I think this may be an under-appreciated phenomenon. Since, this article appeared: Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:4727054Prevalence and Prognosis of Anemia in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease.Yu IB1, Huang HP1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093253/ I’ve been more switched on to the fact that a proportion of our ‘routine’ mitral valve disease patients indeed are mildly anaemic and without … Continue reading
Another dog I scanned this week presenting with abdominal pain proved to have IMHA. In human medicine, ‘severe abdominal and/or back pain’ is a recognised and not uncommon sign associated with this condition https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/anemia-hemolytic-acquired-autoimmune/ https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/hemolytic-anemia Putative causes include splenic and/or hepatic enlargement or compromised tissue perfusion/thromboembolic disease. Pulmonary thromboembolism would be another potential cause … Continue reading
