Vets desperately trying to save cats caught up in the food ‘poisoning’ scandal were forced to resort to dogs’ blood as demand for transfusions soared. Rosie Thomson's, 29, cat Oreo, four, fell ill in March and was diagnosed with pancytopenia first week of April. There is no national storage centre for cat blood because transfusions are rarely needed. Rosie and George Thomson’s cat Oreo fell ill on March 28 and was diagnosed with pancytopenia within a week. Mrs Thomson said: ‘They gave him two blood transfusions but there was no improvement.

Source: Daily Mail August 06, 2021 21:11 UTC