Article I.Are there blood banks for each animals (pets)?
Blood is given for humans during operations. Is it done for animals also during operations? If so, whether there is blood bank separately for each animal?
Article I.Are there blood banks for each animals (pets)?-Myspace pets www.myspace.com
Actually, the answer is YES. Animal hospitals do provide blood transfusions. Animal blood supplies exist, and they are unique for each animal.
"A number of animals who come in for emergency care at veterinary clinics wouldn't survive
surgery or trauma unless blood was made available for them," says Kristi Stasi, veterinary
technician at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital.
"The process of collecting and transfusing blood is very similar in veterinary and human
medicine."
Blood is species specific-dogs can receive only dog blood and cats can receive only cat
blood. In addition, dogs and cats have blood types just as humans have blood types. Cats
have A, B, and AB groups with specific factors within these groups that further differentiate
them. Dogs have eleven different blood groups; the most important one is the A1/A2
system. Dogs that are A negative are considered universal donors. Cats do not have a
universal donor; therefore, it is especially important that donor and recipient are
cross-matched.
Article I.Are there blood banks for each animals (pets)?
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Not yet I'm afraid.
The short life span of donated blood for transfusions would preclude worthwhile investment in animal blood banks.
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