dogs blood donors

as anybody thought about this?

Got a freind who's Greyhound donates ... bless um

never thought about it but when iv just seen it on the telly a moment ago it gets you thinking

not till you posted, prompted a search


http://www.petbloodbankuk.org/

i would take my but they hate the vets.. you would have to put them asleep to get the blood off them

the nurse at our local vets dog is a donor, she donated blood when my father in law's staff needed one. we thought about doing this ourselves but marley is still not happy after his injections and won't stay still long enough for them to take blood.maybe when he's a bit older

I have heard about this before, but the donating dog has to be over a certain weight, it's either 20 or 25kg. See link it is 25kg

See link below:

http://www.petbloodbankuk.org/pet-owners/who-can-be-a-donor/

Thanks fir the link kathy going t have a look

i cant take me dogs they not updated on all vaccinations

I saw this at crufts tonight and thought what a great idea. except i have a big big problem...im needle phobic... when he went in for jabs the vets said i could wait outside but i wasnt going to let him go by himself and nearly ended up on the floor in a mess myself... freaking hate it would love to give blood myself... I am going to ask vets about this and I am going to be there for my boy if/when he gives blood... its so important for other dogs who need it. just hope the vets have a nice soft floor for me to land on lol.

we have a bloodbank in holland also, thought of taking tygo there. the only thing that worries me is that he has to be under anastethic every time, and it would be around 4 times a year. i didnt make a desision yet but that is holding me back.

I think its a great idea for the right dogs. Ty couldnt do it but i think Kaos would be great, ill have to look into it

I mentioned this on here a good few months ago I'd love to get my lot doing it but none of the vets around here are interested only in England and other places.

Tyson is on the list at our vet. Dr pete said we need to wait until he is fully grown - around two. Ty is brilliant at the vet and always has been. I have been conditioning him with fun visits since the day I got him. He actually gets excited when we go in, tail wagging and greeting everyone.

It must make the vets job so much easier when the dog is relaxed when it goes in there.