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About the Course.......
The Course for the Small Animal Practitioner Continuing Education Series is designed to present an intensive review of a specific topic. Our goal is to provide the most 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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