Hemostatic disorders in cats: a retrospective study and review of the literature

J Vet Intern Med. 1995 Sep-Oct;9(5):298-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1995.tb01088.x.

Abstract

Hemostasis profiles from 101 cats presented for medical or surgical evaluation to The Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital from 1986 through 1991 were reviewed retrospectively; 69% were abnormal. Commonly identified abnormalities included a mixed hemostatic defect compatible with disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombocytopenia, isolated prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and prolongation of both the APTT and one-stage prothrombin time. The most common disorders associated with abnormal hemostasis profiles in this study were liver disease, neoplasia, and feline infectious peritonitis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / epidemiology
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / etiology
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / veterinary*
  • Cat Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cat Diseases / etiology
  • Cats
  • Liver Diseases / complications
  • Liver Diseases / veterinary
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time / veterinary
  • Peritonitis / complications
  • Peritonitis / veterinary
  • Prothrombin Time / veterinary
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thrombocytopenia / epidemiology
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology
  • Thrombocytopenia / veterinary