Disseminated intravascular coagulation in a Holstein cow

dc.contributor.author	Sokol, Set
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-03T18:11:00Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-03T18:11:00Z
dc.date.issued	2012-10-10
dc.description.abstract	An adult Holstein cow, six days in milk, presented with her calf to the Cornell University Farm Animal Hospital for toxic mastitis and hypocalcemia. On presentation the patient showed signs of shock, mastitis, and hemostatic disorder. She had oral mucosal petechiation, hyperemic and chemotic conjunctiva, frank blood flowing from her cervix, bruising on her vulva and perineum, and melena. Her right jugular vein was severely thrombosed, and she bled excessively upon venipuncture and intravenous catheter placement. Blood work revealed severe thrombocytopenia, moderate anemia, left shift with toxic changes, elevated PT, low fibrinogen, and increased D-dimers. Thromboelastography confirmed markedly weak fibrin formation. Escherichia coli was isolated from her left mammary gland. The patient was treated aggressively with antibiotic therapy, intravenous fluids, blood transfusion, and supportive care over three weeks before recovering from overt disseminated intravascular coagulation and being discharged to her owners.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/30811
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Senior seminar paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Seminar SF610.1 2013
dc.subject	Cattle -- Diseases -- Case studies	en_US
dc.title	Disseminated intravascular coagulation in a Holstein cow	en_US
dc.type	term paper	en_US

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