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| Silva, T.D.P.; Dreyer, M.O.; Back, F.P.; Lacerda, L.A.; Damasceno, A.D.; Ara£jo, L.B.M.; de Sant'Ana, F.J.F.; Fioravanti, M.C.S. | |
| AB blood group system in neotropical felids and compatibility with domestic cats | |
| 2017 Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterin ria e Zootecnia (69): 889-895 | |
The blood group system recognized for cats is AB. Antibodies against other blood types occur naturally in cats, which makes the compatibility tests and blood typing important for preventing transfusion reactions. Wild felids need blood transfusions in cases of diseases and when run over on highways. The aim of this study was to perform blood typing of eight jaguarundies (_Puma yagouaroundi_), eight ocelots (_Leopardus pardalis_), seven Pampas cats _(Leopardus colocolo_), seven domestic cats (_Felis catus_) of Persian breed and eight non-pedigree domestic cats _(Felis catus_), and test compatibility among the different species with the same blood types, to evaluate the possibility of performing interspecific blood transfusions. We conducted the study from August to December. We used haemagglutination in test tubes for typing. The occurrence of blood type A was 100% among ocelots, Pampas cats and domestic cats of Persian breed, while non-pedigree domestic cats showed 85.72%. The occurrence of type B was 100% for jaguarundis and 14.28% for non-pedigree domestic cats. Regarding blood compatibility tests, 87.5% (n= 4) of the ocelots were incompatible with domestic cats; 100% (n=6) of the Pampas cats were compatible with domestic cats, while 100% (n=4) of the jaguarundis were incompatible with type B domestic cats. |
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