https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/9279/canine-femoral-thrombosis I&#39;ve never seen this in a dog before but my colleague saw a dog about five days ago with a suspected thrombosis in the right femoral artery - cold limb, absent pulse and neurological deficits. He was kept in on fluids, given solumedrone, heparin anden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44871?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:01:51 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6df4c6e5-0cbb-47e2-b38d-c9f2a3abb1f2derrick carpenter<p>blood pressure was 240, urinary protein creatinine ratio was 45. She is approximately ten years old and a small mixed terrier. I only gave one dose of heparin and partly because it &nbsp;seemed to work last time. Today still no pulse in left hind. On her bloods urea and cholesterol were&nbsp;high, albumin normal, wbc&#39;s raised. currently waiting for a referral practice to get back to me. My ultrasound skills weren&#39;t good enough to see the aortic trunk, but no flow on colour doppler in the left femoral artery</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44866?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:24:14 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dec3d0a7-0f97-45d5-9b30-c2ed3ba23f9cClaire McConnell<p>And blood pressure checking as well.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44865?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:23:21 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c611b51a-3c5a-4176-bd47-d9dd612d1404Claire McConnell<p>I am a recent graduat so please tell me if I am wrong, but I thought heparin was not indicated in these thrombosis cases?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I was always taught that aspirin is good for preventing extension of clots but heparin (although makes sense) can actual cause further problems and damage) due to toxic factors tht are released when a clot breaks down too quickly and&nbsp;reperfusion injury? Does anyone else know about this or have experience of using heparin?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I think I would be planning a heart ultrasound even if no murmur is audible. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44850?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:47:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e4cb8434-28c0-48c3-a287-e7a63fabaeb0Kate Richardson<p>No, never seen one. Age and breed? Has the other leg recovered now? </p> <p>Extrapolating from cats, is there any indication of cardiac disease? Cushings can also cause increased risk of thrombosis. I think running bloods is a good idea and make sure a blood smear is looked at to assess platelets properly. I wouldn&#39;t leap to the conclusion the dog has a protein losing nephropathy just yet, if you have blood in the urine you will get protein in the urine associated with the blood, so you need to determine the cause of the haematuria, measure a urine protein:creatinine ratio, and assess the sediment. </p> <p>Ultrasound may also be useful in assessing the aortic trunk and femoral bifurcation </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>