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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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Seeking Better Treatment for Blastomycosis

June 06, 2025

As summer arrives, more pet owners get outdoors with their dogs to hike and explore. Unfortunately, this may result in an uptick of blastomycosis cases, a fungal disease common in the Midwest. Dr. Jennifer Reinhart,…
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Is My Pet Having Seizures?

May 20, 2025

Your pet gazes into space, wobbles, and maybe even falls over. Is it a seizure? A stroke? Or something else? Dr. Rose Peters, a veterinary neurologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, explains…
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What Pet Owners Should Know about Tularemia

May 08, 2025

When squirrels in Urbana started mysteriously dying last month, public health officials quickly traced the culprit: tularemia. While this bacterial disease may not be top of mind for most pet owners, it should be—especially during…
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