Question
Can odor produced during a tonic clonic seizure event be captured from saliva placed on dental cotton, replicated via hydration then frozen be identified by dogs trained to identify chemical changes in the body
Research
- A III
- B III
- C III
Hypothesis
Methods/Procedures
Equipment
- 24" scent wheel
- 6 containers (clean tin cans)
- 6 glass shakers w.metal lids
- variable numbers of holes in lids
- Lazy Susan
Protocol
- run containers (cans) and shakers twice through the dishwasher prior to test
- OR hand wash twice in hot soapy water and dishwashing detergent; rinse in hot water
- store in Ziplock plastic bags when not in use
- store "hot" shaker separately in its own Ziplock bag
Testing Instrument
- dog
- dog training
- Scent Discrimination
- Intro to Scent Wheel
- Qualifying Test Protocol
- Amended Testing Progression
- Trial Test
Data
- Dog 3 Donor 3 DoH 12/18/12 HP
- TC
- Dog 3 Donor 3 DoH 12/18/12 HC
- TC
- Dog 3 Donor 8 DoH 2/9/14 HC
- 80%
Observations
- Dog 3 unable to meet Baseline Criteria identifying hydrated seizure sample with non-event sample on the wheel. 2 different donors. Donor 3 hydrated sample made in 3 oz water; Donor 8 sample made in 2 oz water. During these tests the NE sample was in original state (not hydrated).
Conclusion
all preceding criteria w/Hydrated sample
all preceding criteria w/Hydrated sample