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Axel is a 4.5 yo M/N French bulldog who presented to Stride for a rehabilitation consultation after L3-4 right and then left hemilaminectomy procedures. He is also affected by severe bilateral hip dysplasia. Following a diagnostic CT, a right-sided surgical approach was performed and moderate amount of disc material removed. Later, a radiologist’s full report …
There has been a social media post going around showing the healing timeline of soft tissue injury relative to the grade of the injury. It is really solid information that I hope people pay attention to. However, the information provided should not be taken as “gospel” when it comes to actual healing in dogs. Anyone relying …
When your dog is out of commission, sidelined, benched or otherwise finding themselves very, very, very bored due to activity restriction, know that all of us at Stride understand. We have all had to suffer along with our own dogs who have also found themselves in similar situations following injury or surgery. And boy do …
Read about Cooper and his successes at Stride!
Protect your puppy! Keep them lean – it’s ok to feel ribs on puppies! Keep play session short and on flooring that has excellent traction. Keep “4 on the floor” – restrict jumping to avoid injury to fragile growth plates. Do more frequent short walks rather than one or two longer walks – 10-15 minutes …
Janice McConnell, DVM, CCRT, cVMA The role of manual therapy in physical rehabilitation Manual therapy is a tremendous tool we can include in a physical rehabilitation program to help your patients safely return to function after injury or surgery. Approaches to manual therapy have been adapted from human physical therapy to our veterinary patients, providing us with …
Kristin Wolter, CVT, CCRA, CCFT Since it’s animal pain awareness month I thought it would be a great opportunity to discuss pain prevention. So often we wait for a painful event to occur and then treat it rather than taking the time and consideration to find ways to keep it from happening at all. …
Janice McConnell, DVM, CCRT, cVMA Treating Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain in Our Pets Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of chronic pain in our pets. It is estimated that 20-25% of adult dogs develop osteoarthritis, and that number may increase to 80% of geriatric canine patients over 8 years of age. In studies of …
Central Oregon Summer Heat Is Here. It can come with a variety of potentially life threatening consequences for our dogs, some of which seem obvious, but others are more insidious. Certainly, most people understand that cars and pavement are primary culprits of summertime heat related illness, injury or death. But there are many other heat/summer …
