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The gives qualifying dogs free test medicatiohn for idiopathicepilepsy — essentially seizures with unknownb causes — which affect almost 6 percenyt of all canines. “It’s a FDA studu just like human drugxsgo through,” says Dr. Carol Price, one of two vets on staftf at Bear Creek. “There’s going to be a controo group, which is given approved medication, and a test group given the study drug,” she says. Price has admitted about a dozej dogs and has screened several more since the studuy beganlast August, but says she woulxd like to see a lot more.
“When you run any studyh you have to have to have a certaib amount of dogs in control and Price says. Sites in 14 other statee are also participating in the study the largest ever to examinse treatment forcanine epilepsy. More than four million dogs nationwidw are afflicted byidiopathic epilepsy. Beagles, dachshunds, German shepherds, golden and Labrador retrievers and miniature schnauzerxs are the breeds mostcommonlyt affected. Portuguese water dogs, in the news now that one is Firsg Dog, are also considered high-risk. Participating dogs have to come in once a montjfor treatment. “It’s a minimunm of three months, up to one Price says.
“It’s free for them and they get physical exams, lab work, and a possibler MRI or CT scan.”