Greyhounds As Blood Donors

The greyhound is what is known as a universal bloodis a Florida dog and I hear this is pretty common in
donor. Their blood can be donated to any other dogFlorida. Because it is a blood born disease, she is not
without having to type the blood. At Ohio Stateeligible to donate.
University (OSU) Vet Hospital they have a programThey usually can donate blood until they are about 7
where your dog can donate blood to the hospital toyears of age. I believe that there are several
help save lives of other dogs. The blood is not onlyuniversities across the country that have similar
used at OSU but is also sent across the country toprograms as OSU. These are wonderful programs
other blood banks and vet hospitals that are in needbecause your dog is helping to save other dogs lives
of blood. The dogs typically donate blood once everyand also the benefits you receive for them donating
2 to 3 months. In return for donating, you receiveare wonderful. It only takes about 15 minutes to
free food, heart worm medicine, flea and tickdonate blood. My dogs are very excited when they
medicines, and free vaccines. Your dog must qualityarrive at the hospital to donate. They love the
for the program by giving a sample of blood to makeperson who is in charge of the program. After they
sure they are free of disease in order to donate.donate blood, they get a can of wet food, which
Both of my dogs, Bruno and Caddy, were bloodthey normally do not get at home, so it is such a
donors at OSU. Bruno still donates. Caddy,treat for them and they get to lay around in her
unfortunately passed away last November. Weoffice on big dog beds. The students at the school
recently adopted a new dog, Maggie. We tested hercome by and pet the dogs all day long and just love
to be a blood donor, but she has Eurhlichia, a tickon them. They are very spoiled when they go to
born disease, that she obtained from the track. Shedonate.