Blood donor dogs save lives at K-State
Transfusions are crucial for many canines at the university’s Veterinary Health Center
February 23, 2021
Photo courtesy Piper Brandt/K-State Today
Ensuring the safe treatment of canine patients is the goal of a community-based, volunteer canine blood-donor program at the Kansas State University (K-State) Veterinary Health Center (VHC).
Launched in 2015, K-State’s Canine Blood Donor Program oversees the collection, process, and storage of blood needed for transfusions to treat a variety of conditions in dogs. Since its inception, the service has seen more than 70 canine donors, most of which belong to VHC staff and students, as well as area residents.