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Penn Animal Blood Bank (PABB)
Donor Eligibility
Screening Tests
Donation Procedure
As a result of the growth in veterinary specialty services, the
demand for blood transfusions has risen dramatically. Specialties such as emergency
medicine, critical care, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, soft tissue
surgery, and oncology have created a need for more and different blood. VHUP
averages 300 transfusions per month as blood and blood products are used to
support animals with anemia, bleeding and some other conditions. Similar to
the Red Cross, our volunteer donor program, "Pets Helping Pets" allows
healthy pets to donate blood. Each donation of whole blood can be processed
into components such as packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelet
rich plasma and cryoprecipitate. Thus, one unit can serve more than one patient.
Our canine supply is supported primarily by the Bloodmobile, which
is used for blood drives several days each week at local veterinary hospitals
and breed clubs. In addition, VHUP staff/student pets donate during in-house
blood drives. new volunteers are always needed as the availability of blood
products can sometimes mean the difference between saving a life or not. The
Penn Animal Bloodmobile visits each donor site 6-8 times per year and each donor
can give 1 unit every 6 weeks. Each donor must be between one and ten years
old, a minimum of 50 pounds (10 pounds for cats), in good health, current on
vaccinations, not in estrus, and presently not on any medication other than
heart worm preventative. Several blood tests are performed prior to donation
to ensure adequate health status. In addition to a yearly health screen, dogs
and cats are given a bag or case of Hill's Science Diet Maintenance each time
they donate. No sedatives or restraints are used so pets must be relaxed and
comfortable during the collection process. Pets are never asked to do something
they are not "in the mood" to do. If you are interested in sponsoring
or participating in a blood drive, please call (215) 573-PABB.
PABB blood products, components and services:
The Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has
extended its canine blood banking services to referring veterinarians in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware. The Penn Animal Blood Bank has an established volunteer
donor program in which healthy dogs donate blood that is screen for infectious
diseases and is negative for blood type DEA 1.1.
| Canine Blood Product |
Unit Volume |
Cost per Unit |
Shipping Charges |
Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC)
(DEA 1.1 Negative in CPDA/ADSOL) |
250 mL |
$90.00 |
$25.00 first unit
$3.00 each additional unit |
| Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) |
125 mL |
$60.00 |
$25.00 first unit*
$3.00 each additional unit |
The following products may be available upon special request
for pick-up only:
| Fresh Whole Blood (FWB) |
450 mL |
$220.00 |
Pick-up only |
| Cryoprecipitate (CRYO) |
50 mL |
$70.00 |
| Platelet Rich Plasma |
100 mL |
$110.00 |
*plasma must be shipped on dry ice, therefore, cannot be combined
with PRBC shipment
Ordering:
Orders may be placed Monday-Friday at (215) 573-PABB.
For Shipment:
Orders placed by 3PM will be received by 3PM the following day via UPS Next
Day Air Service. Please arrange for credit card payment at time of order.
For Direct Pick-up:
Monday-Friday, 9AM-3PM. Order must be placed at least one hour prior to arrival
at VHUP. Payment by credit card, cash or personal check is acceptable for pick-up
ordres.
Product Consultation:
Monday-Friday, 9AM-3PM at (215) 573-PABB.
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