# Cat blood donations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 21, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269 "2016-10-21T19:23:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mdcatdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mdcatdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdcatdad)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269/1 "2016-10-21T19:23:29Z")

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A cat I owned in 2004 needed a blood transfusion due to an ulcer which developed as a side effect of medication. The VCA speciality hospital kept a “donor cat” on the premises for that purpose and my cat quickly recovered his vitality a day after the transfusion. The three blood types were explained to me at the time (Junior was a domestic shorthair).

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269/2 "2016-10-21T19:37:32Z")

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What column is this tied to?

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269/3 "2016-10-21T19:38:57Z")

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The article in question seems to be [“Where do they get the blood for animal blood transfusions?”](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1820/where-do-they-get-the-blood-for-animal-blood-transfusions)

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269/4 "2016-10-21T19:44:25Z")

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Very interesting article, especially the part about horses having over 15 different blood types.

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**Author:** ![akambe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@akambe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akambe)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-blood-donations/769269/5 "2016-10-24T15:08:10Z")

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This article had the best closing line ever.