14/06/2025
🩸🐾 Today is World Blood Donor Day! 🐾🩸
Just like humans, our beloved pets sometimes need life-saving blood transfusions during emergencies, surgeries, or when battling serious illnesses. Pet blood donors are true four-legged heroes who help save other animals in critical need! From brave dogs to courageous cats, these furry donors play a vital role in veterinary medicine.
Today we celebrate all the amazing pet parents who allow their healthy companions to become blood donors, giving other pets a second chance at life.
If you have a healthy pet who meets the criteria below, consider speaking to us about becoming a blood donor - your furry friend could be someone else's lifesaver! 🐕🐱💙
Dogs 🐶
• Be 1–6 years of age.
• Weigh more than 25kg.
• Be healthy and maintain a healthy weight (not be obese or underweight).
• Have a calm temperament.
• Not have received any previous blood transfusions.
• Have his/her vaccinations, deworming, and tick-and-flea treatment up to date.
• Not be on chronic medication (especially heart/kidney/liver/spleen).
Cats: 🐱
• Cat must be between 1–8 years old.
• Must be FIV and FeLV negative.
• Must not be suffering from any chronic condition.
• Minimum of 4kg weight, but also not obese.
• Calm temperament.
Together, we can help ensure that when pets need urgent care, life-saving blood is available.
