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Signalment and Blood Types in Cats Being Evaluated as Blood Donors at Two Italian University Blood Banks
Joint Authors
Proverbio, Daniela
Spada, Eva
Ferro, Elisabetta
Miglio, Arianna
Antognoni, Maria Teresa
Mangili, Vittorio
Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Data from potential feline blood donors presented at two university blood banks in Italy were recorded.
Blood typing was performed using an immunochromatographic method.
Over the three years of the study 357 cats representing 15 breeds, 45.3% female and 54.7% male, with a mean age of 3.8 years were evaluated.
Of these 90.5% were blood type A, 5.6% type B, and 3.9% type AB.
The majority of the cats (54.6%) were European DSH (92.3% were type A, 5.1% type B, and 2.6% type AB), and 21% were Maine Coon (MCO) cats (100% blood type A).
The estimated frequencies of transfusion reactions following an unmatched transfusion between DSH (donors and recipients), MCO (donor and recipients), DSH donors and MCO recipients, and MCO donors and DSH recipients were 4.8%, 0%, 0%, and 5.1% for major reactions and 7.2%, 0%, 7.7%, and 0% for minor transfusions reactions, respectively.
In a population of blood donors that includes DSH and MCO the risk of transfusion reaction is between 5% and 8% if typing is not performed on donor and recipient blood.
Blood typing should therefore be performed before transfusion to remove the risk of transfusion reactions due to blood type incompatibilities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Spada, Eva& Miglio, Arianna& Proverbio, Daniela& Antognoni, Maria Teresa& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Ferro, Elisabetta…[et al.]. 2014. Signalment and Blood Types in Cats Being Evaluated as Blood Donors at Two Italian University Blood Banks. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051939
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Spada, Eva…[et al.]. Signalment and Blood Types in Cats Being Evaluated as Blood Donors at Two Italian University Blood Banks. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051939
American Medical Association (AMA)
Spada, Eva& Miglio, Arianna& Proverbio, Daniela& Antognoni, Maria Teresa& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Ferro, Elisabetta…[et al.]. Signalment and Blood Types in Cats Being Evaluated as Blood Donors at Two Italian University Blood Banks. Veterinary Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051939
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051939