Got a GOLDEN RETRIEVER UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE? Consider enrolling in the Lifetime Health Study!
By Zoe Forward, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (canine/feline)
Morris Animal Foundation is joining together with Colorado State University to conduct a lifetime health study on Golden Retrievers in an effort to learn how to prevent disease and cancer in this breed. If you have had a Golden Retriever in the past, then you know how susceptible this breed is to cancer as they age, particularly lymphosarcoma and splenic/heart hemangiosarcoma.
If you elect to participate, we are a registered practice to help you with this study.
What Is Expected of You?
- Agree to participate for the life of your dog
- Select a veterinarian who agrees to participate with you
- Complete online questionnaires regarding your dog's food type and feeding habits, environmental exposures, behavior/temperament, disease events, etc.
- Visit your dog's veterinarian for annual exams and sample collection (blood, urine, feces, hair, and toenail clippings)
- When applicable, allow collection of tumor samples for evaluation
- Be willing to consider a necropsy (post mortem examination) when your dog's life ends
Note: You are responsible for all costs associated with the annual exam, sample collection and laboratory test results. Morris Animal Foundation will reimburse you for up to $75 of these costs per year after verification that the exam and sample collection has been completed.
If you choose, you may also donate this compensation directly back to Morris Animal Foundation to support the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.
If you choose, you may also donate this compensation directly back to Morris Animal Foundation to support the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.
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