in a Devon rex cat which had bled after castration. Haemorrhage was controlled by plasma transfusion. Clotting times were normalised by oral administration of vitamin K. This report confirms the existence of this bleeding disorder in a Devon rex cat in the United Kingdom.
Littlewood
J D
JD
Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk.
Shaw
S C
SC
Coombes
L M
LM
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis; D002369:Castration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002415:Cats; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time / Q000662:veterinary; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011517:Prothrombin Time / Q000662:veterinary; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D014812:Vitamin K