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Friday 2 December 2011

Does your dog have epilepsy? Can you help this study?

Dear Dogs Today,

I am in Lower Sixth and as one of my subjects I am taking Extended Project Qualification. For this I intend to produce a project answering the questions "How does diet affect canine epilepsy? And can it be used as a measure to control it?".

EPQ demands a large amount of independent, primary research and as a part of mine I have devised a questionnaire, which I need to get as many people as possible to complete. Therefore, if anybody has, or has had, a dog with epilepsy and would be willing to help, please email me at eliddell@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk. In your email please state whether this is a current or previous pet, as it affects which questionnaire I send you. Any other experiences would be gratefully received as well.

Finally, if anybody reading this is a vet, it would be greatly appreciated of you could share with me your professional opinion on the matter.

Many thanks,
Emma Liddell, by email

4 comments:

  1. my name is carol lapham and a few years ago i owned a border collie jill,she was a fantastick dog obediance wise and loved agility at 18 months she had a fit wich devistated us all, after a few months these became worse and we started medication this went on for a while but eventuly they reterned after going a year without any she was attacked by aan alsation and they were so bad we decided to let her go, one of the hardest things i have ever done as she was only 3 i couldnt see her go through anymore. we even had a brain scan being insured was such a good thing, but i am conviced now when i look back that high protien foods are not good and may contribute, i only wish i had listened to a very good dog trainer, who told me to put her on raw meat, but we live and learn,i do so wish that an ansuer could be found its such a horrible thing to have to deal with kind regards carol.

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  2. I have emailed you, also shared the link on some epi FB pages and the epi email list Im on.

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  3. Email sent :)

    http://z10.invisionfree.com/PFK/index.php?showforum=27

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