Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with prolonged bleeding after pit viper snake bite
By I. Yankin et al.·Published in JFMS open reports·2017·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Persistent pit viper envenomation in a cat
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female domestic mediumhair cat was brought to the vet with multiple bleeding wounds and signs of shock after being bitten by a pit viper. The vet suspected snake venom poisoning due to the appearance of the bite wounds and the cat's severe blood clotting issues. To treat her, the vet administered five vials of antivenom and gave her three blood transfusions over a week. Thankfully, the cat fully recovered, with her bleeding stopping and her blood clotting returning to normal.
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Abstract
Case summary A 4-year-old female spayed, indoor/outdoor domestic mediumhair cat presented with multiple bleeding puncture wounds and hemorrhagic shock. The cat was diagnosed with suspected pit viper envenomation based on the location and appearance of the bite wounds, as well as the presence of severe coagulopathy with prolonged activated coagulation time (762 s), which responded to antivenom administration. The clinical course of the cat was unique owing to the prolonged clinical signs of envenomation that appeared as intermittent coagulopathy and hemorrhage over a 2 week period. Five vials of antivenom were administered and three units of packed red blood cells were transfused over a 7 day period. The cat made a complete recovery with cessation of hemorrhage and normalization of clotting times. Relevance and novel information This is the first report of persistent pit viper venom-induced coagulopathy in the feline veterinary literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/29123914