Open AccessClinical Use of Blood Products in Cats: A Retrospective Study (1997–2000)
Author(s) -
Castellanos Ivanov,
Couto C. Guillermo,
Gray Toni L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2004.tb02579.x
Subject(s) - cats , medicine , hypoalbuminemia , packed red blood cells , anemia , blood transfusion , whole blood , fresh frozen plasma , hematocrit , blood type (non human) , blood product , complete blood count , anesthesia , surgery , platelet , abo blood group system
The records of the Transfusion Medicine Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at The Ohio State University were searched for client‐owned cats that received whole blood (WB), packed red blood cells (PRBCs), or fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusions between December 1, 1997, and April 1, 2000. Eighty‐one cats received 112 units of blood products, consisting of 49 units of WB (administered to 35 cats), 44 units of PRBCs (administered to 34 cats), and 19 units of FFP (administered to 13 cats); 10 cats received more than 1 product each. Anemia was the most common reason for transfusing RBC‐containing blood products, requiring 33 units of WB (75%) and 39 units of PRBCs (80%). The 2 most common causes of anemia were blood loss (27%) and renal disease (20%). Hypoalbuminemia (n = 9) and coagulopathies (n = 6), primarily due to liver disease (n = 7), were the 2 most common reasons for cats to receive transfusions of FFP. There were no differences in increase in PCV after administration of either 1 unit of WB or 1 unit of PRBCs (P = .22). Transfusion reactions occurred in 3 cats; 2 reactions were mild febrile events, but a fatal reaction occurred when a type B cat inadvertently received type A blood.