| assessment of feline blood for transfusion purposes in the dublin area of ireland. | the prevalence of a, b and ab blood types and of feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) and feline leukaemia virus (felv) infection was determined in cats in ireland, in order to determine risk factors for blood taken for transfusion purposes. edta blood samples were available from 137 non-pedigree cats and 39 pedigree cats (91 females and 85 males, aged four months to 15.0 years) in the dublin area of ireland. of the 176 edta blood samples obtained, 112 (from 92 healthy cats and 20 sick cats) were ... | 2011 | 21498236 |