Corporate Sponsors

All dog and cat blood donors are fed courtesy of The Iams Company.

All dog and cat blood donors receive Frontline and Heartgard courtesy of Merial.

All dog and cat blood donors receive Advantix and Advantage courtesy of Bayer Animal Health.

VPL provides D.A.P. and Feliway for the wellbeing of our blood donors.

Donors receive 4DX and FIV/FeLV snap tests courtesy of Idexx Laboratories.

All our cat blood donors are tested with Solo Step FH provided by Heska.

Welcome

The Animal Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine Service operates under the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences within the Clinical Hematology/Oncology Service and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Our mission

The mission of The Ohio State University Veterinary Blood Bank is two-fold:

• to provide a humane source of veterinary blood products for dogs, cats and camelids; and
• to provide education to ensure that our blood products are used to the best benefit of the patient.

We obtain our blood products from donor dogs, cats, llamas, and alpacas. Most are from rescued animals who are placed in foster homes, but some of them are pets. As the demand for blood products increases, we are always interested in outreach to the public to enroll additional qualified donors. See information for donors to learn more about eligibility requirements, donor types, and our terrific donor benefits.

Blood components were used primarily to treat patients at The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital, but now we've expanded the service to distribute blood products to veterinarians countrywide.

See information for veterinarians to learn more about this vital service to our veterinary community.

Staff

Our staff includes Dr. Cristina Iazbik, managing director of the Animal Blood Bank, and Dr. C. Guillermo Couto, director of Clinical Hematology/Oncology and Animal Blood Bank. They are assisted by numerous veterinary technicians.

Facility

The Animal Blood Bank is housed at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Donors visit the hospital by appointment and after blood is collected, blood components are stored in state-of-the-art freezers and refrigerators in packaging designed to maintain a safe supply for ready access.

Location

OSU Animal Blood Bank
The Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
601 Vernon L. Tharp Street
Columbus , OH 43210

Get a map and directions.

Appointments must be made in advance for both Animal Blood Bank donors and evaluation for donor eligibility. Contact us to make an appointment.