The local veterinary community gets first choice of products in the case of emergencies. All remaining products get distributed to specialty, emergency, and general veterinary facilities throughout the United States.

Donation amounts are determined by your dog’s body weight, which is measured each time they donate and calculated to avoid compromise to your dog’s health. Generally, dogs under 55 pounds will donate 250 ml, while dogs weighing more will donate up to 450 ml.

You can register your dog from this website. You can choose which location works best for you and your dog. Once your dog is registered you will be contacted with information for a screening visit. This visit takes about 20 minutes and includes an examination after which we will collect blood to submit for CBC, chemistry, 4DX, and an infectious PCR panel to make sure your dog’s blood is free of any pathogens that can be transmitted through a blood transfusion.

Dogs require transfusions for injuries from trauma, surgery, poisonings, immune mediated diseases, cancer, and kidney disease.

Yes. There are 8 major blood groups and a dog can be negative or positive. DEA 1 negative or positive is the blood type result your dog will receive.

We take great pride in making donations a positive experience. We do not sedate our donors and take great lengths to keep them comfortable. Prior to the donation, we apply a numbing cream to alleviate the slight pinch of the donation needle. They than complete their donation on top of a cushy massage table with weighted blankets, pillows, their favorite treats, and a designated human snuggler. After the donation while the donor is enjoying their favorite post donation snack, we apply a steroid cream to help prevent any skin irritation and/or itchiness around the donation site.

Besides the satisfaction of saving canine lives (up to 4 per donation) we offer all donors a free annual exam, free annual lab work, free simparica trio after each completed donation, nurse exam prior to every donation to monitor any changes in health.

Yes, blood donations are a low risk procedure just as it is for humans. While rare, the most common side effects may include bruising at the donation site or feeling slightly faint after rising from donation. Our staff is highly trained to respond to these situations.

1-7 years old. Greater than 50lbs. Friendly temperament in a veterinary environment. Up to date on core vaccinations. Regular flea/tick/heartworm preventatives. No history of blood transfusion. Not on long term medications other than preventatives.

While we do schedule each donation for a 30 min appointment, the donation itself takes less than 5 minutes. The extra time allows for pre-donation screenings and post donation observation

NAVBB strongly encourages utilizing type specific blood products. With over 65% of the canine population having a DEA 1 positive blood type, it is important to save DEA 1 negative products for true DEA 1 dogs in need.

pRBC orders placed before 3:30 pm EST Monday-Thursday will be shipped out same day and overnighted to your hospital. FFP orders placed before 2:30 pm EST Monday-Thursday will be shipped out same day and overnighted to your hospital. All orders placed outside of this window will be shipped on the following shipping day. Please note that we do not ship orders the day before UPS is closed.

pRBC, FFP, Whole Blood. Donors typed to DEA 1 positive or DEA 1 negative

No. We post products as they become available and it is first come first serve.

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