Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - Resuts of MH Challenge posted at MAF Web site

Results of the 2010 Meisha’s Hope 10 Day, $10,000 Challenge are posted on a short article at the Morris Animal Foundation Web site: http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/ Once again a BIG Thank You to all of you who donated to this Challenge. The money from this Challenge has recently been applied to a new study on Canine AIHA/IMHA so if you gave to this Challenge your dollars are already hard at work helping to find answers to questions surrounding Canine AIHA/IMHA.

Joanne MN

Here is the permalink for this article: http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/blog/category/dog/2010-meishas-hope-10-day.html

Joanne MN

Thank YOU Joanne for a job well done!You are the proof that one person CAN make a difference. Best wishes, Brigitte & the poodle boys

Brigitte BC Canada

I think Brigitte summed it up PERFECTLY!!! THANKS MILLIONS JOANNE. Johnny & Tessy

Johnny

A special thank you to Joanne and our matching donor. Penny

Penny Lytle Creek Calif

Ourstanding in every way!!! What a great continuing tribute to Meisha. Ron & Cooper

Ron L'land

Wow Joanne - $275,000 raised since Meisha's Hope started - that's amazing! I'm so glad I could contribute to the Challenge. Thanks to the anonymous donor - what a generous person they must be. I hope in time, we have better treatments and hopefully a cure to this awful disease. Sam & Millie.

Samantha Geelong Australia

So awesome! Thanks everyone specially Joanne and the anonymous donor.

leslie ca

I have passed on all of your comments to the MH Challenge anonymous donor. This donor wants to thank all of you who donated to this Challenge. On another note here is a brief summary of the study the Challenge money was applied to. This copy and paste comes from the MAF Web site: Comparison of Aspirin and Heparin in Treating Dogs with IMHA Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), a common form of severe anemia in dogs, is associated with high mortality rates. Many dogs die due to related blood clots. Investigators will expand their previous research on heparin therapy, which showed that individually adjusted heparin dosing was significantly better than standard-dose heparin therapy in reducing mortality. A recent retrospective study reported improved survival in dogs with IMHA that received low-dose aspirin therapy, which resulted in aspirin becoming standard therapy for dogs with IMHA. However, multiple studies comparing aspirin to heparin in humans have shown marginal to no benefit with aspirin as opposed to significant reduction in blood clots with heparin. Researchers will establish whether aspirin or individually adjusted heparin therapy is more effective in enhancing survival in dogs with IMHA. Principal Investigator: Dr. David J. Polzin, University of Minnesota

Joanne MN

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