Blood Shared. . . Means Lives Spared

Like humans, animals that suffer from trauma, anemia or bleeding disorders, can also require life-saving transfusions. Because we see so many patients in need of transfusions, the Animal Emergency created a blood donor program to help meet it's blood bank needs, as well as serve area veterinarians in need of blood donations.

We are ALWAYS looking for donors. However, to ensure all blood products used are of the optimum quality, we have developed certain criteria for evaluating the health status of potential donors.

Here is a summary of our requirements for entry into the program.

Dogs

• Age: one to six years
• Weight: 45 pounds or greater
• Your dog must be current of rabies and distemper/parvovirus vaccinations
• Heartworm status must be negative and your dog must be on preventative medication
• Your dog must not have any ongoing health problems or be on medications
• There must be no previous history of transfusion therapy
• Your dog should have a pleasant disposition

Cats

• Age: one to seven years
• Weight eight to 15 pounds
• You cat must be current on rabies and upper respiratory vaccinations
• Your cat must be FeLV/FIV/FIP negative
• Your cat must not have any ongoing health problems or be on medications
• There must be no previous history of transfusion therapy
• Your cat should have a pleasant disposition
• Ideally, your cat should be an indoor pet

If you are interested in having your pet become a donor, please contact our office for more details and scheduling your dogs first visit where we will qualify your pet for the program.

Click here to download our Blood Donor Application

Your pet's generosity could save a life.