Table 3.

Estimated blood volumes expected to reproduce results based on average hemoglobin concentrations

Dose (mg/kg HGB)	Median (range) volume of canine blood (ml) (HGB 13.1)	Median (range) estimated volume of feline blood (ml) (HGB 5)	Median (range) estimated volume of feline blood (ml) (HGB 10)	Median (range) estimated volume of feline blood (ml) (HGB 15)
1.5	0.06 (0.05–0.08)	0.17 (0.14–0.20)	0.08 (0.07–0.10)	0.06 (0.05–0.07)
3	0.12 (0.10–0.15)	0.33 (0.28–0.41)	0.17 (0.14–0.20)	0.11 (0.10–0.14)
15	0.63 (0.52–0.77)	1.65 (1.38–2.04)	0.83 (0.69–1.02)	0.55 (0.46–0.68)
30	1.26 (1.04–1.54)	3.30 (2.76–4.08)	1.65 (1.38–2.04)	1.10 (0.92–1.36)
45	1.89 (1.56–2.31)	4.95 (4.14–6.12)	2.48 (2.07–3.06)	1.65 (1.38–2.04)

HGB = hemoglobin