Blood Product Uses in Canines

Indication	First Choice	Second Choice	Comments
Anemia	Red Cell Concentrate	Whole Blood	Red cells should be cross matched prior to transfusion
Warfarin Poisoning	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma	Small volume sizes are available for small dogs
Parvovirus Infection	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma	Choose FFP if there is severe GI bleeding
Sepsis	Cryosupernatant Plasma	Plasma
Hypoproteinemia  (Renal Disease, Malnutrition, Liver Disease)	Intravenous colloid	Plasma
DIC	Cryoprecipitate	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Anti Vitamin K intoxication	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Hemophilia A	Cryoprecipitate	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Hemophila B	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Hemophilia C  (Factor XI deficiency)	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Von Willebrand’s	Cryoprecipitate	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Factor VII deficiency	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Factor X deficiency	Plasma	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Disfibrinogenemia  Hypofibrinogenemia	Cryoprecipitate	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Prothrombin Deficiency	Cryoprecipitate	Fresh Frozen Plasma
Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia			Transfusion therapy usually gives a poor response