Are you a Pro Club Member? September 12, 2009
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If you didn’t already know, the Poodle Club of America participates in the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program. Through the PPCP Program, Purina and the AKC Canine Health Foundation work together to help parent clubs address priority health concerns for their breeds and areas not previously funded. And you can help!
Here’s how the PPCP Program works: Pro Club members redeem weight circles from bags of participating Purina brand dog foods. Purina tracks these weight circle submissions, and for every $100 of qualifying weight circle points earned by Pro Club members, Purina donates $10 to the participating national parent breed club.
A percentage of program earnings go directly to the Canine Health Foundation for health research and the remaining funds are used by participating clubs for research, education or rescue. For all of us, that’s important because we all know our dogs will live longer, healthier lives when we can minimize the incidence of the often life-threatening conditions now affecting so many canines. Join the Purina ® Pro Club ® and earn points for health research today.
Chronic Active Hepatitis & Canine Dwarfism June 26, 2009
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Dr. Twedt is continuing the research with Dr. Neff for Chronic Active Hepatitis. They are still looking for samples from affected Poodles with Chronic Active Hepatitis. This is an ongoing research project. All information in this study is completely confidential. Please help us try to find the mode of inheritance for this disease. Click here for sample submission form.
For the Dwarfism study, we are still looking for submission of DNA from affected Miniature Poodles. Information will be updated shortly on dwarfism.
PCA Foundation: VetGen DNA Testing Kits January 25, 2009
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VetGen DNA testing kits for vWD are now available for $75.00 through The Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc. To order, please send a US$ check for $75.00 to:
Nancy J. McGee
208 Crosbytown Rd.
Quitman, GA 31643
aberdeen@mchsi.com
Once you receive the kit, you can opt to include Neonatal Encephalopathy DNA testing for an additional fee of $55 paid to VetGen (additional discounts are given for more than one dog), and $7.50 paid to VetGen for OFA to record each result. Also color DNA testing can be included; however, you must contact VetGen at (800) 483-8436 or (734) 669-8440 for a current price.
Also, the test kits will be available at PCA 2009. Look For the PCAF Banner.
News From NIH July 10, 2008
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Exciting news that NIH is going to go forward with the research project on digital SCC research. Read more here.
UCDavis study June 16, 2008
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A Request for Blood Samples from Dogs Affected by Chronic Active Hepatitis, Chronic Active Hepatis and Canine Dwarfism UCDavis study still going on! UCDavis is still looking for samples from affected Poodles with Chronic Active Hepatits. Please contact Dr. Mark Neff
He is trying to collect as many affecteds as he can for this study to find out the mode of inheritance in this disease. Please if you have a Poodle with CAH or know of anyone with a Poodle with CAH, please have them contact him. Also Dr. Mark Neff is studying the mode of inheritance for dwarfism in Poodles, especially in miniatures. He is trying to get DNA samples from the affected dwarfs as well as the parents. Please if you can help with this please contact him immediately. This is all confidential and you will deal directly with UCDavis. Please help us try to find the answers we need to stop these problems.
