A S Thomsen, M P Petersen, J L Willesen, M B T Bach, I N Kieler, A T Kristensen, J Koch, L N Nielsen
OBJECTIVES: Bleeding diathesis is a complication in dogs infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum. This retrospective study investigated clinical and laboratory haemostatic differences in A. vasorum-positive dogs with and without signs of bleeding and impact of bleeding on survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Demographics, type of clinical bleeding, haematocrit and a range of haemostatic tests, including thromboelastography and derived velocity curves were retrospectively registered from A...
February 8, 2024: Journal of Small Animal Practice