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Animal Blood Donations

  • Started 1 year ago by Kimberley
  • Latest reply from funkietoo

  1. Kimberley
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    I picked up some information on ACCESS Blood Bank today (with offices on Lake City Way and in Redmond) about dog/cat blood donations. Since I cannot donate blood myself (stupid federal regulation enacted in 1998 prevents me from donating because *gasp* I might have mad cow disease) I think this is a worthy cause and plan to make appointments to take my dog and both cats down for screenings.

    With all the animal lovers here on the blog, I thought I'd share. Here are the donor requirements for both dogs and cats: http://criticalcarevets.com/donor%20requirements.html

    Posted 1 year ago #         

  2. HunterG
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    HunterG

    Donations like this would have never occurred to me, maybe many others, thank you Kimberley for posting this!

    If I still had my sweet baby girl, I would bring her to donate.

    All the same... this deserves a super big BUMP!

    Posted 1 year ago #         

  3. Lena
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    lenamegan

    Many clinics keep clinic cats as blood donors. They are actually a very important part of the staff. It is a little harder to have a clinic dog:-) In exchange for food and board they give blood when needed (usually a couple times a year). Beverly at Lien Animal Clinic (also known as Mrs. B) is prized for her rarer type B blood.
    http://www.lienanimal.com/cats.html

    Posted 1 year ago #         

  4. funkietoo
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    One of my cats that survived Panleuk had received a blood transfusion from Flower--a Lien Animal Clinic cat. So, in an emergency situation, he donated blood to another kitty that was in serious condition as a thank you to Flower!

    Posted 1 year ago #         

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