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Voluntary Canine Blood Banks
Do you own a dog? If they got sick would you try and help them? If they needed blood for surgery where would you or your veterinarian get it from? If you can not answer the last question it would be worth your time to read about Canine Blood Banks.

Canine Blood Banks
There are a lot more voluntary canine blood banks because more and more people ask where the blood actually comes from when their dog requires some sort of blood product. The donors range from personal pets to fox hounds to an employee’s personal pet. The important reason for a completely donor based blood bank is that the only other source of blood for a canine is a non-volunteer blood bank where all the dogs are kept in their cages for their entire life. These dogs give blood as often as can be classified as safe. Either way there is a need for canine blood. Blood products produced can be used to treat anemia, clotting disorders, vonWillebrands disease, parvovirus, pancreatitis, and many other illnesses.

The Voluntary Canine Donation
The blood draw is performed by licensed veterinarians or vet techs. The procedure takes a very short amount of time, usually about ten to twenty minutes. For the donation to be considered humane and voluntary a potential donor needs to come in for an orientation. The orientation consists of a meeting between the Vet, Vet Tech, Donor, and Owner. During this orientation the potential donor is weighed. Then the process and benefits are explained to the owner. After everything is explained and everybody is on the same page a mock donation takes place. A quick check up is performed and lots of treats given to the donor. The donor is put into the donating position and put through all to motions of an actual donation. This includes being in a submissive position, a quarter size shaved spot on their neck (yes it grows back), and a small prick. If all goes well a small sample of blood is taken to test for any potential problems. Throughout the entire donation lots of praise, baby talk, and treats are given to the donor. If everything goes well the potential donor is accepted into the program and is scheduled for future donations about every 7 to 8 weeks.

Some Possible Benefits of Volunteer Donations.
*Treats *Frequent check ups *Free blood screens and tests *Free blood for the donor in the future if warranted *Saving up to four lives per donation *Blood typing (there are 12)

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