Polycythaemia vera in a dog treated by repeated phlebotomies

Summary

Polycythaemia vera (PV) was diagnosed in a dog by demonstration of an increased red cell mass in association with normal arterial oxygen saturation and the absence of conditions known to be associated with secondary polycythaemia. The dog was treated exclusively by repeated phlebotomies and replacement of the removed volume by colloid and crystalloid solutions. It survived for one year and was generally free of signs.

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Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals

and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 8, PO Box 80.154, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands