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Feline Arterial Thromboembolism (FAT) – Nobody Wants A Cat to Get FAT!

2017-12-04 by CriticalCareDVM

This week I’ve dedicated time to sharing information about a very important disease in feline medicine – feline arterial thromboembolism or FAT. I have a love-hate relationship with FAT. I love it because it’s complicated, and it challenges me as a board-certified veterinary critical care specialist. I hate it because of the sudden devastation that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: aggregation, anticoagulant, aorta, Arixtra, arterial thromboembolism, artery, aspartate aminotransferase, aspirin, cardiomyopathy, CHF, clopidogrel, clot, congestive heart failure, creatine kinase, dabigatran, dalteparin, echo-contrast, echocardiography, embolization, endocardium, enoxaparin, external iliac, Factor Xa, fat, fondaparinux, Fragmin, HBOT, hyperbaric, hypertrophic, ischemic, Lovenox, oxygen, pain, paralysis, paresis, platelets, Plavix, Pradaxa, reperfusion, restrictive, smoke, stasis, stroke, thrombin, thrombus, unclassified, warfarin

Von Willebrand Disease – An Inherited Bleeding Disorder

2017-01-16 by CriticalCareDVM

Bleeding disorders are not common in dogs and cats. Yet when they occur, they can be life-threatening. One inherited bleeding disorder is called von Willebrand disease (vWD). This week I review this important disease so I hope you find the information helpful. Happy reading!   Von Willebrand Disease – What is it? When an organ … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: bleeding, BMBT, buccal mucosal bleeding time, collagen, cryoprecipitate, DDAVP, desmopressin, endothelial cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, von Willebrand, vWD, vWF, vWF-Ag, Weibel-Palade

Bone Marrow Sampling in Dogs & Cats: When the Blood is the Problem

2016-10-10 by CriticalCareDVM

Every veterinarian has a favorite disease process or a type of health problem. Some love the gastrointestinal tract, others the heart or lungs. For me, conditions affecting the immune system and blood truly get me excited. As part of an appropriate diagnostic process for such conditions, sampling the bone marrow of our fur babies is … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: anemia, biopsy, bone marrow, femur, hematopoietic, humerus, ilium, lymphoblast, lymphocyte, neutropenia, platelets, red blood cells, red marrow, rib, sampling, stem cells, sternum, white blood cells, yellow marrow

Low Platelets – Unraveling The Mystery of Persnickety Cells

2015-02-09 by CriticalCareDVM

Platelets having several important functions in the body, chiefly helping to form strong blood clots. One of the more common problems for which patients are referred to me is that of low platelets. This is a condition called thrombocytopenia, and can be life-threatening. Without adequate functional platelets, patients can spontaneously bleed. In this week’s blog … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: bone marrow, immune-mediated, platelets, thrombocytopenia

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