Inside the life-saving world of canine blood donors
Whether it’s emergency trauma or chronic illnesses, pets often need blood transfusions. The U.K. is pioneering a national ...
N.S. clinics out to boost supply of blood available to dogs in emergency cases
Some veterinary clinics in Nova Scotia plan to collect donations of dog blood to boost the emergency supply in the province.
‘A necessary evil’: The captive dogs whose blood saves lives
California vowed to shut down colonies where hundreds of captive dogs supply blood for veterinary care. But blood from the ...
The Canadian Press on MSN15 天
Dog blood donors in PEI save lives while enjoying their treats
Mahone, a two-year-old, black, fluffy Newfoundland dog from Prince Edward Island, doesn’t know that he and other canine blood ...
Shelter thought dog was scared — but something else was wrong. A heroic pup saved her
Arla is up for adoption after she arrived at the shelter in September. The mixed-breed dog was transferred from another ...
CTV News15 天
Calling all bloodhounds: These P.E.I. blood donors have four legs and a tail
The first canine blood transfusion took place in Britain in 1665 when Richard Lower performed the procedure between two dogs, says a 2015 essay in the magazine "JSTOR Daily." And the first animal ...
The Citizen4 天
Did you know pets have blood types?
Did you know that cats and dogs have blood types, and that your pets can be heroes were they to become blood donors?
AOL19 天
'A necessary evil': The captive dogs whose blood saves lives
He needed a transfusion to survive, and there was no blood to give him. “They were like, ‘Well, there’s no such thing as blood banks for dogs,’” Kaufman told The Times. “I said ...