SASH provides life saving blood transfusions for both dogs and cats
As Australia’s largerst 24-hour emergency and referral hospital network, SASH treats more patients requiring life-saving blood transfusions than most veterinary practices.
Having identified the need for an in-house blood bank service to meet the ever-growing demand for blood transfusions in seriously ill patients, SASH established its own in-house Canine Blood Bank back in 2007 and has since expanded into a Feline Blood Bank.
What initially started out as a handful of SASH’s dedicated team members volunteering their own pets to donate blood has now grown to over 100 privately owned dogs and cats on the SASH Donor List.
With a team of dedicated veterinary specialists, emergency vets and highly trained nurses, SASH treats a wide range of cases requiring life-saving blood transfusions for conditions such as acute bleeding or anaemia.
Patients suffering from trauma, poisoning, autoimmune disease or surgical complications often rely on blood generously donated by healthy dogs and cats.
Canine
Could your dog become a blood donor and help save the life of those in need? If your dog:
- Is healthy and up-to-date with vaccinations, heartworm prevention and worming
- Is aged between 1-7 years old
- Weighs at least 17 kg (although over 25 kg is ideal) and is not overweight
- Has a friendly and obedient demeanourÂ
Then your dog could help save lives by becoming a SASH Canine Blood Donor Hero!
As a token of our appreciation, all canine donors receive complimentary:
- Blood Donor Hero Certificate
- A generous gift pack – Contents vary by hospital and may include a large bag of premium dog food, toys, or a gift voucher to choose your own present
- Premium Parasite Prevention – provided by Elanco. Alternatively, speak with your Blood Donor Nurse if you have a preferred product
- Vet check
- Blood test
Download and submit the SASH Canine Blood Profile Form here. Alternatively, you can simply click the button below to submit an online donation form.
Some of our canine blood donor heroes:
Feline
Could your cat become a blood donor and help save the lives of other cats in need? Requirements include:
- Good disposition
- Weighs at least 4 kg lean body weight. Not overweight
- Between 1 to 7 years of age
Then your cat could help save lives by becoming a SASH Feline Blood Donor Hero!
- Blood Donor Hero Certificate
- A generous gift pack – contents vary by hospital and may include a large bag of premium cat food, toys, or a gift voucher to choose your own present
- Premium Parasite Prevention – provided by Elanco. Alternatively, speak with your Blood Donor Nurse if you have a preferred product
- Vet check
- Blood test
Some of our feline blood donor heroes:
Want more information?
Whether it is a one-off donation, or a regular contribution, your pet will become a life saver.
For more information, please call our Blood Bank team: bloodbank@sashvets.comets.com
