What affects us affects cats
In the UK, the law relating to cat blood donations changed in March 2023. It means that blood banks for cats are allowed and a Portuguese group, Banco de Sangue Animals is taking advantage of this change in the law in setting up a blood bank in the UK. They already have blood banks …
The story is that a New Brunswick domestic cat saved the life of a sick, young bobcat by donating their blood. It throws up some interesting thoughts about blood transfusions to cats and animal rights which I touch upon. It is also a very positive story. Blood transfusions between cats is carried out from …
The transfusion of blood from another species to another (called xenotransfusion), in this case, canine blood to a cat has been performed and it is still performed nowadays in some countries. It was performed recently in the UK when a friendly, female domestic shorthair cat, Princess, very suddenly became lethargic and withdrawn at home. …
