Healthy dogs needed

The Small Animal Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care team from The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University is undertaking research to determine normal values (“reference intervals”) for machines that we use for blood testing in the hospital, and to establish control populations to compare against sick dogs in studies of various diseases. We will also be testing urine and faeces. These studies have been approved by the Animal Ethics Committee at Murdoch University.

The research will simply involve your dog coming in for a 15 minute appointment on a set day for a physical examination and blood collection. Blood will be collected from a vein in the leg. Additionally we will also ask you to bring in a sample of urine and faeces collected at home that morning (if possible).

We are seeking 40 healthy non-greyhound dogs, weighing at least 10 kg, and between 1 and 8 years of age.

Eligible dogs cannot be receiving any medications (except routine de-wormer and flea/tick prevention). Once the blood sample has been collected, your dog's involvement in the study will end.

If you are interested please:

- Email Communitybloodbank@murdoch.edu.au where Michelle Rouffignac will arrange a date and time for you to come in with your dog.

- Michelle will email you a health history sheet and a consent form for you to complete and either email back or bring on your appointment day. 

Please contact Michelle Rouffignac, Claire Sharp (c.sharp@murdoch.edu.au), or Melissa Claus (m.claus@murdoch.edu.au) with any questions.