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Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

1762.0. "Blood Transfusions" by SUBURB::HARWOODJ (A sunken souffl� is a risen omelette) Mon Jun 28 1993 05:58

    Folks,
    
    This weekend one of the mares belonging to the owner of our livery 
    yard had an emergency blood transfusion.
    No blood typing or testing took place, yet the mare had 6 pints from
    an unrelated donor and lived. 
    
    All that I have managed to find out is that this transfusion is a
    once off- and can't be repeated.  I assume because of any reaction
    her natural immune system will have had to 'foreign' blood.
    
    Does any one know any more about blood tranfusions in horses ?
    Are there 'blood banks' ?
    
    I must admit to not being able to remember how much blood there is in a
    horses system.  Was 6 pints a lot to remove from the donor ?
    
    My books aren't too helpful on this subject, maybe someone out there
    can provide some fodder for my enquiring mind.
    
    Judy
    
    P.S.  If the moderators feel that this should be in another topic
    then please feel free to move it.

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1762.1	10 gallons	CSCMA::SMITH		`Mon Jun 28 1993 13:50`	4
	In a 1000 lb. horse there is about 10 gallons or 35,000 cc (35cc/lb. body weight) Extracted without permission from 'Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook'.