Use of intravenous fluid therapy post-feline blood donation
Most common reported changes were bruising at the venepuncture site and mild lethargy
There is currently no consensus regarding the use of intravenous fluid therapy in feline patients post-blood donation in veterinary medicine. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether blood donation can be performed safely without post-donation intravenous fluid therapy. The secondary aim was to report owner-noted post-donation changes.
The study aimed to enrol 100 conscious feline blood donations by client-owned cats performed at a veterinary teaching hospital. Donors were randomised to either receive intravenous compound sodium lactate (twice the volume of blood donated over 2 hours) immediately after blood donation, or to receive no post-blood donation intravenous fluid therapy. ...
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