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Ever wonder why you see Todd Kellam's name in the Redbook year after year? I
kinda pieced it together. Also learned some more. This Association is the first
one he ever joined. Nearly 20 years ago an pre UKC employment. Back then he
handled a died in the wool in the wool redbone mans hounds. Until he got ready
to go. That old man was his first introduction to coonhunting. Back them he
joined for the chase of that breed trophy at the events. Of course since he is
Vice President of the hunting programs that is not possible. He feel's important
to financially support all the Associations. That way they can do great things
that the members can appreciate. A couple being the yearbooks and gettin
together at the national events. He says he has many friends in this
association. Add a wish that this Association has many successful years to come.
As have written this my mind goes back in time. Year wise the memory is faded.
The first time I seen Todd was at a beagle hunt which we put one. That had to be
the early 90's. I did try to stir him up at National Days last year. Told him I
should take UKC off my website. I was only kidding. I will say thanks Todd for
answering my question.
Is your dog on drugs? My first dog was a redbone. He did have an epileptic
attack. A small dose of pills for like a week stopped it. I do have a beagle
that I did have on Phenobarbital. I quit giving it. Because she's old and seems
okay. Did you know that getting a new canine drug or vaccine on the market is
tough and time consuming? It takes like 5 to 10 years of preliminary research
before it can be sold. Most of the time is on biological research as well as
time to enroll and assess many dog tests. Red tape can go fro 6 months to 2
years as the government agencies evaluate those reports before final licensing.
Only about 300 medications carry the FDA approval in horses, dogs and cats. As a
result vets commonly rely upon the extra label use of humans to treat pets
although they haven't gone through the safety an efficacy testing for vets. New
pet vaccines go through the United States Department of Agriculture, Center for
Veterinary Biologics. The approval process for vaccines is a 1 to 2 year
average. R & D time can vary greatly. Some of the depending factors; uniqueness
of drug, the complexity of the disease, the length of time it takes to determine
the proper dose, the drugs duration through toxicology testing and the
difficultly in lining up clinical subjects for efficacy tests. Research time it
also dependant on the routine administration and the how long shelf life is
required. It takes 7 to 12 years to develop a new drug from the vet concept.
Remedy was geared towards humans but became a major canine arthritis product.
The company spent 6 too 8 years before bringing it forward. Then Pfizer began
developing it as an anti inflammatory for dogs. Vet drug studies examine the
safety an efficacy of off label use of human drugs. Profit in animal research is
low as compared to humans. New animal drugs sometimes develops as new human
drugs that are impractical but show effectiveness in laboratory testing in
animals.
Don't forget National Days. June 30 July 1, 2 Brazil, IN.
Please make sure all your info is up to date.
I won’t go huntin with ya Jake but I'll go Chasing women. Did you forget Jimmy
Dean used to sing?
See you next month
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