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Vet student Hannah Vander Ploeg and Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin examine a black female dog. Photo by Fred Zwicky.

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Pyometra: Potentially Fatal but Preventable Uterine Infection in Pets

July 3, 2025

Most pet owners think of spaying their female pets to avoid unwanted litters and behaviors. But there’s another, much more urgent reason to spay your dog or cat: to protect her from a potentially life-threatening…
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Parvovirus: It’s Not Just for Puppies

May 27, 2019

Parvovirus Is Everywhere; Vaccinate Your Dog Parvovirus, commonly known as “parvo,” is a contagious virus that can be very serious and even fatal in dogs. Dr. Jennifer Reinhart, a small animal internal medicine specialist at…
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New Dog Flu Is Here to Stay

July 30, 2018

Canine Influenza H3N2 Spread Across U.S. A new strain of canine influenza made headlines in 2015 when it first appeared in the United States, sickening hundreds of dogs in Chicago. It took less than three…
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What’s the Buzz? Birds, Horses, People Get West Nile Virus

July 24, 2018

Mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus Mosquito season is here. Not only are the bites inflicted by these flying pests itchy and annoying, they also carry the risk of disease for humans and animals alike. Veterinarians…
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Paralysis Arises from Close Encounters of the Dog-Raccoon Kind

June 19, 2017

[row] [column size=8] Recovery should eventually occur With very few exceptions, encounters between dogs and raccoons end badly for one or both species. At the top of the list of possible negative outcomes for dogs…
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Midwest Dogs at Risk of Fungal Infection Blastomycosis

March 13, 2017

Sporting dogs are at greater risk The unsuspecting victim inhales microscopic spores, which travel from the lungs throughout the body causing disease. It may sound like something out of science fiction, but the fungus Blastomyces…
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Feline Leukemia Virus Opens Doors to Secondary Diseases

January 23, 2017

Prevent FeLV by keeping cats indoors Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is an agent that spreads easily between cats and has potentially lethal effects, causing a variety of secondary diseases that range from secondary infections to…
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Infectious Disease

Pyometra: Potentially Fatal but Preventable Uterine Infection in Pets

Parvovirus: It’s Not Just for Puppies

New Dog Flu Is Here to Stay

What’s the Buzz? Birds, Horses, People Get West Nile Virus

Paralysis Arises from Close Encounters of the Dog-Raccoon Kind

Midwest Dogs at Risk of Fungal Infection Blastomycosis

Feline Leukemia Virus Opens Doors to Secondary Diseases

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Pyometra: Potentially Fatal but Preventable Uterine Infection in Pets

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