For more information check out the Rabies Challenge Fund website
***Press Release***
June 2006
The NSDTR Club of Canada, on behalf of the Toller Health Coalition, supports the OVC/University of Guelph/University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children epilepsy study and has made a financial commitment to help NSDTR Club members participate in the study by subsidizing the initial cost outlay necessary by participants.
The NSDTR Club of Canada will be working in close association with Dr. Poma and the Epilepsy Research Teams from Ontario Veterinary College, the University of Guelph, the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to isolate and identify the gene that likely causes epilepsy in Tollers. From this research we are hopeful that a DNA marker test might one day be available to Toller owners and breeders.
The researchers are hopefully that by identifying this gene in our breed, they will be able to apply that to research into human epilepsy.
We are very excited about this new venture and hope that Toller owners and breeders everywhere will help us obtain the required 10 epilepsy affected study subjects and 10 of their closely related but unaffected relatives to participate in the study. Any affected dogs and their relatives may participate - the Club will subsidize the fees, as long as the owner is a member of the NSDTR Club of Canada and commits to sticking with the project. Owners must be able to get their dog to either Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal at some point for an exam by researchers.
For more information please contact Cheryl Tomayer, Marisa Victor or Ruth Peacock
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***Press Release***
May 2006
The NSDTR Club of Canada, on behalf of the Toller Health Coalition, supports the Rabies Challenge study and has made an initial financial donation of $5000 Cdn to help finance the research.
For more information check out the
Rabies Challenge Fund website
World-renown vaccine research scientist and practicing veterinarian, Dr. W. Jean Dodds of California, and pet vaccine disclosure advocate, Kris L. Christine of Maine, have established The Rabies Challenge Fund to raise money to fund a 7 year rabies vaccine challenge study in the United States.
In addition to the challenge study, the fund will finance a study of the adjuvants used in veterinary rabies vaccines and establish a rabies vaccine adverse reaction reporting system.
Rabies vaccination is the one immunization required by law across the country for domestic dogs and cats. Researchers believe this vaccine cause the most and worst adverse reactions in animals. The Rabies Challenge Fund has been founded to improve the safety of rabies vaccines and to determine, by challenge, if they confer immunity for 5, 6, or 7 years.
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