Effects of blood collection for transfusion on arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and PCV in cats.
BACKGROUND
Collection of 50 mL of blood (standard unit) in cats is a common procedure. There are several studies on the health status of donors, but to our knowledge there are no reports on the effects of blood collection on the feline donor.


OBJECTIVE
Collection of a standard unit of blood from cats does not significantly change arterial blood pressure (BP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), systolic arterial pressure (SAP), diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), PCV, and heart rate (HR) in healthy blood donor cats.


METHODS
Twenty-six healthy blood donor cats (6 spayed females and 20 castrated males).


METHODS
An oscillometric method was used to measure MAP, SAP, DAP, and to quantify HR before and after blood collection; PCV was obtained before and immediately after blood collection.


RESULTS
Despite a significant decrease (P < .05) in all variables (ie, BP, PCV, HR) after blood collection, no adverse events were observed.


CONCLUSIONS
The collection of a unit of blood for transfusion from healthy donor cats weighing more than 5 kg appears to be safe, but this procedure leads to a decrease in arterial BP, PCV, and HR.
Iazbik
M Cristina
MC
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. iazbik.1@osu.edu
Gómez Ochoa
Pablo
P
Westendorf
Nicole
N
Charske
Janet
J
Couto
C G
CG
D000818:Animals; D001782:Blood Donors; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000662:veterinary*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000662:veterinary; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male