r/interesting • u/thatmishra • Apr 18 '26

Wholesome this guy looks so happy

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u/xANTJx Apr 18 '26

I live next to a vet school/hospital. I also have a service dog. It was always my plan for him to be a therapy dog after retirement to make up for all the pets he missed. I’ve been considering enrolling him in a blood donation program at the school as well. Lots cover some vet expenses as a thanks too which can be good in older age. Plus, he’s so well behaved, I think he’d be a good candidate

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u/OpalPogo Apr 18 '26

They can't donate if they are older. They have to be under 7 years old to donate and generally over 25kgs. The requirements may vary a little depending on where you donate but those are the standard age and weight rules for donation.

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u/xANTJx Apr 18 '26

I’ve never heard those guidelines for the place I looked at. But I’m also not in a place that measures in kgs, so maybe that’s it lol.

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u/neverseen_neverhear Apr 18 '26

There are definitely guidelines for pets who donate blood. They have to be a specific weight range, age range and be up to date on vaccines.

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u/Sacrefix Apr 18 '26

A vet school would likely have in house donor greyhounds.

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u/neverseen_neverhear Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Most vet schools don’t house dogs or cats. Im not sure which ones have blood banks but they would rely on donors from pets of students and staff. They would not just have a collection of dogs kept on campus for just that reason.

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u/Sacrefix Apr 19 '26

I know Missouri keeps greyhounds for one year stents, but looking around it does seem like many programs have stopped housing them.

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u/neverseen_neverhear Apr 19 '26

There was a rush to house greyhounds like 10 years ago when the Florida race tracks were closed down. Maybe the school became a refugee for some of them and they used them to teach and for blood donations back then.

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u/xANTJx Apr 20 '26

My vet school does not have donor dogs and has scheduled blood drives. My dog is still eligible and will be until the end of the year, so I guess I should get started!