Doggies give Blood

Doggies give blood :) this maybe an ongoing thing but it's about time they broadcast it on the tele!
Jill Macyshon reports on a growing demand for blood donor dogs.
click here (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/HTMLTemplate/!ctvVideo/CTVNews/dog_blood_donors_040821/20040821/?hub=Search&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2004/08/21/ctvvideologger3_143kbps_2004_08_21_1093141063.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2004/08/21/ctvvideologger3_45kbps_2004_08_21_1093141979.wmv&clip_start=00:06:37.83&clip_end=00:01:51.11&clip_caption=CTV%20News%3A%20Jill%20Macyshon%20on% 20the%20demand%20for%20blood%20donor%20dogs&clip_id=ctvnews.20040821.00071000-00071037) to view video.

More information can be found here (http://www.nait.ab.ca/animalbloodbank/default.htm)

We have quite afew Blood donors at our local Vet Emerg Clinic. They are offered free blood profiles ( a must to show dog is healthy for donanating) and vaccines (if owners want it).

they can only give blood once a month.

We had alittle dog that needed a blood transfusion.......we called a great dane in to be a donor..........The owner of the little dog couldn't believe her eyes and stated that "her dog always wanted to be a big dog". The little fella lived :)

Dogs donating blood is a wonderful thing! :D