Dogs

Degenerative Myelopathy – Searching for Answers to a Debilitating Disease

For nearly three decades, Morris Animal Foundation has supported research on degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs. Older, large breed dogs are most commonly affected by this terrible disease although the disease can affect small breed dogs, notably Pembroke Welsh corgis.

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Our health study database, searchable by species or area of study, houses our funded research that is making a difference in the lives of animals across the globe.

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Some of Our Studies

From Tip to Tail

Veterinary advances for dogs

Since 1950, we have invested over $44 million in more than 1,000 canine health studies. We’ve contributed to early research that contributed to the parvovirus vaccine and development of genetic tests for heart diseases, eye diseases and seizure disorders. We also are at the forefront of funding cancer studies in dogs, including hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma and osteosarcoma.

Dog people get it. Life just wouldn’t be the same without these devoted, loving and funny members of our family. So, you want them to have the longest, healthiest lives possible. And so do we.

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1,000+

canine studies funded

89 million

dogs helped in the United States alone

This Foundation-led groundbreaking study is the largest and most comprehensive prospective study ever undertaken in veterinary medicine. The study, funded and managed by the Foundation, will help identify risk factors associated with development of cancer and other major diseases in dogs.

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Golden Retriever Lifetime Study

Working Toward an Immunotherapy for Osteosarcoma

Recently, immunotherapy has been heralded as a breakthrough for the management of many diverse cancer types, but few studies have investigated this approach in canine osteosarcoma. Researchers will evaluate a combination of radiation therapy and an immune-stimulating agent in dogs with osteosarcoma tumors of the leg.

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Science 101 – How Do Antibiotics Work?

April 4, 2019 – Chances are if you have a dog, at some point in their life they’ve been on antibiotics (this applies to people,...

Strange Bedfellows: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements and Hypothyroidism Both Linked to Decreased Risk of T-zone Lymphoma in Dogs

DENVER/April 2, 2019 – Dogs that receive omega-3 fatty acid supplements or have hypothyroidism may be less likely to develop T-zone lymphoma (TZL). Those are...

It's More Fun with Goldens

March 26, 2019 – For Julie Cuenod and her husband, Marc, summer road trips to Colorado Springs, Colorado, are always a doggone adventure. Packed in...