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The 'heart team' operates in an interventional procedure surgery suite at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

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‘Heart Team’ Offers Hope for Dogs with Valve Disease
February 10, 2025 / General News

The University of Illinois is ushering in a new era in veterinary cardiology. “For most of its history, veterinary cardiology has been a specialty focused on diagnostics and medical management,” said Dr. Ryan Fries, who…
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[Tucker Tallering]

From Phobic to Functioning: One Dog’s Stormy Story

March 19, 2018 / Patient Stories

Pets’ behavioral conditions affect the whole family Dr. Kathy Tallering remembers the exact moment it began. The Chicago pediatrician was taking her then-four-year-old Portuguese water dog, Tucker, for a walk in their Lincoln Park neighborhood…
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[Nana the Chihuahua from Thailand cavorts in Illini garb]

Dog from Thailand Gets Heart Repair at University of Illinois

September 06, 2017 / General News

  [row][column size=8] [callout title=”Traveling a World Away for a Second Chance”] For the full story of Nana’s heart repair procedure, including video of the placement of the occluder, see storied.illinois.edu. [/callout] [/column][column size=4][/column][/row]  …
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[police dog treated at Vet Med]

Police Dog Saved from Amputation

June 05, 2017 / Patient Stories

In January 2017, Marshall County (Ill.) Sheriff’s Deputy Bob Vester and his 10-year-old German Shepherd partner, Flits, were hailed as the 2016 K-9 Team of the Year by the Central Illinois Police and Working Dog…
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[Loki before and after his illness]

Mischievous Loki Makes Miraculous Recovery

April 29, 2017 / General News

Loki Before the Illness, During Recovery Imagine you bring home a mixed-breed terrier puppy and his boundless energy immediately captures your heart. “He was very healthy, very active,” Miranda Karban says of the family pet,…
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[patient story-mayzie]

Mayzie Bounds Back after Microchip Mishap

April 01, 2017 / Patient Stories

‘Teaching Moment’ Has Happy Ending Most experts agree that implanting a microchip in your dog is one of the safest and most responsible decisions a pet owner can make, ensuring you can be found if…
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BJ the cat

Unusual Surgery Helps BJ the Cat ‘Breathe Easy’

December 19, 2016 / Patient Stories

When Jan Jannusch noticed that her 13-year-old cat, BJ, was having trouble breathing, she took him to see a veterinarian. The cause of BJ’s problem turned out to be “idiopathic chylothorax,” a disease so rare…
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