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Happy to announce Force is now helping dogs in need by being a canine blood donor
He donated his first unit of blood this past Saturday.
It'll be spun and seperated.
So there will be a unit of PRBC's ( packed red blood cells ) that'll be refrigerated until needed ( can be used up to 6 weeks from donation ), and a unit of plasma which will be frozen ( can be used for several years ), so he can help 2 dogs from the one donation.

Awesome!! What a great thing to do!

Years ago the Vets in my area would keep a donor dog (usually one the vets had "rescued") right at their clinic and the cost was minimal. Now it costs a fortune if your dog needs blood.

oh thats great !!! very awesome!

we have a database for germany, austria, france, NL and switzerland for this. 2 years ago a vet was calling if i have a big dog, beacuse he need blodd for ayoung female - urgently! 20min later i was at the clinic with geremy. they collect 250ml blood and than we have to wait.
she has an autoimmune disease (but i don´t know what exactley)
i crossed my fingers for the female... after a few days the vet called me again and told me that she´s going better... it takes a lot of month, but this is 2 years ago and the female is "healthy" and have a lot of fun. but without his blood she would not still living

here is the link
http://www.weissepfoten.de/

wow - that is so cool!!

Way to go, force!!

wow, thats great !

That is sooo cool!!

What a noble thing to do. . Good dog, Force!

Thankyou everyone

Love how versatile this breed is.

For anyone intrested, canine blood donors are always needed.
Basic requirements are :
A healthy dog, 1 to 8 yrs old, over 50lbs, that hasn't had puppies.
Of course they'll do a health screening first ( exam and bloodwork, no cost to the dog owner ) and assess the dogs personality.
They need to be able to lay very still on their side for a few minutes while the blood is collected. ( large needle in the jugular )

If intrested, call around to the vet clinics near you. They should be able to point you in the direction of a blood donor clinic.

Any members in Oregon, I can get you in touch with the blood bank Force donates to if you're within driving distance of Springfield, just send me a PM if you need details