{"id":4459,"date":"2015-08-28T20:29:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/services\/blood-donor-program\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:18:15","slug":"blood-donor-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/services\/blood-donor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Donor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>LVMC Companion Animal Blood Bank<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Saving lives one unit at a time.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--image-grid-with-text\">\n\t<div class=\"image-grid-with-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-grid-with-text__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h4>Did you know your dog or cat can be a hero and save a life by giving blood?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Mission: <\/strong>Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center Companion Animal Blood Bank was established at Iowa State University in 1998. Volunteer donor dogs and cats are owned by students and staff at Iowa State, as well as local community members. The blood bank service would not be possible without the commitment of our blood donors and their families. The blood bank provides blood products as needed for our hospital canine and feline patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of dogs and cats that might require a blood product transfusion include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency\/trauma patients<\/li>\n<li>Patients that require pre- or peri- operative surgical stabilization<\/li>\n<li>Patients that have exposure to rodenticides or other toxins (poisons)<\/li>\n<li>Anemic patients with acute or chronic diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our blood bank provides numerous canine and feline blood products such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canine and feline packed red blood cells<\/li>\n<li>Canine and feline fresh frozen plasma<\/li>\n<li>Cryoprecipitate, Platelet-rich plasma and whole blood are available as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our donor selection and screening protocols, follow the blood banking guidelines set by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine\u00a0<em>(see consensus statements)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t href=\"http:\/\/www.acvim.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmerican College of Veterinary Internal Medicine\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-grid__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/leidner.wally-grid-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Blood donors canines Leidner and Wally\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/leidner.wally-grid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/leidner.wally-grid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/leidner.wally-grid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/leidner.wally-grid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-grid__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/kodaS-grid-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Blood donor canine Koda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/kodaS-grid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/kodaS-grid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/kodaS-grid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/kodaS-grid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-grid__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/river-final-grid-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Blood donor feline River\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/river-final-grid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/river-final-grid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/river-final-grid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/river-final-grid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits &amp; Product Offerings<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--multicolumn-content\">\n\t<div class=\"multi-column-content multi-column-content-two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3>Benefits Provided by the LVMC<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One bag of food on day of donation<\/li>\n<li>Routine vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Heartworm testing &amp; preventatives<\/li>\n<li>Flea\/tick preventatives<\/li>\n<li>Preventative health examinations<\/li>\n<li>Full\u00a0<strong><em>annual<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0physical exam by a licensed veterinarian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3>Product Offerings<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Elanco<\/li>\n<li>Boehringer Ingelheim<\/li>\n<li>Hills\/Purina\/Royal canin<\/li>\n<li>Treats-on-a-leash<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequent Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--accordion\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush\" id=\"accordionFlush6703\"><div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"flush-heading_6703_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_6703_1\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"flush-collapse_6703_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow much blood is collected?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"flush-collapse_6703_1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_6703_1\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush6703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body text-content\"><ul>\n<li>Dogs will donate 450ml, equal to a pint of blood<\/li>\n<li>Cats will donate 60ml<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"flush-heading_6703_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_6703_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"flush-collapse_6703_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow often can my pet donate?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"flush-collapse_6703_2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_6703_2\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush6703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body text-content\"><ul>\n<li>Donor dogs can safely donate as often as every 3 weeks, depending on the hospital need.<\/li>\n<li>Donor cats safely donate no more than once every 6 weeks, depending on the hospital need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"flush-heading_6703_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_6703_3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"flush-collapse_6703_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes this procedure require sedation?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"flush-collapse_6703_3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_6703_3\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush6703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body text-content\"><ul>\n<li>Light sedation may be used for the donation process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enrollment-Open-Blood-Bank-Blood-Bag-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Blood bag with enrollment open flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enrollment-Open-Blood-Bank-Blood-Bag-web.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enrollment-Open-Blood-Bank-Blood-Bag-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enrollment-Open-Blood-Bank-Blood-Bag-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enrollment-Open-Blood-Bank-Blood-Bag-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Enrollments<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The LVMC volunteer blood donor list is currently <strong>CLOSED. <\/strong>We will post a notice when openings occur. Thank you for your interest in helping the blood bank!<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact: <strong>Amy Hodnefield, RVT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"mailto:achally@iastate.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail for More Information\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--multicolumn-content\">\n\t<div class=\"multi-column-content multi-column-content-two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blood-Bank-Canine-Icon.png \" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nCanine Blood Donor Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater than 50 pounds<\/li>\n<li>1\u20135\u00a0years of age<\/li>\n<li>Spayed\/Castrated<\/li>\n<li>Acceptable temperament<\/li>\n<li>Current on vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Have never received a blood transfusion<\/li>\n<li>Not used for breeding<\/li>\n<li>Not taking any medications except heartworm or flea\/tick preventative<\/li>\n<li>Successfully complete the free donor screening process<\/li>\n<li>Minimum service requirement is 3 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4452 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/moses1-e1743779523533-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog in field\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/moses1-e1743779523533-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/moses1-e1743779523533-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/moses1-e1743779523533-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/moses1-e1743779523533.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"multi-column-content__column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blood-Bank-Feline-Icon.png \" alt=\"Feline Donor Icon\" \/><br \/>\nFeline Blood Donor Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater than 10 pounds<\/li>\n<li>1\u20135\u00a0years of age<\/li>\n<li>Spayed\/Castrated<\/li>\n<li>Acceptable temperament<\/li>\n<li>Current on vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Have never received a blood transfusion<\/li>\n<li>Not used for breeding<\/li>\n<li>Not taking any medications except flea\/tick preventative<\/li>\n<li>Successfully complete the free donor screening process<\/li>\n<li>Minimum service requirement is 3 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4454 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/lily1-e1743779481350-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Blood donor cat Lily lounging on cat stand\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/lily1-e1743779481350-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/lily1-e1743779481350-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/lily1-e1743779481350-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/lily1-e1743779481350.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-Grid--2to1\">\n<div class=\"wd-Grid-cell\">\n<h2>Donor Submission Forms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/LVMC-BloodDonor-DonorDogs-SubmissionForm2026.pdf\">Donor Dog Submission Form PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/LVMC-BloodDonor-DonorCats-SubmissionForm2026.pdf\">Donor Cat Submission Form PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--call-to-action--small\">\n\t<div class=\"call-to-action call-to-action--small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__copy-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"call-to-action__headline\">Blood Bank News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Read the latest updates from the LVMC Blood Bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISU-LVMC-BloodBanknews2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlood Bank Newsletter<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/giving-Mollie-Sue-feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Canine patient Mollie Sue with veterinary students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/giving-Mollie-Sue-feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/giving-Mollie-Sue-feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/giving-Mollie-Sue-feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/giving-Mollie-Sue-feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Giving<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Honor a beloved pet or provide financial support for a pet in need of care by making a gift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/clients\/giving-to-the-hospital\/companion-animal-fund\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompanion Animal 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