When Dr. Bryden Stanley, a veterinarian, saw Mr. Moo, a 9-month-old dog with a cleft palate, for the first time, she wasn't sure how she was going to treat him. The head of surgery for small animals ...

LANSING, MI - Mr. Moo, a little dog with a cleft palate, has inspired a unique partnership between veterinary and human medicine. A pediatric surgeon assisted a veterinary specialist in an operation ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --Dogs make people feel loved; some act as guard dogs; and a growing number of them are becoming service animals. The pups that will be present at Penn Vet's Best Friends Bash will ...

Dogs, like people, can be born with cleft palates. Some die from pneumonia or malnourishment. Some with the defect, which is basically a hole in the mouth, are euthanized. But the same techniques that ...

Stoltenberg said Clefford is slowly recovering from the procedure. In his after photos, the dog chills out while wearing a cone of shame. "He is right now not able to play or go for walks so it's just ...

Clefford has had surgery on his cleft palate and is now working to overcome his fears with help from his new owner Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

A clip of a very "special puppy" with a cleft palate has gone viral on TikTok with more than 1.8 million views. In the video post to @clefttedteddy, Teddy the golden retriever puppy can be seen ...

When Dr. Bryden Stanley, a veterinarian, saw Mr. Moo, a 9-month-old dog with a cleft palate, for the first time, she wasn't sure how she was going to treat him. The head of surgery for small animals ...

In this May 14 photo provided by Michigan State University, senior DVM student Kathryn Shapero is with Louie, a Yorkshire terrier that underwent a cleft palate surgery and was in for a checkup at ...