PULLMAN – Dog owners can receive a $20 Amazon gift card for enrolling their pet into Washington State University’s Drugs Optimized by Genomics (D.O.G.) study.
To qualify for the study, dogs must be comfortable in hospital environments and taking oral medications. Subjects must be between the ages of 1-12 years, weigh 11 to 176 pounds and have no underlying medical conditions. Participants will undergo a comprehensive physical exam, and a full day in the hospital is necessary for data collection.
Patients will be given a combination of carefully chosen drugs that have been proven to be safe to determine how fast their bodies can process (metabolize) them. This will be done by measuring the drug levels in their blood and urine.
The study is focused on a group of liver enzymes responsible for metabolizing drugs, chemicals and even contaminants from the environment. Just as in humans, dogs exhibit unique variations in the enzymes, which affects how their bodies break down and eliminate the drugs. Some may process medications slowly, putting them at risk during routine procedures requiring anesthesia or when drugs are needed for pain. Conversely, some dogs metabolize drugs too quickly, rendering prescribed doses ineffective.
Learn more about the study. Contact clinical studies coordinator Jennifer Heusser at jpmarcus3@wsu.edu to enroll your dog or for additional information.
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