Wondratschek Christina, Weingart Christiane, Kohn Barbara
Clinic for Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, Berlin, 14163, Germany.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb;46(1):12-9. doi: 10.5326/0460012.
Feline primary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (pIMT) is a rare condition, and only a few cases have been described in veterinary literature. Five cats with severe thrombocytopenia most likely due to pIMT are described. A flow cytometry platelet-bound antibody test was positive in all cats; underlying diseases or triggering factors causing thrombocytopenia were not detected. Three cats were transfused with blood type-compatible fresh whole blood; one cat received Oxyglobin as well. All cats were treated with prednisolone; one cat received chlorambucil in addition. Four cats responded to treatment and were discharged from the hospital. One cat was euthanized due to dyspnea. Primary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia is rarely diagnosed in cats, but it is important as a differential diagnosis in cats presented with surface bleeding.
