A Survey of Feline Ab Group Blood Types in Israel (2007 to 2009)

作者：Merbl Y; Hason A; Sethon E D; Aroch I^*

来源：Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2011, 66(2): 21-28.

• transfusion medicine
• blood typing
• blood groups
• blood donors
• cross matching
• cat

The feline AB blood group system is the predominant feline blood group system. Feline blood typing is clinically important for prevention of neonatal isoerythrolysis and acute hemolytic transfusion reactions. The distribution of feline blood types varies significantly in different districts and between different cat breeds and is unknown in Israel. This retrospective study was designed to determine the prevalence of feline AB blood group types in cats presented to the Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and to the Israeli Animal Blood Bank. The study included 242 cats consisting of 100 ill-cat recipients of blood components and 142 blood donors. The frequency of blood types A, B and AB in the present study was 72.7%, 14.5% and 12.8%, respectively. The frequency of blood type AB is higher than previously published studies. This is especially surprising since most cats in this survey were of mixed breed. This study is the first survey of feline blood types in Israeli cats. The findings warrant a wider survey that will better represent the Israeli cat population, using several typing methods. Nevertheless the present results have important implications in regards to feline transfusion medicine in Israel. Cross matching of donor and recipient blood is imperative because of the high chances of incompatibility.

• 出版日期2011-6