Did you know that dogs also donate blood?

Every two months, Roxi, a dog, makes a trip to the vet. However, it is not for routine visits. Roxi will help other dogs in need. This bitch from the State of Illinois, in the United States, is one of several animals that go to the Animal Emergency Center, the city of Bettendorf, donate blood for other dogs.

Also dogs may need blood transfusions and, in case of accident or illness, it is necessary that there is a blood bank and other healthy dogs that they can donate blood.

"The Roxi is a good patient to us," says Bruce Benge, the veterinarian in charge by the Centre. "She is very calm and typically stay down, very quiet, during the donation process," cites the Dodo.

However, in the likeness of human blood banks, the problems are the same. "It's important to have a consistent range of donors, because the canine blood has a short duration, between 30 to 35 days, and the stock needs to be replaced regularly," said the Human Society. "Many veterinary clinics do not require blood regularly and, as such, do not have reservations. It is in these cases that the canine blood banks at regional and national levels suppress the faults ".

A 45-minute visit to the vet every five to seven weeks may help save the lives of other four-legged companions.

Foto: Robert Nyman/Creative Commons

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