Insight/Report on Private Giving

Spring 2005

Miki Funding Grows to Fund New Projects in Canine and Feline Medicine, and Education

The Miki Society for Companion Animal Research supports research to help pets live longer and healthier lives. Gifts are made by veterinarians, pet owners and their friends, and people who simply love animals. Many gifts are made in memory of a beloved pet.

Veterinarians participating in the Miki Society use the program to reach out to clients in sympathy and remembrance. When a client’s pet dies, their veterinarian makes a donation in the pet’s name. The College then sends a letter to the veterinarian’s client, notifying them of the donation. In 2004/2005, Miki Society veterinarians and friends donated a total of $55,850. These funds provide seed money to innovative projects that help advance and improve veterinary medical care.

Projects funded this year:
• Dr. Laurie Pearce: Relationship of Toxoplasma gondii Infection to Acute Canine Polyradiculoneuritis.
• Dr. Kyra Somers: Ganglioside Synthesis Inhibition in Feline NPC1 Disease.
• Dr. Vicki Campbell: Noninvasive Lithium Dilution Cardiac Output Monitoring and Oxygen Delivery in Conscious Critically Ill Dogs.
• Dr. Ray Whalen: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy – Interactive Education Program.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed so generously to the Miki Society. Your contributions are helping to support research vital to the health of our companion animals.