Lily Parkinson, Henrike Kuder, Alexandra Kehl, Amie Koenig, Jennifer Good, Jennifer Hausmann, Urs Giger
Based upon previous clinical experience with domestic cats ( Felis catus ), the ability to assess ABC blood types and blood (in-)compatibilities of nondomestic felids, and adequately consider and plan for blood transfusions, may be important. Although nondomestic felids appear to have an ABC blood group system similar to domestic cats, typing with point-of-care kits and by CMAH genotyping for domestic cats have not been reported. In this study, 162 blood samples from 18 different nondomestic felid species (cheetah [ Acinonyx jubatus , n = 42], lion [ Panthera leo , n = 33], tiger [ Panthera tigris , n = 23], Canada lynx [ Lynx canadensis , n = 11], snow leopard [ Uncia uncia , n = 10], puma [ Puma concolor , n = 7], clouded leopard [ Neofelis nebulosa , n = 6], serval [ Leptailurus serval , n = 5], jaguar [ Panthera onca , n = 5], fishing cat [ Prionailurus viverrinus , n = 4], Pallas cat [ Felis manul , n = 3], bobcat [ Lynx rufus , n = 3], ocelot [ Leopardus pardalis , n = 3], black footed cat [ Felis nigripes , n = 2], leopard [ Panthera pardus , n = 2], African wildcat [ Felis lybica , n = 1], caracal [ Caracal caracal , n = 1], and sand cat [ Felis margarita , n = 1]) were ABC blood typed by laboratory and point-of-care tests, genotyped for four known CMAH variants for type B and type C ( AB ) phenotypes, and crossmatched with one another and domestic type A cats...
March 2024: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine: Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians