2 nd International Conference on Feline Genetic Diseases Saturday, July 29 - Sunday, July 30, 2000

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1 2 nd International Conference on Feline Genetic Diseases Saturday, July 29 - Sunday, July 30, 2000 Sponsors: Ralston Purina Center for Companion Animal Health Winn Feline Foundation Organizers: Leslie A. Lyons, PhD Niels C. Pedersen, DVM, PhD Dates: Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30 th, 2000 Location: University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine 170 Schalm Hall Davis, CA Registration: $100.00, limited to approximately 200 participants Website: conferences.ucdavis.edu Polycystic Kidney Disease Screening Clinic Monday, July 31, 2000 University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Center for Companion Animal Health Ralston Purina, The Center for Companion Animal Health at the School of Veterinary Medicine, UCDavis, and the Winn Feline Health Foundation are co-sponsoring an International Conference on Feline Genetic Diseases for breeders, veterinarians, and other interested participants. The conference will held on Saturday, July 29 th at 8:00 AM through Sunday evening, July 30 th, 2000 at the UCDavis veterinary school. This conference will bring together the worlds leading authorities on feline inherited diseases to assist with collaborative research, dissemination of information and for the advancement of research and feline health. The feline conference will focus on inherited diseases found in felines, particularly, but not limited, to those found in fancy breed cats. Presentations will focus on the questions and concerns most relevant to breeders and veterinarians. A special workshop for breeders will focus on feline coat colors and we will have tours of the facilities and demonstrations of disease testing in cats. In addition to the conference, a Polycystic Kidney Disease Screening Clinic for cats will be held on Monday, July 31. This clinic will be free to cat breeders to have their cats screened for PKD. The clinic will also instruct veterinarians in ultrasound techniques, particularly of the

2 feline urinary tract, and both the conference and clinic will qualify as continuing education units. An additional fee will be charged to veterinarians for the instruction in ultrasound techniques. Dr. David Biller will be confirming the PKD diagnoses at the clinic and we will address counseling and management issues of the participants. Please see the website for updated information. The conference will be limited to approximately 200 participants. Registration will be $ A reception on Friday night, lunches, and a barbeque dinner is included in the registration fee. A late fee of $50.00 will be charged after July 21, Personal checks and VISA will be acceptable forms of payment. Registration can be accomplished online at the website: conferences.ucdavis.edu (do not include http or www). [ Then select "Academic" - choose "International Conference on Feline Inherited Diseases" - "Register" - "Start" ]. Registration forms can also be downloaded from this site. If you are interested in more information, have comments or suggestions, and/or interest in attending the meeting, please contact Lina Layiktez or Joshua Walters at the UCDavis Conference and Event Services at (530) Comments and suggestions regarding the meeting will be forwarded to Leslie Lyons, PhD.

3 2nd International Conference on Feline Genetic Disease Friday, July 28, :30-10:00 Informal Greeting and Gathering UCDavis Alumni Center Saturday, July 29, 2000 Introduction Session 8:00 Welcome Niels Pedersen Center for Companion Animal Health Neil Wiegand Ralston Purina Gayle Hand Winn Feline Foundation Robert BonDurant Population Health & Reproduction 8:20 Opening Remarks Dallas Hyde Dean of Research, UCDavis 8:25 Introduction Leslie Lyons UCDavis 8:30 Keynote Speaker Andrew Kitchene r National Museums of Scotland The Scottish Wildcat A Cat with an Identity Crisis? 9:30 Scottish Wildcats Mark Beaumont University of Reading Genetic Analysis of Wild-Living Cats in Scotland 10:00 Break Session One: Moderator - Leslie A. Lyons, PhD 10:30 Muscular Atrophy MCC John Fyfe Michigan State University Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Maine Coon Cats 11:00 Maine Coon HD Gail Smith University of Pennsylvania Hip Dysplasia in Maine Coon Cats 11:30 Genetic Registry for Cats? Paul Poulos Institute for GDC in Animals 11:45 VIN Paul Pion Veterinary Information Network 12:00 Lunch Session Two: Moderator - Neil Wiegand

4 1:00 AB Blood System Urs Giger University of Pennsylvania Blood Type Incompatibility Problems: Are you my type? 1:30 Aby Amyloidosis Stephen DiBartola Ohio State University Amyloidosis in Abyssinian Cats 2:00 ASH Heart disease Kate Meurs Ohio State University Familail Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the American Shorthair Cat 2:30 MCC Heart Disease Mark Kittleson UCDavis Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Maine Coon Cats: An Animal Model of Human Disease 3:00 Break Session Three: Moderator - Gayle Hand 3:30 Coat Colors Joan Miller The Cat Fanciers' Association The Basics of Feline Coat Colors 4:00 Cat Phenotypes Solveig Pfleuger Baystate Medical Center & Tufts Mutations and other Surprises 4:30 Tabby Patterns Heather Lorimer Youngstown State University Coat Color in Cats: Solid Colors and Tabby Patterns 5:00 Discussion 7:15 Open Bar UCDavis Recreation Pool Lodge 8:00 Dinner Morrison's Catering 8:30 Entertainment: Buzz Sutherland - Comedian 9:30 Dancing The Hucklebucks

5 Sunday, July 30, 2000 Session Four: Moderator - Leslie A. Lyons, PhD 8:00 Introduction Leslie Lyons UCDavis 8:15 Persian PKD David Biller Kansas State University Polycystic Kidney Disease in Persians 9:15 Genetic Counseling Jerold Bell Tufts University Genetic Counseling and Genetic Diversity Considerations for Pure-bred Cats 9:45 Discussion 10:15 Break Session Five: Moderator - Niels Pedersen, DVM, PhD 10:30 Abyssinian Blindness Matthew Binns Animal Health Trust Abyssinian Retinal Atrophy 11:00 Burmese Health Tim Gruffydd-Jones University of Bristol Inherited Diseases in Burmese in the UK 11:30 Scottish Folds Richard Malik Sydney University Osteochondrodysplasia in Scottish Folds 12:00 Lunch Session Six: Moderator - 1:00 Devon Rex Richard Malik Sydney University Spasticity in the Devon Rex 1:30 Siamese amyloidosis Bernard VanOost Utrecht University Pedigree analysis of death due to amyloidosis in the Siamese cat breed 2:00 FUS Tony Buffington Ohio State University Are Lower Urinary Tract Diseases Inherited? 2:30 Feline Reproduction Brenda Griffin Scott-Ritchey Research Center Noninvasive Monitoring of Ovarian Function in the Domestic Cat. 2:45 Feline Husbandry Jennifer Cook University of Sydney Effects of Neutering on Feline Lipid and Hormonal Profiles.

6 3:00 Break Session Seven: Moderator - 3:30 Feline Nutrition Quentin Rogers UCDavis Nutritional Peculiarities in the Cat 4:00 Infectious Diseases Niels Pedersen UCDavis Genetics and Feline Infectious Diseases 4:30 Korat Gangliosidoses Henry Baker Auburn University An International Program to Eliminate the Gangliosidoses from Korats by Molecular Testing 5:00 Feline Genomics Leslie Lyons UCDavis Feline Genomics at UCDavis 5:30 Discussion & wrap-up

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