Bloodworks 101

"Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs" (S5 E11)

November 23, 2023 Helen Pitlick
"Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs" (S5 E11)
Bloodworks 101
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Bloodworks 101
"Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs" (S5 E11)
Nov 23, 2023
Helen Pitlick

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CW: pet illness and death. Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the case.  Dogs, cats, and even ferrets might need blood for all the same reasons as we do: surgery or trauma, anemia, auto-immune disorders, heat stroke, or other illnesses. Come with Bloodworks 101 as we step into a different sort of donor center. 

Pet blood banks in Western Washington:

Pet blood banks in Western Oregon:

Elsewhere: PetPlace's list of Animal Blood Banks (2015)



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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message

CW: pet illness and death. Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the case.  Dogs, cats, and even ferrets might need blood for all the same reasons as we do: surgery or trauma, anemia, auto-immune disorders, heat stroke, or other illnesses. Come with Bloodworks 101 as we step into a different sort of donor center. 

Pet blood banks in Western Washington:

Pet blood banks in Western Oregon:

Elsewhere: PetPlace's list of Animal Blood Banks (2015)