Transfusion Medicine

Question 1

What is the most common cat blood type? And what alloantibodies do they have?

Answer 1

Type A
Weai anti-B antibodies

Question 2

What is the the blood type seen more often in pedigree cats? And what alloantibodies do they have?

Answer 2

Type B cats
Strong anti-A antibodies

Question 3

Type AB cats are rare. Do they have alloantibodies naturally? And which blood type is recommended to transfuse?

Answer 3

No alloantibodies. In theory can have any blood type for first transfusion, but type A is recommended

Question 4

With crossmatching:
What does rhe major cross match test for?
And the minor cross match?

Answer 4

Major - if recipient has antibodies against the donor rbc antigens
Minor - if donor has antibodies against the recipient rbc antigens