Sphynx kalender 2011
Update maart 2011
De kalender van 2011 heeft iets meer dan 2900 Euro opgebracht. Er is 4100 dollar naar de foundation gestort. Een deel hiervan (170 Euro) is gedoneerd door Annemieke van cattery Delphi, die nog steeds wenskaarten met Sphynxen erop verkoopt om het onderzoek te steunen. Allemaal hartelijk bedankt, de medewerkers, de kopers, de eigenaars van de mooie foto's,...!
Zoals alle jaren zal de opbrengst ook nu naar het onderzoek van HCM in Sphynxen gaan, via de Winn Feline Foundation.
Als je graag meer informatie over dit project hebt, kan je eens een kijkje nemen op de vorige kalenderpagina's van 2008, 2009 en 2010.
Als je wil kan je de nieuwe banner op je website of een forum plaatsen om het project te helpen:
Sphynx kalender 2012
Omdat de kost van het drukken en het versturen van de kalenders naar Europa van de totale winst moeten afgetrokken worden, zijn we op het idee gekomen om volgend jaar een extra pagina toe te voegen met coupons. Alle bedrijven die iets verkopen wat aan katten/Sphynxen gerelateerd is, kunnen zo'n coupon kopen voor $ 100 (ongeveer 75 Euro) en korting geven op hun product. Als je hierin interesse hebt, of iemand kent die dit graag zou doen, laat het ons dan even weten.
Er worden bloedstalen gevraagd van Sphynxen ouder dan 8 die geen HCM hebben. Meer info vind je als je op onderstaande banner klikt. Men zegge het voort!
Nieuw over het onderzoek, augustus 2010:
Dr. Meurs and her lab members have been very busy this summer! To date they have ruled out 10 genes, which include the Maine Coon, Ragdoll and the 8 most common genes in humans. They will be moving to 8 new genes that are a subclass, which includes some of the genes that also cause IM (inherited myopathy). Dr. Meurs is very hopeful to find a gene soon and gave many compliments to the sphynx community. She said that we have been one of the most proactive groups and sent a huge thank you. She also said that she has been receiving a lot of samples lately and to keep up the good work. Samples are still needed, so if you have any kitties that have turned 8 years or older and have no signs of a heart condition (murmur) please send a sample. Also, positive samples are always needed.
Here is a link to the paperwork and how to submit a sample.
Meer nieuws, november 2010:
Hello gang,
After Dr. Meurs’ webinar this week, I started brainstorming ideas for getting her the rest of the blood she needs. Seems it’s going to have to come from the pet buyers, and the need for a DNA marker isn’t incentive enough for the general public. But... free stuff will get their attention every time! I have the resources to offer free stuff to people who donate their sphynx’s blood, and you all have contacts, pet buyers, sphynx people you can share this with. Let’s get this information out there. As I recall, Dr. Meurs needs the blood by the end of the year in order to get the funding, right?I’m attaching a graphic I created that you can send out to all your sphynx people, but for those who don’t get attachments – you can get the details here:
http://www.sphynxforum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=328Een uitleg door Dr. Meurs over HCM, met foto's:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/deptsVCGL/video/sphynx/index.htm
Basically, anyone who donates blood to Dr. Meurs study between now and 12/31/10 will get their choice of a K9closet.com Gigi Collection Smoothie Collar or a custom-knitted heart sweater by Sami’s Sphynx Sweaters, as long as they are a registered member of www.sphynxforum.com. So, if you have anyone donate blood, tell them to register on the forum, too, so they can participate in the promotion. All the details and instructions on how to enter can be found there.
Please spread the word! Let’s overwhelm Dr. Meurs with more samples than she knows what to do with! Let’s have Heidi at K9 Closet and Sami’s Sphynx Sweaters regret agreeing to donate collars and sweaters because they have to give away so many!!
Thanks for your help,
Brooke Arnold
www.sphynxforum.comUpdate 4 januari:
The following is from Dr. Meurs:
We have had a fabulous response to our request for samples and they have really been coming in! The company that makes the feline array is running behind schedule so we still have time to collect both affected and unaffected samples and would still really like them! We will start looking at some new genes next week so we can keep progressing while we wait for the array.
Also , we really need some heart tissue samples (just a few) from affected and unaffected cats. If someone is unfortunate enough to be putting their HCM affected cat or older (at least 8 years of age) to sleep it would be extremely helpful if we could ask the veterinarian to save a small section of the heart for us? It does have to be specially preserved in a solution from us, but we could fedex the solution for next day arrival to your veterinarian. At this point we have ruled out many genes but have not found anything and being able to exam the tissue may be very helpful. We don't need very many so if even 3-4 people can help us it may be enough!
Thank you!
KateUpdate 7 maart 2011
The following is from Kate Meurs, head of the HCM research at Washington State: (NOTE: USE THE SAME SAMPLE PAGE USING EDTA TUBE FOR 1-2 ML DRAWN FROM UNAFFECTED CATS)
I am pretty close to being able to run the array but I need about 20 more unaffected cats! They really need to be at least 8 years of age and have been seen by a veterinarian in the past year (an echo is nice but not required).
If they are any place near Pullman Washington, and would like to come here, I may be able to echo them for free but they need to be at least 8 years of age--- people should contact me directly.
We can still use samples from affected cats as well, but our biggest issue is unaffected, we really need to have 48 for the analysis to be able to tell us anything and we are short about 20!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
KateNieuwe update op 14 maart: er zijn nog 8 bloedstaaltjes nodig van katten ouder dan 8 die nog steeds negatief scannen.
