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PBGVGoldRush
ThePBGVHealth&RescueFoundationisexcited
toannounceits“GoldFundraiser.”
TheFoundationwillbeacceptinganyoldorbroken10k,14kor24kgoldpiecesthat
memberswouldliketodonate.Thosedonateditemswillthenbemadeintoabeautiful
PBGVpendanttobeauctionedoffatalaterdatetobenefittheFoundation.Acertificateofauthenticitywillbeincluded
withthefinishedproducttoincludealistingofmemberswhodonatedtocreatethisuniqueandspecialpieceofjewelry.
Donationsshouldbemailedto:
PattiRitter•7620WilliamsGroveTrail•Quinton,VA23141
Ifquestions,contactPattiRitter,ritters99@yahoo.comorLindaMurray,lmurray22@tampabay.rr.com.
Bloodsamplesneeded
fromdogswithglaucoma
DoyouhaveaPBGVthatwasdiagnosedwith
glaucomaatage4oryounger?Thisisagolden
opportunityforyoutoparticipateinaresearchstudy
tohelpPBGVsthatsufferfromthisterribleinherited
eyedisease.Bloodsamplesareneededforagenetic
studytoidentifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimary
openangleglaucoma(POAG).Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.
Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy
devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.
ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV
Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogsthat
havePOAG.Affecteddogshaveincreasedeyepressure,
leadingtodiscomfortandblindnessataveryyoung
age.IfyoususpectthatyourdoghasPOAG,please
contributeabloodsampleforthisstudy.Participants
willbereimbursedforthecostofaneyeexamfrom
aboard-certifiedveterinaryophthalmologist,the
costofablooddrawandshippingofthebloodto
theKomaromyLab.Toparticipate,callthe
KomaromyLabatMichiganStateUniversitypriorto
yourvetappointmenttogetinstructionsonhowto
shipthebloodsample:(517)432-2774.
Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto
eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.
Normalbloodsamples
neededforglaucomastudy
DoyouhaveaPBGVthatis6yearsorolderwith
noeyeproblems?Thisisagoldenopportunityforyou
toparticipateinaresearchstudytohelpPBGVsthat
arelessfortunatethanyourdog.Bloodsamplesare
neededfromnormaldogsforageneticstudythatwill
identifythePBGVgenethatleadstoprimaryopen
angleglaucoma(POAG).
Yes,youheardright:Thereisaresearchstudy
devotedtoaPBGV-specificgeneticdisease.Dr.Andras
KomaromyofMichiganStateUniversityiscollecting
bloodsamplesforageneticanalysisbeingconducted
byDr.CathrynMellershandfundedbytheAnimal
HealthTrust,UK.Theyareveryclosetoidentifying
thegene.Thisbreakthroughwillleadtoagenetic
testtoidentifyPOAGcarriers.Thisterribledisease
causesdiscomfortandblindnessinyoungdogs.
ThePBGVCAHealthCommitteeandthePBGV
Health&RescueFoundationarelookingfordogs
age6yearsorolderwithnoknowneyeproblems
toparticipateinthestudy.Ownerswillbereimbursed
forthecostofaneyeexamfromaboard-certified
veterinaryophthalmologist,thecostofablood
drawandshippingofthebloodtotheKomaromy
Lab.Toparticipate,calltheKomaromyLabatMichi-
ganStateUniversitypriortoyourvetappointmentto
getinstructionsonhowtoshipthebloodsample:
(517)432-2774.
Pleasehelp.Thisisyourchanceto
eliminatePOAGfromourbreed.
MISSIONSTATEMENTofthePBGVHEALTH&RESCUEFOUNDATION
ThemissionofthePBGVHealth&RescueFoundationistopromotethe
welfareofthebreedbyprovidingfundingforresearch,educationandrescueactivities.
Update:BloodSamplesSTILLNEEDEDForGlaucomaStudy!