And you thought cats and dogs weren’t compatible!
When 18-month-old Buttercup, a cute little kitty from the Florida Keys, was facing the last of his nine lives, he was snatched from the claws of death by a life-saving transfusion – from a dog!
When the feline collapsed recently, he was rushed to Marathon Veterinary Hospital, where doctors determined his red blood cell count – or packed cell volume – was nearing life-ending low levels.
The hospital’s Dr. Sean Perry decided the cat needed a transfusion … stat!
Unfortunately, there was no compatible cat blood in the cooler, and it would take 24 to 48 hours to get more, so the vet sniffed out a daringly different solution.
The hospital had a full stock of blood available, ironically, from a pack of greyhounds.