![]() ![]() ![]() Hendrickson says that over 200 veterinarians have used thousands of units of whole blood, plasma or packed cells. Units of packed cells and whole blood can be stored for up to 35 days and plasma products up to 4 years. Females donate about 300 cc's and their unit remains as whole blood. Male dogs usually donate a pint (450 cc's) each time, which is then separated into two components - plasma and packed cells. The worst part for the dogs is not the needle in their jugular vein it is the smell of the alcohol used to clean their skin. Most dogs sit quietly for about 5 minutes while donating, getting their ear scratched, and are heavily rewarded afterwards with biscuits. Blood can be collected from each dog once a month. All dogs must weigh at least 50 pounds, be 1 - 8 years old and have a gentle disposition. Boxers are excellent and unique donor dogs because they all blood type as "universal donors", have great veins and meet the weight requirements. Each dog is typed and screened for infectious parasites as well. The Boxers are well cared for family pets, in excellent health and disease free. Many veterinarians will have blood on hand in case a patient looses a large amount of blood during an involved surgical procedure. Blood is banked (stored) at the laboratory or the Animal Emergency Clinic until requested by a veterinarian.īlood and plasma products are used in a wide variety of medical problems including trauma, autoimmune destruction of red blood cells, poisoning by rat baits and inherited disorders of blood clotting. ![]() This is one of a handful of commercial animal blood banks in the US. The canine blood bank is a non-profit division of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, which Tracy established 24 years ago. Tracy Hendrickson, a medical technologist, along with her Boxers (under the kennel name of Sunchase) has been providing this much needed service for over 12 years. The Blood Bank utilizes over 50 local Boxers for blood and plasma and still cannot meet the demand. The demand for blood has increased significantly with the growth in the number of dogs and the related increase in owners requesting life-saving measures for their animal companions. Sunchase Boxers and other Boxer friends are saving puppies with Parvovirus, adults with Ehrlichia and many other critically ill canines. In Tulsa Oklahoma, area dog lovers are lucky to have a national non-profit canine blood bank. The donor dogs, who are considered heroes in the Oklahoma veterinary community - are Boxers!!!! The recipients - who once faced death - can soon be back on their four feet, wagging their tails behind them. Or needing blood for a dog, email Tracy Hendrickson.Įach day, countless canine lives are saved due to blood transfusions. A portion of all Profits benefit Boxer Rescue of Oklahoma.įor more information about wanting your dog to be a donor All are screened for blood borne pathogens, are vaccinated annually and are typed as universal donors. Donor pool dogs are healthy, well cared for family pets. The Companion Pets Blood Bank is labor of Love for Tracy. ![]()
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