Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hemophilia A causing severe bleeding in three male cats
By Cotter Sm et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1978·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Hemophilia A in three unrelated cats.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
Three male domestic short-haired cats were diagnosed with hemophilia A, a condition that causes severe bleeding due to a lack of a specific blood factor. Each cat showed different symptoms, but all experienced significant bleeding after minor surgeries. The bleeding was serious enough that they required fresh whole blood transfusions to stop it. Fortunately, the transfusions were effective, and the cats were able to recover from their bleeding episodes.
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Abstract
Factor VIII deficiency, consistent with hemophilia A, was detected in 3 unrelated male domestic short-haired cats. Clinical history of each case differed and illustrated the spectrum of clinical manifestations of this disease in cats. Clinical expression of feline hemophilia A was similar to that of man and other animals, in which the degree of factor VIII deficiency tends to determine the severity and frequency of bleeding. All 3 cats had severe protracted bleeding after minor surgical procedures. Hemorrhage was eventually controlled in each case by transfusions of fresh whole blood.
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