Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with intestinal lymphoma had repeated femoral artery blood clots
By Ihle, S L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1996·Department of Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Probable recurrent femoral artery thrombosis in a dog with intestinal lymphosarcoma.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet due to chronic diarrhea, not eating, and losing weight. Tests showed anemia and a condition where protein was leaking from the intestines. Before the vet could determine the cause, the dog developed a blood clot in one of its leg arteries. The dog was treated with aspirin, which helped restore feeling and movement in the leg, but unfortunately, another clot formed in the other leg, leading to the decision to euthanize the dog. A post-mortem exam revealed that the dog had intestinal lymphosarcoma, a type of cancer.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old mixed-breed dog was examined because of chronic diarrhea, anorexia, and weight loss. Clinicopathologic abnormalities included anemia and hypoalbuminemia, and protein-losing enteropathy was identified. Acute, unilateral, femoral artery thrombosis developed before the cause of the protein-losing enteropathy could be identified. The dog was treated with aspirin, and sensation and function of the affected limb returned over the next 5 days, but thrombosis of the opposite femoral artery then developed. The dog was euthanatized, and at necropsy, intestinal lymphosarcoma was the only disease process found. Although disseminated intravascular coagulation is a well-recognized potential complication of neoplasia in dogs, recurrent localized thrombosis, as in this dog, also can develop.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8567381/