About the Authors

Rowena M. A. Packer

Affiliation Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Nadia K. Shihab

NKS and BBJT are joint second authors on this work.

Affiliations Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Bruno B. J. Torres

NKS and BBJT are joint second authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Holger A. Volk

hvolk@rvc.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Nadia K. Shihab is employed by Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. 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: NKS BBJT HAV. Performed the experiments: NKS BBJT. Analyzed the data: RMAP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RMAP. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: HAV RMAP.