Dogs

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    Newly Identified Gene Deletion in Standard Poodles Sheds Light on Severe Vision Disorder

    Inherited retinal diseases form a broad and complex group of genetic conditions that cause progressive vision loss and blindness. Dogs, like humans, are susceptible to many such disorders. Because of…

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    Vision Scientists at Penn Vet Launch DogAEye, a Novel AI-Based Tool To Improve Early Diagnosis of Retinal Degeneration in Dogs

    Veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have announced the release of DogAEye, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)–based clinical decision support…

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    $1.5 Million Gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Fuels Growth of Canine Cognition and Performance Research at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center

    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Working Dog Center (WDC) has received a transformative $1.5 million gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company to establish the Purina…

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    Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM, FRCVS, Receives Penn Center for Innovation’s Inventor of the Year Award

    The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) congratulates Dr. Nicky Mason, the Paul A. James and Charles A. Gilmore Endowed Chair Professor and Professor of Medicine…

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    Penn Vet’s Total Hip Replacement Program Helps Heal Dogs With Hip Dysplasia So They Can Live ‘Their Best Lives’

    Stephanie and Michael Fullmer fell in love with Cora, a sweet-natured rescue Golden Retriever, as soon as they saw her photo. And Cora loved back – kids, kittens, other dogs,…

    To bark is divine: The contest that the National Dog Show is not going to televise

    Penn veterinarian discovered a simple way to prevent heat stroke in dogs

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    Comforting Philanthropy

    At Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, world-class clinical care is matched with deep compassion for animals and the people who love them.

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    Penn Vet’s Enhanced Approach to Teaching Primary Care Surgery Aims for Career-Ready Graduates

    Brooklyn, a white Maltese dressed for warmth in a green frog hoodie, lay in anesthetized slumber under the bright lights of Ryan Hospital’s junior surgery suite. On one side of…

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    Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human

    The Comparative Immunotherapy Program led by Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason is redefining how therapies are developed and tested—uniting human and veterinary medicine to move promising immunotherapies forward.

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