Feline blood transfusions

This article provides an overview of feline transfusion medicine. This includes same donation and administration, as well as a brief discussion of transfusion reactions and alternatives to transfusions. This is an area of rapid development and readers are made aware of the legislation and guided to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for recent updates. Tables are used to provide quick references to blood types, transfusion reactions and monitoring sheets. As this is a complex subject, readers are directed to other material where appropriate.