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11 March 2022 HYPOCOAGULABILITY EFFECT OF ADEQUAN IN DOMESTIC CHICKENS (GALLUS GALLUS) AND CHILEAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS CHILENSIS)
Amanda M. Wonn, Marjory B. Brooks, Huimin Hu, Kathryn C. Gamble
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Abstract

Effective management of articular injuries in avian species is a known and frequent challenge. Potential treatments include many domestic animal therapeutics, such as Adequan®, which is used widely in dogs and horses. However, clinical reports have described hemorrhagic diatheses in a variety of avian species treated with varying doses and administration frequency of Adequan. This study investigated the hypocoagulability associated with parenteral administration of Adequan in avian species. Following a pilot dosing study in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus), citrated plasma from Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) (n = 42) was spiked with Adequan to represent three dosing regimens (1 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg). The fibrinogen content of plasma samples was determined and thrombin-clotting times (TCTs) were compared for the untreated (control) and spiked flamingo samples. The TCT for control and 1-mg/kg spiked plasma were not significantly different; however, both 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg spiked samples demonstrated significantly prolonged TCT (P-value < 0.0001) indicating hypocoagulability. These results support that Adequan given parenterally at 1 mg/kg can be utilized safely in clinical case management as an adjunctive treatment for osteoarthritis in flamingos and potentially other avian species.

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Amanda M. Wonn, Marjory B. Brooks, Huimin Hu, and Kathryn C. Gamble "HYPOCOAGULABILITY EFFECT OF ADEQUAN IN DOMESTIC CHICKENS (GALLUS GALLUS) AND CHILEAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS CHILENSIS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(1), 126-132, (11 March 2022). https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0052
Accepted: 19 September 2021; Published: 11 March 2022
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