Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with seizures and bleeding diagnosed with rare factor X deficiency
By Gookin, J L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1997·Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Factor X deficiency in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old male domestic shorthair cat was brought in for severe seizures and excessive bleeding after a blood draw. The vet diagnosed him with a rare condition called factor X deficiency, which affects the blood's ability to clot. This condition may have been inherited, as tests showed similar issues in the cat's mother and one sibling. To confirm the diagnosis, the vet may need to repeat certain blood tests. Unfortunately, factor X deficiency in cats is very uncommon, and specific treatments for this condition are not well established.
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Abstract
Severe congenital deficiency of factor X was diagnosed in a 3-year-old castrated male domestic shorthair cat with clinical signs of generalized seizures and prolonged bleeding after venipuncture. Heritability of factor X deficiency was suspected because of a prolonged Russell's viper venom time in the dam and reductions in factor X activity in the dam and 1 sibling. To our knowledge, factor X deficiency in cats has not been reported previously. Definitive diagnosis for animals with clinical signs of coagulopathy may require repetition of coagulation screening tests using different assay methods or specific coagulation factor analyses.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9290823/