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New heart valve fix helps dogs with leaky valves
June 27, 2026
A new vet trick called TEER fixes leaky heart doors in dogs with wobbly valves. When a dog’s mitral valve flaps too much, blood leaks backward every time the heart beats. Ten dogs with serious leaks got this tiny fix—no big cuts, just a catheter feeding a clip to pinch the valve shut. Before and aft