Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with blood-filled uterus caused by rat poison bleeding problem
By Padgett, S L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1998·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hematometra secondary to anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity.
Plain-English summary
An adult female Australian shepherd was brought to the vet because she was bleeding from her vagina. Tests showed that her blood was taking longer to clot, and surgery revealed her uterus was filled with clotted blood. After surgery, it was found that she had been poisoned by a type of rat poison called brodifacoum. Fortunately, she received vitamin K1 treatment before surgery, which helped normalize her blood clotting. The dog is recovering well after the surgery.
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Abstract
An adult, intact female Australian shepherd presented for frank vaginal bleeding of unknown duration. The only coagulation profile abnormality upon presentation was mild prolongation of the partial thromboplastin time (PTT). The uterus was removed at surgery and contained a large amount of coagulated blood. Clotting profiles were markedly abnormal 48 hours postoperatively. Serum analysis was positive for brodifacoum, an anticoagulant rodenticide. Preoperative coagulation was most likely normalized by vitamin K1 therapy administered prior to presentation. The only manifestation of anticoagulant rodenticide was hematometra. Rodenticide intoxication should be considered in the differential diagnosis list of hematometra or metrorrhagia.
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