Lucky-Dog Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hello one and all, A couple of weeks before Christmas, " She who must be obeyed " took Digger and Honey to our vets for their arthritis shots ( contrfin or whatever it's called ). Anyway she sees a sign for volantary blood donation for dogs and adds Luckys name as he fits all requirements. So we get a call on the 27th December about 19:00hrs from local Emergency Vet if Lucky is available to donate blood as they had a Terrier type dog that was not responding to medication and need a blood transfusion for clotting purposes. We said yes and took him up there. We arrive and fill out some paper work and then reluctantly leave him for a couple of hours. " She who must be obeyed " picks him up as I had to work the next day and wakes me upon returning home that Lucky was a superstar. So well behaved and the receiving dog responded well to transfusion. She called the next day and the dog was recovering well and expected to make a full recovery. So our Luck is a true Lifesaver. They said to keep him quiet for a few days but he was the same loveable dog the next morning and didn't miss a beat. Has anyones else or their dogs donated blood ???? :) :) :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnauzerMax Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 No, but Max owes his life to a plasma transfusion when he was critically ill with HGE. We are forever grateful for that donation. I would like to "pay it forward" but Max is teenie-weenie and even Remy is not big enough to donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) No. I had one of my dogs on standby once. She wasn't needed but I would always help out if needed. Job well done Lucky! Edited January 1, 2016 by Rebanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Oh that's fantastic! What a great thing to do. I will look into it to see if any of mine could help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdf Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 My greyhounds used to donate.They've passed away and my current dogs are too small to donate now. They always got spoiled after donating, I figured they deserved it after saving a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirra Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Well done Lucky and 'she who must be obeyed'! Do all dogs have the same blood type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 One of my greys, Jelly, has donated several times for emergencies at a couple of different clinics. The procedure itself doesn't seem to bother her and she usually scores herself a treat of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Best Dogs! Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 We don't meet all the criteria, or we would. Alas, the unknown first 6 months of life in a different state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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