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Blood clots in the main vein of a 13-year-old cow with weight loss

By Mills, L L & Pace, L W·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Caudal vena caval thrombosis in a cow.

Species:
cattle
Stomach & digestion

Abstract

Caudal vena caval thrombosis was diagnosed in a 13-year-old Santa Gertrudis cow with a history of chronic weight loss. Anemia, abnormal lung sounds, hemoptysis, and melena were the predominant clinical signs of vena caval thrombosis.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2332379/