HEMOSTATIC DISORDERS IN CATS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Hemostasis profiles from 101 cats presented for medical or surgical ev aluation to The Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital fro m 1986 through 1991 were reviewed retrospectively; 69% were abnormal. Commonly identified abnormalities included a mixed hemostatic defect c ompatible with disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombocytopeni a, isolated prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and prolongation of both the APTT and one-stage prothrombin ti me. The most common disorders associated with abnormal hemostasis prof iles in this study were liver disease, neoplasia, and feline infectiou s peritonitis.