Animal blood bank

Your pet can save more than one life!

For what?

Why do we need a blood bank?

Severely ill animals often require blood transfusions.

severe trauma,
wounds,
bleeding,
C-section,
severe oncological and orthopedic surgeries,
patients hospitalized to intensive care unit.

All of them requires blood transfusion!

Very often, time goes by minutes and the owners just do not have time to find a donor, transport him to the clinic and help their pet in time. Lots of patients could have been saved by intensivists if the bank had the suitable blood.

Increase the animals' chances of survival by joining the blood donation program!

A cat with one donation of blood can save two cats

Dogs with one donation can save - as many as six!

Benefits

What do you get by providing donors?

For owners:

financial reward

For dogs:

testing for microfilaremia and babesiosis

For cats:

free test for feline leukemia and immunodeficiency viruses

Qualified clinical examination by a specialist before taking blood from your pet

For all donors:

main blood parameters (red blood, leukocytes, kidney markers)

Blood group testing

Safety

Is there any risk of infection to the recipient from the donor?

In veterinary medicine, direct transfusion from the donor to the patient is not practiced. The blood is first collected in special containers, which are transferred further to the blood bank.

If a recipient needs a blood transfusion, the blood from the blood bank is transported to the patient. Therefore, there can be no infection from the recipient to the donor.

Procedure

How does blood donation occur?

Blood sampling in dogs is carried out from the jugular vein or veins of the extremities. The duration of the procedure is 15-20 minutes. If the dog's temperament is calm, sedation is usually not required.

Blood sampling in cats is carried out from the jugular vein in the neck, less often from the femoral vein. This procedure also takes 15-20 minutes. Blood sampling from cats is most often done under sedation to minimize stress.

Safety

Is sedation dangerous for the donor?

Before blood sampling, doctors conduct a clinical examination. For breeds of cats at risk for heart disease, a screening echo of the heart is performed.

Blood sampling is carried out under the control of a veterinary anesthesiologist, which minimizes the risks of sedation. Doctors monitor the patient's exit from sedation.

Restrictions

If you are limited in time

If the owner is limited in time, it is possible to leave the pet at our day hospital until the evening.

Interval

How often can blood be donated?

With good nutrition and proper care, it is permissible to donate blood every 4-6 weeks without harm to the pet's health.

Contraindications

Are there any contraindications to become a donor?

You can not take blood from a donor if:

ДThe donor is sick or taking medication;

The donor did not have time to recover after the last blood draw (determined by blood tests);

Less than a month has passed since the last vaccination or until the next vaccination;

It is planned to conduct intense physical activity for the donor in the near future;

Mating is planned for the next month, the animal is already pregnant or less than 2 months have passed since the day of birth.

Criteria

Who is the ideal donor?

	Cats	Dogs
Age	from 2 to 8 years
Weight	from 4 kg	from 20 kg
Vaccination	mandatory
Contact with animals that have access to the street	missing	available
Health condition	clinically healthy
Neutering	welcome

How to know the details?

To clarify the information, contact our registrars or call the clinic's phones and leave your contact details. An employee of the blood bank will contact you within a few days.