Les chiens et les chats peuvent donner du sang. Ce geste peut aider un animal de compagnie semblable et compatible qui aurait besoin d'une transfusion sanguine. « C'est sûr que tant...
Wildewood Golf Club welcomed a full crowd of golfers — and their dogs — for a golf tournament fundraiser on July 6. The team of David Quinton, Mackie Quinton, Brodie...
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology hosted a special blood clinic Saturday to refill the supply for canines. For the past 20 years, students and faculty at NAIT have participated in...
New donors are needed after the Canadian Animal Blood Bank navigated a holiday season with a significant shortage of blood. According to the bank, they were short 40 to 50...
Canine blood grouping systems are defined by the expression of various antigens on the surface of the red blood cell (RBC). When an expression of a certain antigen is lacking,...
As with any medical decision-making process, the risk-benefit ratio of administering a blood transfusion should be evaluated. If the patient requires a blood transfusion as a life-saving endeavour or to...
Dogs and cats with anemia require a blood transfusion when oxygen delivery to vital organs becomes compromised. The exact volume of blood required depends on the type and severity of...
More than a dozen blood group systems have been identified in dogs over the last several decades, the most clinically important being dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA) 1. This is due...