In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we explore whether intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is truly necessary after feline donation by reviewing the prospective study, "Intravenous fluid therapy compared to no treatment following blood donation in cats: a randomized controlled trial.' Many of us were taught (or have routinely seen) the protocol of administering IV fluids to cats post-donation to help replace the lost blood volume. However, this practice isn't common in human or canine blood donation protocols. So are IV fluids really needed after feline blood donation? Tune in to find out!