Our Work with Dogs

5 Common Signs of Heart Disease in Dogs

Heart disease is a common problem in dogs and, like people, can be caused by a variety of underlying diseases. In spite of the many types of heart diseases affecting dogs, most share common signs that can alert owners to a problem.

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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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Veterinary advances for dogs

Since 1950, we have invested over $44 million in more than 970 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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974
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

New Study Links Obesity to Formation of Bladder Stones

Overweight and obese dogs have higher incidences of diabetes, orthopedic problems and heart disease. Now, results from a Morris Animal Foundation-funded study suggest another disease be added to the list: calcium oxalate bladder stones.

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