Meet Zeppelin! He’s a 2 ½ year-old, very friendly guy,
who belongs to our own Dr. Rob Schnurr. Zeppelin has the distinction of being the
first and only three-legged dog on our blood donor list!
He may only have three legs, but he has more than 100% heart
(* to clarify, that’s a metaphor; his
heart is normal and healthy).
If you have a pet – with three or four legs – who would like
to donate blood to help our patients, please contact Adrian Kuzemchak, the VCA
VRA hospital Blood Bank Coordinator. Blood
donors save lives of patients with immune disorders and cancers as well as
those who have suffered trauma.
To qualify, dogs must be from 2 – 7 years of age, weigh over
50 pounds, be current on vaccines, spayed or neutered and have no adverse
health issues. Cats must be between 2 – 7
years of age, over 10 pounds in weight, up to date on vaccines, live indoors
only, be spayed or neutered, and have no adverse health issues.
To honor our canine volunteers, each blood donor receives an
exam and free annual bloodwork, a bag of food after each donation, a year’s
supply of heartworm preventative, 20% off their veterinary bill if seen at our
hospital and free blood products for life (if needed) once they have made three
blood donations.
To show our appreciation, our feline donors receive an exam
and free annual bloodwork, a bag of food after each donation, 20% off their
veterinary bill if seen at our hospital and free blood products for life (if
needed) once they have made three blood donations.
Please consider enrolling your pet in this wonderful
program.
When our beloved Argo was in the hospital we also need a blood donor and we're grateful because there's a lot of donors that time. Thank you donors and pet cremation houston for helping us our family. I know Argo is happy already and he never feel the pain anymore.
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