2022/04/10, 07:52 - Amanda Lee Salb: We have a 4 week old zebra foal with a PCV of ~10%. We treated primary, but we were thinking a blood transfusion would help and could take from the mom. Is a one time transfusion ok in zebra (as in horses)? 2022/04/10, 08:55 - Annie Mears : I don't know much about zebra transfusions, but in horses we don't take transfusions from the mother but from a male. As mothers create antibodies against the blood groups of their foals and the more foals they have had the more likely they are to have antibodies against the foals blood. Therefore it is safest to get from a male 2022/04/10, 08:59 - Amanda Lee Salb: There is a stallion on the property, so we can do it from him, thank you! I am bringing in a domestic vet to help with the blood transfusion, as I don't have a lot of experience doing them. 2022/04/10, 09:03 - Annie Mears : I think from my knowledge of horses it would be safer to take from him. I suspect if he is wild, you will have to dart him with M99 and medetomidine and then be prepared to administer the reversals to the foal also. We take from the jugular and there are obviously the equations you can use to work out how much the foal needs to raise its PCV, however you can probably take 2 litres from the stallion with no issue to the foal. And hopefully that would do the trick if you have addressed the primary reason the foal is anaemic in the first place. Run the blood through a blood administration line with a filter into the foal over 2-6 hours. 2022/04/10, 09:12 - Amanda Lee Salb: Thank you for this! We had the kit and the plan for 1.5 -2 L. Both animals are wild so we are going to have to keep the foal sedated during the transfusion. 2022/04/10, 09:13 -Annie Mears : Sounds like you have got it all sorted, good luck! 2022/04/10, 09:14 - Amanda Lee Salb: Thank you for your help!
