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How Are Veterinarians Advancing Cancer research in Dogs, People?
July 1, 2025 / General News

People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very similar to those in people and respond…
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Canine Influenza: FAQs for Pet Owners

February 15, 2017 / General News

Like most people, most dogs with the flu will recover [row] [column size=5] Last week the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago announced that it was suspending adoptions of dogs from its facility for three to four…
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[Dr. Allan Paul]

Remembering Dr. Allan Paul

February 13, 2017 / Alumni News

Dr. Allan Paul passed away on Sunday, February 12. As a faculty member at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine from 1980 to 2015, Dr. Paul embodied all aspects of the teaching-research-service mission,…
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[hantavirus information]

Experts Respond to Seoul Virus Cases

January 26, 2017 / General News

Experts at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine have been assisting the Illinois Department of Public Health in investigating several cases of Seoul virus, which is carried by domestic and wild rats and…
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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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[ozzie today]

Family Ties Sustain Ozzie Through Broken Neck

October 25, 2016 / Patient Stories

This story about my dog Ozzie starts when I inherited my father’s boat, which was about five years before Ozzie was even born. My father’s boat and I were made in the same year: 1963….
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Miss Millie

Modeling Millie Gives Back Despite Cancer

September 29, 2016 / Patient Stories

Update January 20, 2017: Sadly, Miss Millie passed away on January 10. Her owner, Karen Lee Keefe, shared this poem with us: It is with the Heaviest of Hearts that I share with you… After…
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