Would you know what to do with this bleeding patient? Test your knowledge!

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An 8-year old male neutered German Shepherd dog is admitted to your practice for haemorrhagic diathesis.

The dog had been healthy up to that morning but is a known scavenger. Clinical evaluation reveals moderate shock, mild dyspnoea due to small volume pleural effusion, and notable bruising.

In-house clotting times are ‘off the scale’ and you suspect poisoning with a vitamin K-antagonist anticoagulant rodenticide.

How would you go about managing this patient?

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