When a dog in Gurugram needs blood, the hospital treating them is your first call. Blood has to be typed or cross-matched and the donor has to be screened, so a bag or a dog offered by a kind stranger is only useful once a veterinary team says it is safe for this patient.

Gurugram is the best-served part of Delhi NCR for dog blood. One 24-hour hospital runs a donor registry, three more clinics list transfusions, and a chain with an all-night clinic does too. None of them says it keeps blood in stock, so the hospital may still need a donor dog that day.

If your dog needs blood now

Ask the hospital four questions, then look for a donor that fits what the vet asked for.

Call the hospital treating your dog and ask:

  1. Does my dog need whole blood, packed red cells or plasma?
  2. Can you transfuse here, and have you typed or cross-matched my dog?
  3. Do you have blood or registered donors available now?
  4. If not, which Gurugram hospital should I call next?

If the hospital needs a donor, ask your society group, your dog-walking friends and local dog groups for a dog that fits what the vet said. Most requests are for a healthy, vaccinated dog between one and eight years old, and the bigger the better: a Labrador, a German Shepherd, a Golden Retriever or a large Indie.

Keep the hospital as the meeting point. Don't arrange a private collection, don't move blood between homes, and don't post your home address or your dog's medical records in public groups.

Who to call in Gurugram

Start with the three that answer at night: The Élite Vets, Pet Chikitsa and Vetic in Sector 45.

  • The Élite Vets in Sector 45 runs a blood donation programme with a donor registry, and calls registered donors when a critical case comes in. It offers 24-hour emergency and critical care.
  • Pet Chikitsa in Sector 46 lists blood transfusion among its hospital facilities, alongside an ICU and 24-hour emergency services.
  • Vetic lists blood transfusion among its emergency services in Gurugram, without naming a clinic. Its Sector 45 clinic is open 24 hours. Its other Gurugram clinics close by 8 pm.
  • Blue Coat Vet Clinic in Sushant Lok lists blood transfusion among its services. It is open 9 am to 9 pm.
  • Dr. Synghal Pet Care & Surgery in Sector 43 lists blood transfusion among its services. It sees patients in the morning, 9 am to 2 pm, and until 12.30 pm on Sundays.

Phone and ask "can you transfuse a dog today?" before you move yours.

CGS Veterinary Hospital in Sector 24 launched a blood donation programme and a donor portal for dogs and cats. Its website carries the launch coverage and nothing since, so ask whether it is still signing up donors.

Other hospitals may transfuse without saying so on their websites, so always ask the one treating your dog.

Before you offer a donor dog

Use the national rules as a starting point. The hospital makes the final decision.

India's 2025 animal blood-transfusion guidelines say a canine donor should be one to eight years old, clinically healthy, calm, vaccinated against major infections including rabies, regularly dewormed, and free of tick-borne disease. A female donor must not be pregnant or recently lactating. The document gives different minimum weights for small, medium and large breeds, so a forwarded "25 kg minimum" message is not a national rule.

The same guidelines require a health exam, medical-history review and blood screening before donation. They give 15 to 20 ml per kg as the safe collection range and at least one to two hours of observation afterwards. Compatibility testing is a veterinary decision: the document notes that cross-matching is not normally required before a dog's first transfusion, but recommends it after a previous transfusion. Let the treating vet decide what this patient needs.

To join a published Gurugram donor list, ask The Élite Vets to screen your dog for its registry.

Common questions

Quick answers to what people ask most.

Is there a dog blood bank in Gurugram?

Not a walk-in one. The Élite Vets in Sector 45 keeps a donor registry and is open 24 hours, on +91 92663 95550. Pet Chikitsa, Blue Coat, Dr. Synghal and Vetic list transfusions too. All of them need a call first.