Michele Schalow

Michele, was out at the house on Monday. As far as visually ane testing with the XRF machine | did nat find anything really unusual. They do have lead paint around the house but what | did firet was very typical for houses in that area anc age range, Of course | haven't received any rasults from: dust, soil or water sampling. As far as anything specific to the dogs | did not view anything unusual, Feeding bowls were plastic and staintess steel and they had a pan in the kennel ithe kind typically used to bowl potatoes}. Most of the soils in and around the kennel area are bare (i did get samples)}-one of the homeowners said that it was grass until the last yaar. They had raked the yard before ft arriver-they said 50 | wouldn't step in any feces but unfortunately it didn’t alow me te see the normal state of the yard. One important point is that the garage (which is fairly close to the kannel) has hac some work done arid is lead painted, There fs a wood scrap pile in the yard and some of the randomly tested places of old siding in the pile were pasitive. The homeowners said the dogs didn’t chew on it but-you never really know, f think it will be imoortant to see to sail levels. The dog in question was out in the kennel and seemed to be very active and acting pretty normally. he horneowners did show me a phate of the stillborn puppy-l asked them @ mail a copy to me 30 i could farward it to you but | haven’t heard from therm since | left Monday. The body had half the hair missing-and it was a single puppy-no other litter. They do still have it. may try to contact them far the photo again but they do seem to be somewhat uneasy (understandably) about this whole process. Cis usually a couple days before | get all my samipie results so bwill keep you posted on what they tell us and as ft review my info and get the report written. jichael Gravtin Regional Field Consultant-MDHHS 989-225-8037

Lam just checking in as to the status of the environmental assessment for the Murphy's. Has it been scheduled yet? Michele Schalow, DVM xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b606_2133_2137_2 Program Manager Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD} Animal industry Division (AiD} 517-284-5688 (Office) 547-373-6015 (Fax)

Serry, i rnade a typo--the Toxicologist’s name is John Buchweitz. Michele Schalow, DVM Program Manager Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD} Animal industry Division (410) 517-284-5688 (Office) 547-373-6015 (Fax)

Py fiust realized that the phone call date in which | contacted Mr. Murphy ts incarrect below. | cantact him on October 20, 2015. Also, | wanted to let you know that “Sweetie,” the other dog in the Murphy home had a blood lead level of 66 ppm which is considered to be within the normal range (<100 poh} for a dog. The toxicalogist that performed the testing, Mr. John Buckweitz, stated te me that the levels are such though that he suspects “Sweetie” is also undergoing exposure to lead sarnewhere, but that it is not enough to be causing disease. Michele Schalow, DVM Program Manager Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Animal industry Division (AlD} 517-284-5688 (Office) 547-373-6015 (Fax}

Hi Michele-this is Mike Gravlin frorn DHHS. i'm the RFC that will be deing the lead paint inspectian/risk assessment for the property. The information you're looking for is right in fine with what | usually do for an EBL child soi don’t foresee any problems. Usually in casas like this | try ta do same extensive phote documentation as well sa | will pass copies of the pics along to you alsa. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b606_2133_2137_3 Bid we ever find out what the units were as far as the blood level? If its ug/dl than that result of 409 would be high enough to killa child. Michael Graviin Reqional Field Consultant Division of Environmental Health, Healthy Homes Section Mi Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 30195, Lansing, Mi 48909 Phone j Cell Pax (SUT) 335-8800 (389-894-2404 www michizan wov/leadsafe gravipmm@emichigan gov

Hithere! bara the Companion Animal Program Manager for MDARD. Tanicities in animals are reportable to our agency and we investigate the cases to attempt to determine from where the toxic substance is coming in order ta srotect animal health. i contacted the owner of “Duke,” Mir. Adam Murphy, via phone on October 22, 2045 anc he stated at the time that “Duke” does not have a history of eating foreign objects. | inquired inte if “Duke” could have specifically eaten any of the following conmunon sources of lead pcisoning in animals: paint chios, paint or painted walls, fishing sinkers, batteries, as well as if he could have eaten or drank from painted bowls to which Mr. Murphy states that “Duke” did not We are still interested in determining the following: -What exactly is “Duke” fed (if fed a commercial diet/treats, name of product, as well as the lot number of the praduct if has}. -How is “Duke’s” food stored (could they be storing the food in something that could contains lead}? -Does “Duke” have a history of contact with [swimming in, drinking} other water sources, lakes, rivers, etc. besides the water received through the outside faucet such as pands? ifse, where and when? -Has “Duke” traveled anywhere over the last few months and if so, where? -When and frora where was “Duke” first acquired by the Murphys? -Evaluating the environment to look for the presence of lead containing material to which the dog may have access fe.g. old paint/paint chips, golf balis, linoleum {esp. if broken}, drapery weights, putty, solder, etc.) My understanding is that the currart plan is for you to conduct an environment assessment, including sampling the water due to the owner's concerris over possible lead in the water supplied te the home. You may already routinely inquire inte the above as part of a routine assessment, but since multiple agencies are involved and the current plan is to try to lirnit the number of contacts to the family to avoid overwhelming them or having people potentially asking the same questions (i.e. lust have an inspector from MOHHS go outh, we just wish to make sure our concerns are alse being looked at. We are just trying to rule aut all possible sources of lead to help the family and other animals. Thanks and please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b606_2133_2137_4 Also, in case you are unaware, | noted to Mr. Murphy during the above referenced call that MDARD has offered to cover the testing costs to have Mr. Murphy’s other dog, “Sweetie” also tested for lead. (/ discussed this with Mr. Murphy's yeterinarian as well, Or. Heather Wark of Dunckel Veterinary Hospital} have not heard back if the test was pursued or, if so, what the results are. Michele Schalow, DVM Program Manager Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD} Animal industry Division (AiD} 517-284-5688 (Office) SL7-373-0015 (Fant

Hi Michele: Below is the contact information for our Lead Inspector/ Risk Assessor. Please feel free to contact him. Mike Graviin, MDHSS Regional Field Consultant (989) 225-8037, [email protected] | gave hirn a heads un that you would be calling. At this time, we have not schedule the visitas we are waiting for the farnily to contact us, after they speak with their attorney. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b606_2133_2137_5