The Necropsy Guidelines contains instructions to your vet on the tissue needed for our research, how to prepare and ship it and the contact information for our lead researcher, Dr. Kimberly Greer.

If you are located near Dr. Greer (Indiana University), the Necropsy Release is a permission form for her to conduct the necropsy.

The Research Participant Information Form should be filled out by the owner of the Pug. It can be printed out, or filled out online, then printed. It asks for general information on the Pug’s health, vaccine history, family history and owner contact information. It also contains a permission form to allow DNA to be extracted from the dog’s tissue samples and it asks if you would like your dog’s body cremated.

The fourth document (Records Needed) is a request for whatever records are available on the dog, such as seizure history, MRI, blood tests, etc. These records are likely to be best supplied by the owner and the veterinarian and not all information is available on every animal.

The Pug Dog Club of America recognizes how devastating the diagnosis of PDE can be and it has been our goal to support and fund research so that we can see an end to this fatal disease. We thank you for your interest in participating in our research at this most difficult time.