Persistent uterine and vaginal hemorrhage in a beagle with factor VII deficiency

Wheeler, S.L.; Weingand, K.W.; Thrall, M.A.; Berg, R.J.; Schwarz, P.D.; Olson, P.N.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 185(4): 447-448

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 6469849
Document Number: 224970
Factor VII deficiency was believed to be responsible for persistent vaginal haemorrhage in a 4.5-year-old multiparous Beagle bitch. An ovariohysterectomy, repeated transfusions of fresh blood, and packing of the vagina with sterile gauze were required to control the haemorrhage. After an episiotomy was performed and a small artery in the vagina was cauterized, no further bleeding occurred. Any animal presented with persistent haemorrhage and certainly any bitch with persistent vaginal haemorrhage should be evaluated for a coagulopathy.

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