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Louie has intestinal lymphangiectasia, a disease that affects his ability to absorb nutrients, and rabies vaccine-induced ischemic dermatopathy, a skin condition that causes large wounds on his ears and other areas. Originally created to address urgent dietary needs, I hope that this site can now become a useful resource for others whose dogs have these very difficult to diagnose and manage conditions.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Louie's Legacy: CIL Research-- please participate and share.
In Louie's memory, we are initiating research into Canine Intestinal Lymphangiectasia which we hope to use to encourage research into better diagnostic tools for this disease. Too many dogs die undiagnosed because the signs of CIL are not recognized, or they die because the diagnosis came too late. We want Louie's legacy to be to change that.
Please compete the survey if you have a dog with CIL. The survey will ask several screening questions and then asks about four blood tests. Do not start the survey until you have the blood test results in your hand. Use the earliest blood tests run, the ones done during your very first vet visit when your dog began having symptoms.