Year: 2025 | Month: February | Volume 15 | Issue 1
Therapeutic Efficacy of Whole Blood Therapy in Anaemic Dogs: A Detailed Study
Tarun Kumar
Sunil Punia
Ankit Kumar
Vivek Attri
Shivika Gupta
Maneesh Sharma
Divya Agnihotri and Neelesh Sindhu
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.01.2025.3
Abstract:
Blood transfusion has been used as an emergency and life-saving step, since many years in human as well as animals medicine.
The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of whole blood transfusion in treatment of anaemic dogs. A total
of ten anaemic dogs were given whole blood transfusion as part of therapy. Four dogs were suffering from hemolytic anaemia,
three were suffering from severe haemorrhagic gastroenteritis and etiology was not known in three cases. Donors selected
were overall healthy, negative for haemoprotozoan parasite on blood smear examination, between the ages of 1-6 years with no
history of recent disease and are not currently on any medications. Major and minor cross matching tests were done between
donor and recipient. Amount of blood to be transfused was calculated by formula 90 ml × kg body weight (BW) × ([desired
packed cell volume (PCV) - patient PCV]/ PCV of donor blood). Rate of transfusion was 1ml/kg/hour at start for the first 30
minutes and then 3 ml/kg/hour for the rest duration of the transfusion. Transfusion was completed within 4-6 hours. There was
significant improvement in mean haemoglobin and PCV values before and after treatment. Nine dogs survived after blood
transfusion without any adverse reactions while one collapsed after 4 days of transfusion from severe clinical complications.
Highlights
- Whole blood transfusion proved to be having great therapeutic efficacy in critical care medicine.
- By carefully selecting the blood donors and testing recipients prior to transfusion, risk of adverse reactions may be minimized
- With limited investment, intensive care can be provided to anaemic patients.
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