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Pet Talk | The Great Pretender: Understanding Addison's disease in dogs
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (727+ words) Dr. Canaan Shores oversees the urgent and convenient care service at the University of Illinois Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic in Urbana. Some diseases are loud and obvious. Others are quiet, vague and easy to dismiss " until they aren't. Addison's…...
My Turn | Is our country going to the dogs?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (949+ words) The author with a selection of goodies for dogs that they sure didn't have in his youth. It was like living in a Deep South gothic tragedy written by Tennessee Williams " except for the lack of tragedy. Then tragedy happened....
Pet Talk | What to know about cognitive decline in older dogs
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (740+ words) Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, chief of staff at the Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. We all hope for as many happy, healthy years as possible with our pets. The normal process…...
Pet Talk | When skin infections keep coming back: Pyoderma in dogs and cats
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (668+ words) Dr. Clarissa Souza, a board-certified veterinary dermatologist and head of the dermatology and otology service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. Skin issues are one of the most common reasons pets end up at the vet....
20 'terrified' Chihuahuas rescued from Danville one-bedroom apartment following owner's death
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (313+ words) Within five days of the rescue of 20 Chihuahuas, the Vermilion County Animal Shelter's partners had taken in all of them. DANVILLE " Twenty "terrified" Chihuahua mixes living in an overcrowded one-bedroom apartment have been rescued by a local animal-welfare organization, officials…...
Twenty 'terrified' Chihuahuas rescued from one-bedroom apartment following owner's death
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (301+ words) Within five days of being rescued, the shelter's partners had taken in all 20 dogs. DANVILLE " Twenty "terrified"Chihuahua mixes living in an overcrowded one-bedroom apartment have been rescued by a local animal organization, officials said Friday. The Vermilion County Animal…...
Pet Talk | When aging isn't the answer: Cushing's disease in dogs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (632+ words) Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, left, a primary-care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, holds an older dog while a Vet Med student conducts an examination at the facility in Urbana. It's easy to chalk up small changes in…...
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first spotted Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, prompting "rumor after rumor,…...
Pet Talk | Dogs, cats not only animals that benefit from spaying
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (779+ words) Dr. Mariana Sosa Higareda holding a rabbit. Dr. Sosa Higareda is a veterinary specialist in the zoological medicine service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. She sees patients from guinea pigs and rabbits to axolotls, parrots…...
Pet Talk | One option for why your pet is vomiting
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (700+ words) Dr. Canaan Shores heads the small-animal urgent and convenient-care service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. When you seek medical attention for your vomiting pet, your veterinarian may explore causes ranging from infectious diseases to toxic…...