Difference between revisions of "Blood Groups - Dog"
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==Alloantibodies== | ==Alloantibodies== | ||
Unlike [[Blood Groups - Cat|cats]] dogs do not have natural alloantibodies against other blood groups unless a transfusion has been performed. | Unlike [[Blood Groups - Cat|cats]] dogs do not have natural alloantibodies against other blood groups unless a transfusion has been performed. | ||
| − | There is no major risk for the first transfusion and consequently unlike the cat compatibility tests are not required. | + | There is no major risk for the first transfusion and consequently unlike the cat compatibility tests are not required for the dogs first transfusion. |
| − | Following the first transfusion of blood, alloantibodies form within 5-7 days | + | Following the first transfusion of blood, alloantibodies form within 5-7 days and if a second tranfusion is required 5 days later than the original transfusion compatibility tests are required. |
| − | DEA 1.1 | + | Dogs are either DEA 1.1 positive or DEA 1.2 positive or negative for both DEA 1.1 and 1.2. |
| + | DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 are the most antigenic and hence ideally a donor would be DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 negative. | ||
| − | Transfusion reactions can occur when DEA 1.1 | + | Transfusion reactions can occur when DEA 1.1 and 1.2 negative dogs recieve DEA 1.1 or 1.2 positive blood. |
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| + | [[Neonatal Isoerythrolysis|Neonatal isoerythrolysis]] can also occur in dogs. This happens when a DEA 1 negative female which has previosuly been sensitised to DEA 1 positive blood is mated to a DEA 1.1 positive male. | ||
[[Category:Transfusion Medicine]] | [[Category:Transfusion Medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 14 August 2010
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| See also: | Transfusion Medicine - Introduction Blood Collection for Transfusion Blood Groups - Cat |
The most widely used blood grouping system is the Dog Erythrocyte Antigen system (DEA)and within this system eight blood groups exist.
DEA 1 (DEA 1.1 DEA 1.2), DEA2 - DEA 7.
Often Rottweilers, Labradors and Golden retrivers have DEA 1.1 or DEA 1.2 blood types and Greyhounds and German Shepherd Dogs are frequently DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 negative. For this reason greyhounds are commonly used as donors.
Alloantibodies
Unlike cats dogs do not have natural alloantibodies against other blood groups unless a transfusion has been performed. There is no major risk for the first transfusion and consequently unlike the cat compatibility tests are not required for the dogs first transfusion. Following the first transfusion of blood, alloantibodies form within 5-7 days and if a second tranfusion is required 5 days later than the original transfusion compatibility tests are required.
Dogs are either DEA 1.1 positive or DEA 1.2 positive or negative for both DEA 1.1 and 1.2. DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 are the most antigenic and hence ideally a donor would be DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 negative.
Transfusion reactions can occur when DEA 1.1 and 1.2 negative dogs recieve DEA 1.1 or 1.2 positive blood.
Neonatal isoerythrolysis can also occur in dogs. This happens when a DEA 1 negative female which has previosuly been sensitised to DEA 1 positive blood is mated to a DEA 1.1 positive male.