A blood transfusion can be a life-saving procedure for dogs suffering from various medical conditions that affect their blood ...

Whether it’s emergency trauma or chronic illnesses, pets often need blood transfusions. The U.K. is pioneering a national blood bank system that has already saved countless lives. Veterinarians draw ...

Inside a subzero freezer at a Northern California pet hospital sit rows of carefully labeled bags of fresh frozen plasma. Each pouch could save a pet’s life: a retriever that ingested poison, a corgi ...

A Labrador retriever named Olivia recently saved the life of a 5-month-old puppy who was rushed to Portland’s DoveLewis veterinary hospital with life-threatening symptoms caused by rodenticide ...

A dog can’t exactly consent to being a blood donor, but the tail doesn’t lie. When Dolly, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever from Camas, Washington, arrived at the DoveLewis blood bank in Portland, she ...

Inside a subzero freezer at a Northern California pet hospital sit rows of carefully labeled bags of fresh frozen plasma. Each pouch could save a pet’s life: a retriever that ingested poison, a corgi ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - When a canine is in crisis, Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is there, performing life-saving transfusions with blood from donor dogs. “Each donor that we have ...

Dear reader, during a recent conversation about blood drives questions arose about blood banks for cats and dogs. My friend Suzy asked if cats, dogs and humans have the same blood types. If they do, ...

Blood tests are routinely used by veterinarians to monitor a dog’s health or help diagnose medical conditions. But often the ...