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**Ifroham4** · 09-21-2010, 06:02 PM

Why never been pregnant? I didn't see any mention of that on the sites I looked at. Does some hormonal change happen in the blood or something after pregnancy and that makes them unable to donate?

Ike has never been pregnant and I doubt Owen will be, just curious

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Oh, and how does donation work? I read they use a vein in the neck and the donation takes 25 minutes. How do you keep the dog still for that long? Mine squirm,lol.

Yeah, I assume it must be STDs, but I never asked. I have a male dog.

Basically I go in there with my dog and they get friendly with him by giving him lots of treats. I fill out a questionnaire in the waiting room before this, and they weigh him every time to make sure he is over 60 lbs. They give him a brief look over, ask a few questions. They take his temperature too. The donation process is handled by two techs, I just sit next to my dog and talk to him. One tech sits in a chair with my dog between her legs and simply keeps his head up and lifted. The other tech shaves a small square of fur off the his neck and sticks the needle in the jugular. The whole visit takes maybe 20 minutes, and his donation lasts probably six to eight minutes. My dog doesn't like being restrained at all, and he manages to remain sitting the whole time. The tech are very good about what they do, and have a lot of patience. I thought he was being unruly during the initial screening and they said "Oh no, he is doing great for the first time!"

My dog has very strong blood pressure and an even stronger neck lol The first time he donated they actually had to stop early because he tightened his neck to much they lost the vein, and his muscles kept forcing the needle out.

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Here are pictures of donations at the place I go:

And when a dog donates five times or more, they get a tag stating their blood type!

09-21-2010, 06:02 PM	#13
Ifroham4 Join Date Apr 2007 Posts 5,196 Senior Member	Why never been pregnant? I didn't see any mention of that on the sites I looked at. Does some hormonal change happen in the blood or something after pregnancy and that makes them unable to donate? Ike has never been pregnant and I doubt Owen will be, just curious ---------- Post added at 08:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:13 AM ---------- Oh, and how does donation work? I read they use a vein in the neck and the donation takes 25 minutes. How do you keep the dog still for that long? Mine squirm,lol. Yeah, I assume it must be STDs, but I never asked. I have a male dog. Basically I go in there with my dog and they get friendly with him by giving him lots of treats. I fill out a questionnaire in the waiting room before this, and they weigh him every time to make sure he is over 60 lbs. They give him a brief look over, ask a few questions. They take his temperature too. The donation process is handled by two techs, I just sit next to my dog and talk to him. One tech sits in a chair with my dog between her legs and simply keeps his head up and lifted. The other tech shaves a small square of fur off the his neck and sticks the needle in the jugular. The whole visit takes maybe 20 minutes, and his donation lasts probably six to eight minutes. My dog doesn't like being restrained at all, and he manages to remain sitting the whole time. The tech are very good about what they do, and have a lot of patience. I thought he was being unruly during the initial screening and they said "Oh no, he is doing great for the first time!" My dog has very strong blood pressure and an even stronger neck lol The first time he donated they actually had to stop early because he tightened his neck to much they lost the vein, and his muscles kept forcing the needle out. ---------- Post added at 09:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:57 AM ---------- Here are pictures of donations at the place I go: And when a dog donates five times or more, they get a tag stating their blood type!
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