About the Authors
- Megan Marquez
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Pedro Boscan
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* E-mail: pboscan@colostate.edu
Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Heather Weir
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Pamela Vogel
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- David C. Twedt
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. The pharmaceutical company Zoetis provided a small fund as an incentive to include dogs in the study (veterinary clinical trial). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PB DT. Performed the experiments: MM PB HW PV DT. Analyzed the data: MM PB DT. Wrote the paper: PB DT.