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About the Course.......
This
course for the Small Animal Practitioner is designed to present an
intensive review of a specific topic. Our goal is to
provide up-to-date information on diagnosis and therapy with an
emphasis on keeping it applicable for everyday practice.
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These Bootsies Are
Made for Walking…
But What if They’re
Having Problems?
This course
focuses on dogs and cats that are having PROBLEMS WALKING. We see these
patients everyday for lameness, limping, stumbling, weakness, problems
jumping or running, pain, walking “funny” or being unable to walk.
In some cases the cause is obvious. But other
cases can prove to be a diagnostic challenge. Orthopedic, neurological,
cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases can cause difficulty walking.
How do you differentiate between these possible causes? The key is our
examination skills. Thorough physical, orthopedic, and neurological
examinations are critical in making the diagnosis.
These Bootsies Are
Made for Walking…
How Can We Help Keep
Them Walking?
Once the diagnosis
is made, appropriate therapy can be instituted to help our patients
keep walking. Surgery may be the definitive therapy for some
neurological or orthopedic problems. In other cases, medical management
with glucocorticoids or NSAIDS may be indicated. The importance of
rehabilitation is increasingly being recognized in veterinary medicine
as an essential aspect of therapy for orthopedic and neurological
patients. Complementary therapy with acupuncture and spinal
manipulation is also gaining a wider acceptance in treating these
patients.
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After attending this Seminar:
• You will get “the most” out of orthopedic and neurological
exams.
• You will know the “next step” after orthopedic and
neurological exams.
• You will be able to diagnose and treat common cardiac,
metabolic, neurological and orthopedic causes of difficulty walking.
• You will be up-to-date on bone cancer.
• You will be able to choose the best NSAID for your patient.
• You will have a better understanding of
rehabilitation/physical therapy.
• You will have a better understanding of acupuncture and
spinal manipulative therapy.
Course Faculty......
Courtney Arnoldy PT, CCRP
Hattie Bortnowski DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
(Internal Medicine)
Ruthanne Chun DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
(Oncology)
Dawn Mogilevsky DVM, certification from
the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and the American
Veterinary Chiropractic Association
Helena Rylander DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
(Neurology)
Sue Schaefer MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Lauren Trepanier DVM, PhD, Diplomate
ACVIM (Internal Medicine), Diplomate ACVCP
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