Puppy Love Goes to the Bone - Best Dog Story

by Cairns Post - 12 February 2010
(http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/02/12/93095_local-news.html)

This is definitely one of those feel good dog stories......

A pure breed English Staffordshire Terrier, six week old pup owes her life to a blood transfusion from a gentle Greyhound more than 15 times her size. Ms Sami Knoblock rushed her sick dog, Buddy to the Brinsmead Veterinary Surgery where Dr Max Fargher found a hookworm infestation that had caused a massive hemorrhage.

With Buddy at death's door, Dr Fargher raced home to get his trusty pooch Hurley, a male, six year old 34kg Greyhound. A life-saving blood transfusion was then performed by transferring a "drop" of Hurley's blood - 120ml - to Buddy.

Buddy is now in good spirits thanks for Hurley.

Ms Knoblick, who had only bought home Buddy five days earlier, said "Now Buddy is running around like nothing happened!".