Nora Romero-Fernandez

Vets Now Emergency and Specialty Hospital Glasgow, 123-145 North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DA, UK

Figure 1. Red blood cells coated with antibodies and complement can a) undergo direct intravascular lysis or b) be uptaken by mononuclear phagocytic system macrophages.

Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia, part 1: pathophysiology and diagnosis

Normally, canine red blood cells have a life span of 100–120 days (McCullough, 2003) while feline red blood cells remain in circulation for approximately 72 days (Eibert and Lewis, 1997). Once...