Table 3.

Results of major cross-match tests at the three temperatures of incubation according to feline blood type and dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA) classification of canine blood

Cat BT	Dog BT	4°C		RT		37°C
		P	N	P	N	P	N
A	DEA 1 strong +	29 (90.6)	3	27 (84.4)	5	31 (86.1)	5
B	DEA 1 strong +	6 (100)	0	4 (80)	1	2 (33.3)	4
AB	DEA 1 strong +	6 (100)	0	6 (100)	0	5 (83.3)	1
A	DEA 1 weak +	17 (77.3)	5	18 (81.8)	4	18 (75)	6
B	DEA 1 weak +	2 (100)	0	2 (100)	0	2 (100)	0
AB	DEA 1 weak +	4 (80)	1	5 (100)	0	4 (80)	1
A	DEA 1 negative	20 (80)	5	21 (84)	4	18 (72)	7
B	DEA 1 negative	4 (100)	0	2 (50)	2	1 (25)	3
AB	DEA 1 negative	3 (100)	0	1 (33.3)	2	1 (33.3)	2

Data are n (%)

BT = blood type; RT = room temperature; P = positive haemolysis and/or agglutination; N = negative haemolysis and agglutination; (+) = positive