Donor Profile

29 March, 2010 - 11:35 | Alvedia

Blood donor should meet following criteria :

Age	Between 1 and 8 years old
Weight	At least 25 kg Exclude : obese dogs too skinny dogs
General health condition	No sign of a potential disease (vomiting, diarrhea)
Diet	Balanced diet
Sex	Male preferably spayed nulliparous female
Character	Calm and docile
Current vaccination status	Heartworm preventative No blood collection within 10 days after booster vaccination
History of transfusion	No history of previous blood transfusion
Medical treatment	No current treatment No antiparasitic preventative just before blood collection
Medical follow-up	Clinical examination before each donation Annual check-up
Typing and compatibiliy	Determination of donor’s blood group is compulsory, (cf. compatibility) NB : in any case, a crossmatch is recommended before transfusion
Infectious disease and transfusion risks	Depending on geographical area and age of animal, additional laboratory testing (blood film examination, serology, PCR test) may be required for following diseases: Babesiosis (Babesia canis, B. gibsoni) Leishmaniasis (Leishmania infantum) Ehrlichiosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis) Brucellosis (Brucella canis) Bartonellosis (Bartonnella vinsoni, B. henselae) Hemobartonellosis (Mycoplasma haemocanis)

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