RESEARCH ARTICLES
Clinico haematological studies on xenotransfusion in cats
A. P. Sahla Shaheena, N. Madhavan Unny, N. P. Usha, S. Ajithkumar, L. Bindu and C. Sunanda
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2020. 51(1):48-51.
Author Details
A. P. Sahla Shaheena: PG Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
N. Madhavan Unny: Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Usha Narayana Pillai: Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
S. Ajithkumar: Professor and Head, University Veterinary Hospital, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
L. Bindu: Assistant Professor, Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
C. Sunanda: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Article History
Received: 02.08.2019, Accepted: 13.10.2019, Published online: 01.01.2020
Corrersponding author: A. P. Sahla Shaheena
e-mail: drsahlashaheena@gmail.com
Citation: Shaheena, A. P. S., Unny, N. M., Usha, N. P., Ajithkumar, S., Lakshmanan, B. and Sunanda C. 2020. Clinico haematological studies on xenotransfusion in cats. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 51(1): 48-51.
Abstract
The present study was conducted in anaemic cats presented to the University Veterinary Hospital, Kokkalai and Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Mannuthy. They were subjected to a detailed physical examination, blood smear and faecal sample examination and haematology to reach an etiological diagnosis and to assess the severity of anaemia. Xenotransfusion with dog blood was carried out in 10 severely anaemic cats. Clinical outcome and variation in haematological parameters before and 24 hours after the transfusion was evaluated.
Key words: cat, anaemia, haematology, xenotransfusion
