Low platelets in dogs may be caused by the dog's own immune diseases, chemicals, bone marrow diseases, etc. When a dog's platelets are low, diffuse blood spots or congestion-type blood spots may appear on the dog's skin and mucous membranes. When the platelets are severely low, the dog will have hematuria, nosebleeds, etc. Therefore, once a dog is found to have low platelets, it is recommended that the owner take the dog to the pet hospital for infusion treatment in time, and also prevent the dog from suffering any trauma in daily life.
1. Autoimmune diseases (hemolytic anemia, lupus erythematosus, etc.)
Low platelets in dogs are related to their own immunity. Whether it is a human or a dog, when the immune system is low When the disease occurs, various diseases will appear, causing autoimmune hemolytic anemia, systemic erythema and blue sores, etc.
2. Caused by chemicals
Certain cytotoxic chemicals can destroy the megakaryocytes that produce platelets. Therefore, when there are residual chemicals in the dog’s body, it will hinder Your dog's body produces platelets, causing thrombocytopenia in dogs.
3. Caused by bone marrow diseases (leukemia, aplastic anemia)
Some diseases, such as leukemia, aplastic anemia, etc., are caused by the infiltration of tumor cells in the bone marrow, or normal If the loss of bone marrow components is not replenished in time, platelets will decrease.