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Both the blood donor and recipient should always be blood typed prior to transfusion. This is especially important in cats due to the occurence of alloantibodies.  

Both the blood donor and recipient should always be blood typed prior to transfusion. This is especially important in cats due to the occurence of alloantibodies.  

If type B cats are administered type A blood then this can result in a transfusion reaction. This occurs as type B cats have high titres of anti-A antibodies.

 

Group B have high titres of anti-A antibodies and giving Group B cats type A blood then this can result in a transfusion reaction.  

 

 

[[Category:Transfusion Medicine]]

[[Category:Transfusion Medicine]]