Identifying a dog’s blood type is crucial for safe blood transfusions, as incompatible blood can cause severe reactions or even death. It also helps in emergency treatments and surgeries, ensuring the right blood products are used.
In case of emergencies, blood matching is very important to ensure the safety of dogs during blood transfusions.
Blood typing and cross matching are critical in veterinary medicine for both cats and dogs.
According to the research, the prevalence of DEA 1 in the canine population is about 60%, thus determination of blood type DEA 1 is very important in veterinary practice for dogs.
