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Your Dog Could Save A Life! |
Watch how Riley makes a donation! |
Why is it important to donate?Healthy donors are needed to give blood for the many pets who need it. A single donation can be used to save up to 4 lives, because the blood can be separated into two components, red blood cells and plasma. The components are given to patients suffering from anemia, injury or disease. |
How long will it take?The blood collection process, an almost completely painless procedure, will take about 10-20 minutes. Your pet will not be sedated and only a small percentage of his or her blood will be donated. |
How often can my pet donate?Animals could donate blood without any problems as often as every 3 weeks. You will only be asked to come in every 2 months. Immediately after donations, the body starts to replace the blood that was given. |
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BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE EVBB TO DONORS IN GOOD STANDING:
- Physical examination before each donation
- Blood Typing
- Blood Chemistry Profile and Complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Heartworm test
- Ehrlichia, Hemobartonella, and Babesia testing (diseases spread by ticks)
- Brucella testing (once for neutered dogs and yearly testing for intact dogs)
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- For each unit of blood donated, a donor is eligible to receive one unit of blood or plasma should illness or injury ever warrant its use.
- EVBB tag which identifies the dog as a blood donor, and can be traced through the EVBB if the owner cannot otherwise be located
- EVBB bandanna identifying the donor as a life saver
- Various free pet health and nutrition giveaways
- And plenty of dog treats before and after each donation, thanks to...
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"Bear" enjoys his reward for donating. |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING A BLOOD DONOR:
- A healthy canine weighing 35 pounds or more and between the ages of 9 months and 7 ½ years. (A dog may remain in the program until they reach the age of 8 ½ years. Therefore, a dog must be no older than 7 ½ years to make the required one year commitment.) Blood donors must have no history of serious diseases, and cannot be on medication.
- A commitment to donate five to seven times over the course of one year. (Dogs can safely donate as often as every three weeks.)
- Donors must be brought to our facility or to a blood drive location. If you are not in our area, please contact us; we may be able to direct you to a nearby donation site.
- Dogs must be maintained on heartworm preventive and must be current with their regular veterinarian's preventive health and vaccination schedule.
- Please note that some medications may exclude your dog from the blood donor program. Please contact us for details prior to scheduling an appointment
- Please note that we cannot function as a hospital should your pet become ill in any way.
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