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Special thanks to Amy Lane of Fox Creek Farm, www.goldendoodles.net for her efforts on raising
awareness for the need for Canine Blood Banks.
Currently most blood used by Veterinarians is harvested from a confined colony of canine donors
- dogs who reside in a housing facility and donate blood every month. The goal of Canine Blood
banks is to provide "humane blood" collected from pet donors. There are blood bank
locations in Australia, Canada and the U.S.
Most blood banks require that each dog donates blood 5 to 7 times over a 12 month period. If
your dog becomes a donor, most are eligible for the following benefits (may vary slightly at each
centre):
• Blood Typing
• Blood chemistry profile and complete blood count yearly
• Tests for Ehrlichia and Heartworm every 6 months
• Brucella test
• Von Willebrand's test
• Tests for Hemobartonella, Babesia, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever yearly
• Physical examination every time your dog donates
• For each unit of blood donated, a donor in good standing will receive a free unit of red
blood cells or plasma should injury or disease ever warrant its use.
Requirements of donors (may vary slightly):
A healthy canine weighing 35 lbs. or more and between the ages of 9 months and 7 1/2 years.
He/she must be able to donate 5-7 times a year. Dogs can safely donate every 3 weeks.
Donors must be maintained on heartworm preventative during mosquito season.
Donors must be up to date with their regular veterinarian's health and vaccination schedule.
Some medications may prevent your dog from donating.
Here is a list of Canine Blood Banks we have found. If you find any others, please get back to
blue@goldendoodles.com
AUSTRALIA
Victoria - University of Melbourne, Werribee http://www.ozpets.com.au/services/articles/SE10002.shtmlCANADA
Alberta - Edmonton http://www.rrc.mb.ca/abb/donors.htm Manitoba - Winnipeg http://www.rrc.mb.ca/abb/donors.htm Ontario -- Kingston http://www.animalbloodbank.ca/USA
California - Irvine http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=1466&ptitle=It%E2%80%99s+About+Pets&titletype=pets&title California - Vacaville http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=1466&ptitle=It%E2%80%99s+About+Pets&titletype=pets&title Colorado - Wheat Ridge http://www.wrah.com/Services/rocky_mountain_blood_bank.htm Florida - http://www.floridaveterinaryspecialists.com/pdf/br19.pdf Tampa, Brandon and Clearwater, Florida Iowa - www.aecdsm.com/blood_bank.htm Central Iowa Maryland - Belair, Bowie, Cambridge, College Park, Columbia, Frederick, Funkstown, Jefferson, Monkton, Prince Frederick, Sandy Spring, Severn, Severna Park, Timonium, Westminster http://www.evbb.com/index1.html" http://www.evbb.com/index1.html Ohio State University - http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/docs/bloodbank/index.html Pennsylvania - Philadelphia http://w3.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/penngen/services/transfusionlab/pabb.html Tennessee - Knoxville http://www.vet.utk.edu/bloodbank/ Texas - central http://www.petshelpingpets.com/donorinfo.htm Virginia - Arlington, Centreville, Fairfax, Great Falls, Herndon, Leesburg, Sterling http://www.evbb.com/index1.html West Virginia - Charles Town http://www.evbb.com/index1.html" http://www.evbb.com/index1.html Wisconsin - Madison http://www.emergencyclinicforanimals.com/volunteer_blood_donor_program.htm Your Dood can make a difference!Canine Blood Banks
The information contained on this site is in no way intended to replace that of proper veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment.
It is meant to provide resource, so that we can better understand canine health related issues.
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The information contained on this site is in no way intended to
replace that of proper veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment.
It is meant to provide resource, so that we can better understand
canine health related issues.
Canine Blood Testing
Special thanks to Amy Lane of Fox Creek Farm,
www.goldendoodles.net for her efforts on raising awareness for the
need for Canine Blood Banks.
Currently most blood used by Veterinarians is harvested from a
confined colony of canine donors - dogs who reside in a housing
facility and donate blood every month. The goal of Canine Blood
banks is to provide "humane blood" collected from pet donors.
There are blood bank locations in Australia, Canada and the U.S.
Most blood banks require that each dog donates blood 5 to 7 times
over a 12 month period. If your dog becomes a donor, most are
eligible for the following benefits (may vary slightly at each centre):
• Blood Typing
• Blood chemistry profile and complete blood count yearly
• Tests for Ehrlichia and Heartworm every 6 months
• Brucella test
• Von Willebrand's test
• Tests for Hemobartonella, Babesia, and Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever yearly
• Physical examination every time your dog donates
• For each unit of blood donated, a donor in good standing will
receive a free unit of red blood cells or plasma should injury or
disease ever warrant its use.
Requirements of donors (may vary slightly):
A healthy canine weighing 35 lbs. or more and between the ages of 9
months and 7 1/2 years.
He/she must be able to donate 5-7 times a year. Dogs can safely
donate every 3 weeks.
Donors must be maintained on heartworm preventative during
mosquito season.
Donors must be up to date with their regular veterinarian's health
and vaccination schedule.
Some medications may prevent your dog from donating.
Here is a list of Canine Blood Banks we have found. If you find any
others, please get back to blue@goldendoodles.com
AUSTRALIA
Victoria - University of Melbourne, Werribee http://www.ozpets.com.au/services/articles/SE10002.shtmlCANADA
Alberta - Edmonton http://www.rrc.mb.ca/abb/donors.htm Manitoba - Winnipeg http://www.rrc.mb.ca/abb/donors.htm Ontario -- Kingston http://www.animalbloodbank.ca/USA
California - Irvine http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=1466&ptitle=It%E2%80%99s+About +Pets&titletype=pets&title California - Vacaville http://www.cvma.net/doc.asp?ID=1466&ptitle=It%E2%80%99s+About +Pets&titletype=pets&title Colorado - Wheat Ridge http://www.wrah.com/Services/rocky_mountain_blood_bank.htm Florida - http://www.floridaveterinaryspecialists.com/pdf/br19.pdf Tampa, Brandon and Clearwater, Florida Iowa - www.aecdsm.com/blood_bank.htm Central Iowa Maryland - Belair, Bowie, Cambridge, College Park, Columbia, Frederick, Funkstown, Jefferson, Monkton, Prince Frederick, Sandy Spring, Severn, Severna Park, Timonium, Westminster http://www.evbb.com/index1.html" http://www.evbb.com/index1.html Ohio State University - http://www.vet.ohio- state.edu/docs/bloodbank/index.html Pennsylvania - Philadelphia http://w3.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/penngen/services/tra nsfusionlab/pabb.html Tennessee - Knoxville http://www.vet.utk.edu/bloodbank/ Texas - central http://www.petshelpingpets.com/donorinfo.htm Virginia - Arlington, Centreville, Fairfax, Great Falls, Herndon, Leesburg, Sterling http://www.evbb.com/index1.html West Virginia - Charles Town http://www.evbb.com/index1.html" http://www.evbb.com/index1.html Wisconsin - Madison http://www.emergencyclinicforanimals.com/volunteer_blood_donor_ program.htm Your Dood can make a difference!
