Prolonged coagulopathy associated with brodifacoum poisoning in two dogs |
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| Authors: | E J Hall |
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| Institution: | Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Current address: Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX |
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| Abstract: | Two dogs developed a generalised bleeding disorder after ingestion of brodifacoum, a compound belonging to a new generation of more potent and longer-acting anticoagulant rodenti-cides. Haemorrhage recurred after treatment with conventional dosages of vitamin K1 Successful therapy required dosages of vitamin K1 of 5 mg/kg for a period of up to eight weeks. |
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