1Assistant Professor
2Incharge, Department of Veterinary Medicine
3Assistant Professor, Dept of Veterinary Medicine
4Professor and Head
Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan, Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura-281001 (Uttar Pradesh)
*Corresponding author: E-mail: spurohit2000@gmail.com
Online published on 31 August, 2012.
Blood transfusions in canine have become increasingly common and are an integral part of lifesaving and advanced treatment of the critically ill patients. Total blood volume in dogs is approximately 90 ml/kg body weight. The dogs have at least thirteen different blood groups but there are currently eight internationally serologically recognized blood group antigens labeled as DEA 1 to 8. Although transfusions are beneficial but they are also associated with adverse events that can be themselves life threatening.
Blood, Canine, Transfusion
