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Jul 27, 2015

99%No, this is not a political add... :)  We hit 99% funded today when the Norwegian Elkhound Association of America pledged $1000.  A big thank you to their board of directors and their canine health and research committee.  We are just $129 short of our goal.  This campaign has been very exciting for us and we have gotten to know so many wonderful people who have become backers for this project.  We look forward to launching the project (hopefully this fall) and keeping everyone up-to-date with our findings!  A very big thank you to all our supports!

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Can we make anesthesia for dogs safer with the help of nutrition?

University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine

Hypothermia, low body temperature, is one of the most common complications of anesthesia and can result in serious side effects. Metabolism of amino acids, the building block of protein, occurs in all tissues in the body and heat is generated as a natural by-product. We will test the hypothesis that administration of amino acids to dogs undergoing anesthesia for a spay will have a significantly higher body temperature at the conclusion of surgery than dogs that do not receive amino acids.