Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with nosebleed from moldy sweetclover poisoning
By McDonald, G KĀ·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienneĀ·1980Ā·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Moldy sweetclover poisoning in a horse.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old Percheron mare had a nosebleed that lasted for 24 hours. Tests showed her blood wasn't clotting properly, leading to a diagnosis of moldy sweetclover poisoning, which can happen when horses eat spoiled clover. The veterinarian treated her with a blood transfusion and daily vitamin K injections. After this treatment, the mare recovered well and her bleeding stopped.
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Abstract
A six year old Percheron mare was presented with a history of spontaneous unilateral epistaxis of 24 hours duration. The blood one stage prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times were markedly prolonged. A diagnosis of moldy sweetclover poisoning was made on the basis of the history and clinical and laboratory findings. A single whole blood transfusion and four daily intravenous injections of vitamin K(3) proved to be a successful treatment.
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