Ok group, now the
dust has settled, at least for today, re Flavia, more opinions wanted,
please.
I was surprised to find that my vet
clinic, while telling me Flavia urgently needed a transfusion, did not have the
facilities to do it.
I was amazed when I then took
her to emergency services,
Kerry,
Apparently there is a shortage of cat blood across the
country. I found this out when Simon needed 3 transfusions. Most large clinics
and emergency clinics that are good do keep a small amount on hand for
emergencies, but if they get a few who need transfusions in a short period of
The 24 hour emergency clinic I
worked at always (98%) had blood & plasma on
hand.
In a couple of instances, there were
"donors" (cat/dog) readily available.
My vet has used his own dog as a
donor for my Bear, when he was struggling w/ hemolytic
anemia.
And, at 138 lbs., Bear had multiple
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The 24 hour emergency clinic I
worked at always (98%) had blood & plasma on
hand.
In a couple of
I had no idea about the shortage. Thanks for that, Michelle, and for the
suggestions. Kerry
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The shelters are full of healthy adult cats that are on
death row simply because they are adults
I bet if you were to save one of their lives they would be more than
willing to donate some blood from time to timeCheck with your vet
if a blood test for compatibility could be done before
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Date: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:50 pm
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> Kerry,
> Apparently there is a shortage of cat blood across the
> country. I found
> this out when Simon needed 3 transfu
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