The most common scenarios where a blood transfusion is needed involve trauma (hit by car, dog fights, etc.), bleeding disorders (such as those caused by ingestion of certain rodent poisons), ruptured abdominal or cardiac tumours (resulting in internal bleeding), extensive surgery with complications, and diseases where the red blood cells or platelets are destroyed.
Based here in Whistler, our team is always scouting out dogs and cats that are keen on helping out their furry friends in need and creating a roster of emergency blood donors.
