Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: MORGAN LEWIS <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx> To: gsd <GSD-HEALTH-CHAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:33 PM Subject: [GSD-HEALTH-CHAT] Fw: Fwd: CANINE IiNFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (FREE TESTING)   FEEL FREE TO CROSS POST  Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" ----- Forwarded Message ----- : Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:11:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: CANINE IiNFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (FREE TESTING) Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease We are currently enrolling dogs with chronic gastrointestinal inflammation into a research study for investigation of novel inflammatory markers to help diagnose morphologic and infiltrative histological changes. Eligible patients * Dogs with chronic enteropathies that undergo a complete diagnostic workup * Can include antibiotic or food responsive enteropathies, or idiopathic IBD * Not breed-specific (dogs of any breed/signalment are eligible to enter) Samples needed * 1 serum sample (at least 2 ml) * 1 small EDTA blood sample (or copy of a recent CBC) * 3 fecal samples from consecutive bowel movements * 1 urine sample If GI biopsies for histopathology are obtained from the patient at the time of enrollment, we would like to receive these as well. We will cover the costs for * Full GI panel (cobalamin, folate, TLI, PLI, plus gastrin and C-reactive protein) * Fecal Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor * Histopathology through Texas A&M (if biopsies are collected) * All shipping costs related to sending samples to our lab We offer this up to 4 times per patient (initial presentation and up to 3 rechecks) Turnaround times * Same as regular sample submissions to the GI Lab * Usually next day for cobalamin, folate, TLI, PLI, and gastrin * Up to 7-10 days for CRP and Alpha1-PI, depending on day of sample submission * ~3-4 days for histopathology If you are interested in enrolling one of your patients, please contact Dr. Tomomi Minamoto by e-mail for further details. Please note: If you are the owner of the dog and not a veterinarian, please have your veterinarian contact Dr. Minamoto.  Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest � Unsubscribe � Terms of Use . __,_._,___ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================