We can’t say enough good things about yet another experience at University. We found a pregnant stray (which we eventually named Abby) on a Sunday night. Less than 12 hours later she delivered the first of what would be 12 stillborn puppies (over the course of 24 hours). That was sad enough, but a day later Abby was listless and had little color in her gums or her tongue. Tests revealed she was very anemic. She was put on medication, but 24 hours later the number went even lower to 8%. Our vet in Laveen advised a blood transfusion immediately. As they were closing in a few hours, they said they were unable to assist us. Bob and I immediately thought of University, our vet for so many years before we moved to the west side of town. University agreed immediately to do a blood transfusion as soon we could get to the clinic.
Once there, Abby saw Dr. Tascon who would oversee the transfusion. Eventually, Abby’s red count went up, but so did her white count, in fact, it went through the
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