Dear members of the Old English Sheepdog Club of America:

It was a pleasure meeting you and some of your magnificent dogs at the National Specialty in Williamsburg. Thank you for your hospitality to me and my dogs. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that I would like to hear from anyone who thinks that they have an Old English Sheepdog affected with CA or who has a dog that is directly related to an affected dog. I assure you that your communications will be kept confidential within our research group. A DNA sampling protocol and a protocol for euthanasia of affected dogs are being posted by the health committee.  If you have questions you can contact myself  (natasha_olby@ncsu.edu) or my research technician Pragna Mehta (pragna_mehta@ncsu.edu).

Natasha Olby Vet MB PhD
Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology) - Associate Professor of Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine - North Carolina State University
4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC  27606