GOALS of the STUDY The extensive detailed "wish list" that was originally submitted to the University of Pennsylvania has been refined to focus on four basic areas. 1. Identifying Irish Wolfhounds affected with seizures and categorization of these seizures. 2. Addressing problems involved in maintenance of a hound experiencing recurring epileptic seizures. 3. Collecting and processing of detailed pedigree information to assist the geneticist and breeders. 4. Collecting blood samples from the affected animals entered in the study and their immediate relatives for future DNA testing. LIMITATIONS of the STUDY The primary limitation of the study is the reluctance of Irish Wolfhound owners/breeders to participate. The Irish Wolfhounds entered in the study by no means represent all individuals of the breed which are or were affected with seizures. The failure to collect complete data has eliminated some entries from the study. Many of these animals are long since dead and documentation of the particulars involved is incomplete. The short lifespan of the Irish Wolfhound as a breed has created some difficulties in the blood collection phase of the study as many of the affected hounds are already dead, as are their parents.

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