Feline blood transfusions

Rudd, Suzanne

doi:10.22233/9781910443774.18.4

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“…3 Prolonged and severe stress may blunt homeostatic responses, leading to adverse effects on health and behaviour. [3][4][5][6] As per Russo and Humm (2016), the more positive the donation experience, the more relaxed and cooperative feline donors will be on the next occasion. 7 Although the blood donation procedure is minimally invasive, there is always the chance of post-donation adverse reactions occuring.…”

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Feline blood donation adverse reactions: classification and description of acute and delayed reactions in a donor population

Abreu

Oliveira²,

Ferreira

et al. 2021

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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Objectives This article aims to analyse the safety of feline blood donation by describing the frequency and nature of any adverse reactions and their causes, as well as propose measures to decrease the incidence of adverse reactions. Methods In this prospective study, any blood donor adverse reactions detected by the clinical staff during and immediately after donation were recorded. The owners of the cats were also surveyed by a veterinary practitioner or veterinary nurse 5 days after donation, using a predefined questionnaire to assess for any clinical or behavioural changes. Data were collected between January 2019 and March 2020 from blood donors enrolled in an animal blood bank programme. Results Of 3690 blood donations from 1792 feline donors assessed, post-donation reactions were reported in 1.14% (n = 42): 0.22% (n = 8) were acute reactions, which included weakness, pallor, tachypnoea and open-mouth breathing; and 0.92% (n = 34) were delayed post-donation reactions, with 0.16% involving cutaneous (haematomas and skin rashes, n = 6), 0.68% involving behavioural (n = 25) and 0.08% involving digestive (emesis and inappetence, n = 3) signs. Conclusions and relevance The low incidence of post-donation reactions in this study is encouraging, suggesting that a well-established protocol and competent staff can help to ensure a high level of safety in a feline donor programme and, in turn, increase the confidence of cat owners.

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