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- Title
Persistent pit viper envenomation in a cat.
- Authors
Yankin, Igor; Schaer, Michael; Johnson, Matthew; Meland, Tessa; Londoño, Leonel A.
- Abstract
Case summary A 4-year-old female spayed, indoor/outdoor domestic mediumhair 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 severe coagulopathy with prolonged activated coagulation time (762 s), which responded to antivenom administration. The clinical course of the cat was unique owing to the prolonged clinical signs of envenomation that appeared as intermittent coagulopathy and hemorrhage over a 2 week period. Five vials of antivenom were administered and three units of packed red blood cells were transfused over a 7 day period. The cat made a complete recovery with cessation of hemorrhage and normalization of clotting times. Relevance and novel information This is the first report of persistent pit viper venom-induced coagulopathy in the feline veterinary literature.
- Publication
Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery Open Reports, 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2055-1169
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2055116917737463