WESTIE WALKERS - for Westies and Friends of Westies

DEAR WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER LOVER, PLEASE HELP US TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SKIN DISEASE IN WESTIES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EARLY DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN WESTIES REQUIRES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN A CONFIDENTIAL STUDY FUNDED BY THE CANINE CONTROL COUNCIL OF QUEENSLAND. WE OFFER A FREE VETERINARY SPECIALIST DERMATOLOGIC EXAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND OR AT OTHER DERMATOLOGIC REFERRAL CENTRE IN QLD (Stafford Heights or Springwood) TO ANY NON-ITCHY WESTIE OVER 5 YEARS OF AGE. ALL WE ASK IS THE DONATION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD FROM YOUR WESTIE (no clipping necessary!) AND A COPY OF HIS/HER PEDIGREE (if available). YOUR COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE GENETIC CAUSES OF THIS DISEASE IN THIS BREED, SO PLEASE CONTACT US: Dr Caroline O'Leary BVSc MACVSc PhD Lecturer in Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Science The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia 4072 c.oleary@uq.edu.au 07 3365 3192 0417 080 987 Joana Roque BVSc MPhil candidate School of Veterinary Science Otto Hirschman Building 81, Rm 134 The University of Queensland Australia j.barrosroque@uq.edu.au 07 3346 7972 0410968452