Methemoglobinemia in Cats
 
The purpose of hemoglobin in the blood is to carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. Methemoglobin is the result of iron oxygenation, and while it is a form of hemoglobin, it does not carry oxygen.
 
Under normal conditions, methemoglobin is converted back to hemoglobin, and a balance is maintained. But when there is too much methemoglobin in the blood, inadequate oxygenation of the cat’s bodily tissues results. A visible sign of methemoglobinemia is when the blood becomes brownish in color, instead of the normal oxygenated rich r ...read more