Today is Darla's birthday. My beautiful, super smart, athletic and structurally correct girl SHOULD be celebrating her 7th birthday today.
But she is not
She is dead
Died at 14 months old. Stolen away by sub aortic stenosis (SAS).
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How could this have been prevented you ask? IF we had a DNA test for SAS
Please IF you have a dog that is board certified cardiologist clear of SAS OR a dog that is SAS affected as diagnosed by a board certified cardiologist using dopplar ECHO, please consider sending a blood sample, pedigree and cardiac report to Dr Meurs. When she has enough samples for each (affected and clear) she will be seeking to re start the study and use new technology to try to find the gene marker for this horrible disease that has shortened too many promising young lives
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Rottweiler Familial Subaortic Stenosis Study
We are currently looking for DNA samples from Rottweilers with a diagnosis of Subvalvular aortic stenosis (diagnosed by Doppler echocardiogram) or proven clear of Subvalvular aortic stenosis (as cleared by a cardiologist) to advance our study to identify a gene for the disease.
· For the technique to work well, we need DNA samples from 20-30 affected dogs and 20-30 clear dogs
· Please return the form on page 2 with your sample and mail to:
VCGL – WSU
Post Office Box 605
Pullman, WA 99163-0605
Sample collection
Please ask your veterinarian or a veterinary technician to pull a blood sample into an EDTA tube. Most veterinary hospitals have these readily available.
1. Blood drawn into a Standard EDTA Tube does not need to be refrigerated.
2. Blood draw volume should be 1 to 2 ml, if possible.
3. Please label tube well, with dog’s call name and family last name and send the samples to our lab via the address above.
Blood drawn does not need to be mailed back with ice packs or be shipped overnight. However, if possible please try to send the sample within a few days by standard mail. Until the blood can be mailed, it is a good idea to refrigerate it (i.e., if the blood was drawn late Saturday and cannot be mailed until Monday, it’s a good idea to refrigerate it between Saturday and Monday).
Questions? Contact Info: Email: meurs@vetmed.wsu.edu Phone: 509.335.6038
Thank you very much for your submitting a sample, we greatly appreciate it!
Rottweiler Familial Subaortic Stenosis Study
Dog Name:
Gender:
Birthdate:
Owner Name:
Complete Address:
Phone Number:
E-mail:
Please include a Xerox copy of a pedigree and any echocardiogram information, all information will remain confidential!
THANK YOU!!!
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