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Health & Medical Research
AKKAOA’s Health & Medical Research Committee is
committed to fostering research projects and other
clinical activities in pursuit of information that
will enable the Alaskan Klee Kai owner to provide
the best possible health care for their dog.
However, in order for relevant clinical information
to be available to all, we need everyone to
participate in the research activities. If only a
few people participate by willingly sharing
information on their dog, the value of the
information is much less than it is when there is
full participation. It takes all of us to share
information on our dogs. That is the only way we
can have a true picture of what is happening within
this breed. Only with your help will we be able to
provide you with data that you can share with your
veterinarian who can then better provide for the
health needs of your Alaskan Klee Kai.
Watch here for future updates on current projects,
which include the Health Survey, and the Factor VII
Deficiency DNA testing program.
Remember, when taking your dog to the Veterinarian
to have blood work done, please make sure that the
dog:
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Has been fasting
for 8 hours
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Is on no
antibiotics or if on antibiotics, the
veterinarian is aware and notes on report form
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Is well, not ill,
best to draw blood during a health check-up or
‘well visit’ to the veterinary clinic
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If male, has not
been around females in heat
Health Information will be is being entered
anonymously into the database that tracks the health
status of Alaskan Klee Kai. Be part of the
solution, and participate by forwarding actual
copies of reports for the files, not just e-mail
reports. For the data to be valid, it must be
verifiable by having a source document that
generates the information. Individuals have
expressed an interest in learning their own unique
identifier, so that when data are published, if
codes are used, they can find their own dogs. Those
identifier codes will be forwarded to each person,
eventually. But we need to get the data and into a
format that is easily readable by everyone. We are
working on that. Factor VII has taken all of the
energy right now, but you will be notified.
Be
part of the solution, send your data to Lo Binkley,
77 W Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Health Information Submission Form
Liver
Enzyme/Health Questionnaire Form
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