Your pet can save lives

Blood transfusions can be critical, life-saving procedures. Blood loss from trauma or toxins (e.g., anticoagulant rodent poisons) or destruction of a patient’s red blood cells by immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), toxins, or pathogens can quickly lead to severe anemia and possibly death, which can be prevented by administering blood transfusions.

We treat many critically ill animals at our clinic and the availability of blood often means the difference between life and death, therefore we are always looking for cat and dog blood donors to help save the lives of other animals.

Benefits of being a blood donor

• Satisfaction because you are helping to save the lives of dogs and cats who will be very grateful
• Free annual testing against the following infectious diseases
o Dog: Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis, Leishmania ssp. and Anaplasma
o Cat: FIV, FeLV and Mycoplasma
• Free annual chemical blood profile: total protein, creatinine, ALT, ALP and glucose
• Free annual complete blood count and blood smear examination
• Free typing of the blood group
• General clinical examination before each donation
• Free food bag for every donation

Tasks of a blood donor

• Willingness to donate blood every three months and occasionally in case of any emergencies
• Inform us about any change in the health condition of your pet
• Provide a healthy diet and a clean and well-maintained environment for your pet
• Deworming against endoparasites
• Ectoparasite prophylaxis
• Allow annual blood tests on your pet

Our team not only cares about the animal that is to receive blood, but for us the health and well-being of the animal donating blood is of utmost importance. Therefore, we only accept blood donors who meet certain criteria.

The requirements are:

Which criteria must be met:

• Clinically healthy
• 1 to 8 years old
• Weight > 20 Kg
• Normal body condition
• Good temper
• Regularly vaccinated and dewormed
• Regular ectoparasite prophylaxis
• Not originating from abroad and without trips abroad
• No permanent medication
• No history of transfusions of blood products
• No history of pregnancy
• Not in heat

Which criteria must be met:

• Clinically healthy
• 1 to 8 years old
• Weight > 4,5 Kg
• Normal body condition
• Affable temper
• Regularly vaccinated and dewormed
• Regular ectoparasite prophylaxis
• Not originating from abroad and without trips abroad
• No permanent medication
• Without recent additions of other cats to the home
• No history of transfusions of blood products
• There should be at least two months between donations

If your pet meets the above criteria and you would like to have it donate blood, you can register on our website. Our team will contact you to complete your registration and if your pet is selected, your pet will need to come in for a blood test before it can donate.