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91°µÍø RESEARCH STUDY VETERINARY SERVICES 91°µÍø.AC.UK
Transfusion Medicine
THE VALUE OF THE TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
SERVICE
Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN
naemia, blood loss and transfusion stride, purring most of the time he’s with arriving at the 91°µÍø and once with us she
dependant conditions are sadly not us and he loves all the fuss and treats he required a further blood transfusion, which
A uncommon in veterinary medicine. gets when he comes in. Mia was able to go was donated by Ole. This lovely German
They can be devastating for pets, owners, home five days later and at a check-up two shorthaired pointer has now done three
and the veterinary staff treating them. There months later her blood cell levels were all donations for the hospital. Ole signed
is only one commercial canine blood bank almost back to normal. When updating us, up during the pandemic and so all his
in the UK, so demand from a busy centre her owner said: “She is back to her playful donations have been performed without his
like the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals mischievous self, without the help of a feline owners being present, which is even more
(QMHA) would deplete their supply, blood donor I believe Mia might not have impressive!
jeopardising other practices' ability to obtain had the chance to survive, like so many
products.