

Blood Transfusion in Dogs and Cats
Just like in people, there are occasions when a blood transfusion will be necessary for your pet. Common reasons for transfusions are different types of anemia (low red blood cells) or internal bleeding. The process of getting the blood is quite simple, just like donating blood at the “blood bank”. Blood can only be shared with the same species. (i.e. a cat cannot tolerate a transfusion of dog blood and vice versa). The blood is collected from a donor animal in a blood collec