Blood transfusion was done in Modasa town of Aravalli district on Wednesday evening Palanpur: An ailing Labrador dog suffering from kidney and liver problems received a new lease of life after three doctors gave him a rare blood transfusion in Modasa town of Aravalli district late on Wednesday evening. But it wasn’t easy at all. Even though significant steps have been taken by veterinary and animal sciences researchers in Universities for canine blood transfusions, lack of adequate donors continues to remain a challenge. Thanks to the three pathfinders — doctors Jitendra Bhutadia, Nehal Rathod and Priyanshi Patel — of 1962 Helpline Veterinary, the unique initiative to save the canine’s life was successful and a record of sorts was also created in the district. “We were looking for a healthy dog to save the life of a Labrador dog owned by Digvijaybhai Parmar of Dadaliya village and after long search reached the mahant, who was kind enough to help,” said Dr Nehal Rathod.