Supporters

• The Barry and Savannah French-Poodle Memorial Fund
• Hope for Hounds
• The Greyhound Project, Inc
• The Morris Animal Foundation
• The ACVIM Foundation
• The Iams Company
• And numerous Greyhound Adoption organizations and Greyhound "parents"

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.

Regarding Greyhounds

• Greyhound Pets of America
• National Convention
• Greyhound Adoption of Ohio
• SOS Galgos - Greyhound Rescue
  Barcelona, Spain
  Spanish language site with minimal English translations

The Ohio State University Greyhound Health and Wellness Program

The first question that must be addressed is: why a Greyhound Health and Wellness Program? With the increasing popularity of retired racing Greyhounds, veterinarians are likely to evaluate dogs of this breed more frequently in their practice. Adoption efforts have made a positive impact on the number of Greyhounds that are killed every year due to poor performance in the racetrack; conservative estimates suggest that currently anywhere between 3,000 and 15,000 Greyhounds are killed every year in the US.

It is estimated that approximately 120,000 Greyhounds live in homes as pets, compared to 55,000 Greyhounds in racetracks. In the past few years, private Greyhound adoptions ranged from 15,000 to 18,000/year (Gary Guccione, National Greyhound Association, personal communication). Therefore, it is important that veterinary students, health-related professionals, rescue organizations, and owners recognize the physiological peculiarities of this breed.

The Greyhound Health and Wellness/Transfusion Medicine Service (GHWTMS) encompasses 2 different clinical services:

• Greyhound Health and Wellness Program (GHWP)
• Transfusion Medicine and Animal Blood Bank (TMS/OSUABB)

Although each portion of GHWTMS functions somewhat autonomously during day-to-day activities, their functions are closely interrelated and have common goals.