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Veterinarian and vet tech prepare to take blood sample from dog in exam room

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Seeking Young, Healthy Dogs for Study to Address Canine Diabetes

September 26, 2025

Area dog owners, here’s your chance to contribute to an important advance in animal health and get a free evaluation of your own pet’s health status! Experts at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary…
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[photo of great dane]

Oncologists Study Immunotherapy to Combat Osteosarcoma

April 01, 2019

Study Uses High-Precision Radiation Technology Every year, 10,000 dogs in the United States are diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an extremely aggressive malignant bone tumor that typically occurs in a weight-bearing limb. Recently, Morris Animal Foundation funded…
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[Dr. Tisha Harper gives an orthopedia exam to a dog]

Platelet-Rich Plasma: New Treatment Option for Dogs with Lameness

March 11, 2019

Approach May Aid Chronic or Non-healing Wounds A treatment approach that has been in practice in human medicine for decades is now offered for dogs at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana….
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[Dr. Alycen Lundberg]

New Chemo Agent May Help Cats with Lung Cancer

November 26, 2018

Trial seeks nine cats with lung cancer Yes, cats can get lung cancer. Through a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures, a cancerous growth can arise just about anywhere in any body. For cats,…
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[maine coon cat heart disease]

Heart Disease in Cats: Seeking Answers

October 08, 2018

Heart disease is harder to detect in cats than in dogs Cats and dogs may occupy similar places in people’s hearts, but when it comes to the two species’ hearts—and heart disease—there are a lot…
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[cat at veterinary visit]

Carboplatin Beads to Treat Feline Cancer

August 20, 2018

Less Invasive, Less Expensive Option Explored Feline injection site sarcoma (FISS) is an aggressive form of cancer in cats associated with the administration of vaccines and injectable medications. It affects as many as 1 in…
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[Ares the Doberman Pinscher}

Dog’s Painful Growths between Toes Removed by Laser

June 04, 2018

Interdigital cysts are fairly common Poor Ares was in pain. The three-year-old Doberman Pinscher had sores between his toes on all four paws when he came to see Dr. Jason Pieper, a veterinary dermatologist at…
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[radiograph of a dog with a bullet in its shoulder]

Veterinary Forensics: When Crimes Involve Animals

April 16, 2018

Veterinary forensics is a growing field A forensic pathologist is a physician who specializes in determining the time, manner, and cause of death. Dr. Adam Stern, a board-certified pathologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary…
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[kim selting and hunter, radiation therapy]

Shining a Light on Radiation Therapy for Pets with Cancer

April 03, 2018

Radiation makes cancer cells unable to reproduce In the fight against cancer, doctors for people and pets have a range of weapons in their arsenal. Alone or in conjunction with surgery and chemotherapy, radiation therapy…
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[Reddington with Jane Do]

Hope for Heartworm-Positive Dogs

March 19, 2018

shelters often euthanize heartworm-positive dogs Reddington probably didn’t realize it, but he was in a bad spot. Not only was the dog living in an animal shelter, he had also tested positive for heartworm disease….
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[microbiome dog illustration]

The Beneficial Side of Pets’ Bacterial Microbiome

February 11, 2018

‘Think of bacteria as our friends’ Dr. Patrick Barko has spent the past three years studying a rapidly evolving field that he believes will soon be at the forefront in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment…
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