XENOTRANSFUSION STUDIES IN ANAEMIC CATS

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dc.contributor.advisorN. Madhavan Unny
dc.contributor.authorSAHLA SHAHEENA A P
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T07:09:24Z
dc.date.available2020-09-23T07:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractXenotransfusion study was performed in 10 severly anaemic cats brought to the University Veterinary Hospital, Mannuthy and Kokkalai. Blood typing was done in 40 cats from Thrissur district. Persian and non-pedigree domestic cats were blood typed using a commercial kit following the principle of immunochromatographic method. Among the 40 cats, 38 belonged to type A. Type B and type AB was recorded in one animal each. All Persian cats were of type A. Xenotransfusion with dog blood was performed in severely anaemic cats. Animals 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. Seven of the anaemic cats were infected with the haemoparasite, Mycoplasma haemofelis. Infection with gastrointestinal parasites, Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp. as well as feline panleucopenia were the other major reasons that caused anaemia in cats. Clinical outcome and variation in blood parameters before and 24 hours after the transfusion was evaluated. Haemogram of anaemic cats showed a marked reduction in haemoglobin level, volume of packed red blood cells, total erythrocyte count and total thrombocyte count prior to xenotransfusion. Timely transfusion with canine blood resulted in a significant increase in haemoglobin level, volume of packed red blood cells, total erythrocyte count and total thrombocyte count. Major and minor cross matching tests performed prior to transfusion between donor dog blood and recipient cat blood did not show agglutination reaction. Along with xenotransfusion all cases were treated with specific therapeutic agents based on their etiology. Three animals died during the course of treatment. Clinical improvement was noticed in the other animals after transfusion and no major adverse reactions were noticed during transfusion. Based on the findings of present study, it can be concluded that there is a high frequency of occurrence of type A cats in Kerala. Xenotransfusion of cats with canine blood can be advocated in emergency situations as a life saving measure.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810151828
dc.keywordsXENOTRANSFUSION STUDIES ANAEMIC CATSen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages73en_US
dc.publisherCollege of Veterinary and animal Science,Mannuthyen_US
dc.research.problemXENOTRANSFUSION STUDIES IN ANAEMIC CATSen_US
dc.subClinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudenceen_US
dc.themeXENOTRANSFUSION STUDIES IN ANAEMIC CATSen_US
dc.these.typeM.V.Sc.en_US
dc.titleXENOTRANSFUSION STUDIES IN ANAEMIC CATSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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