Sentences with phrase «common bleeding disorder»
The most common bleeding disorder, called von Willebrand disease, is a genetic condition caused by a missing or defective clotting protein, according to the National Hemophilia Foundation.
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von Willebrand's disease has been identified in a wide range of canine breeds, and is the most common of the inherited bleeding disorders.
A common source of bleeding is from gastric or duodenal ulcers (usually gastric bleeding would give vomit containing blood); other causes of black faeces may be due to eating food containing blood, tumours, clotting disorders, poisoning or foreign bodies.
Additionally, German Shepherds have a higher than normal incidence of Von Willebrand disease, a common inherited bleeding disorder, [62] and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), a degenerative disease of the pancreas.
Some common causes include urinary tract infections, bladder or kidney stones, cancer and systemic bleeding disorders.
Von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in dogs.
Von Willebrand's disease (vWD) was first recognized in humans, but is now known to be the most common inherited bleeding disorder in dogs.
Animals with Type I von Willebrand's disease, the most common form of the disorder, have mild to moderate bleeding problems.