Laurie's Blogs.

The question:How do we deal with rehabbing dogs following Tightrope repairs for cranial cruciate ligament laxity? For years, I had always told people that it matters very little WHICH technique was utilized to repair a CCL tear when it comes to post-op rehab.  “A ...

QUESTIONHi Laurie,I wanted to ask you a Q if you have a moment to answer.I don’t see many sporting dogs typically but I’m getting a run of these with what looks like iliopsoas tenderness. History:Intermittent lameness with excessive exercise, responsive to rest b...

Any great accomplishment does not happen overnight!  There is no such thing as an overnight success.  Rome was not built in a day!  Etc. Etc.Today’s’ topic is all about creating an action plan to achieve something big by taking baby steps!  I have ...

June TMJ CommentsSo funny to mention TMJ for the month of May!I had a case as well, a cat from Bide-A-Wee rescue group that had it’s jaw wired for a period of time by our dentist, Dr. XXXXX.  As cat’s are not as cooperative as our dog patients, I did gonio measur...

There is always a hot debate on whether or not to brace an ACL-deficient knee or not.  Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a supporter of bracing dogs with cruciate tears – outside of unforeseen circumstances.  Here is what I found in regards to bracing ...

Hi folks!  Last month was crazy busy for me, and while it was wonderful to get to see and meet so many of you while lecturing & teaching, boy, it was a little exhausting.  But… enough about that!Last month I saw 3 dogs all with TMJ (temporomandibular joint) i...

I am regularly asked about my favourite text books.  So I have come up with a list of my favourites - and ones to make note of!  I am a textbook junkie and my office walls are lined with books - so this is not an exhaustive list by any means, but the ones that I think a...

The UWT Question… QUESTION:I am looking into starting my own rehab practice within a referral/emergency hospital. We are debating on whether the purchase of an UWTM is necessary to have or not. All of the local competitors have them. I figure that you can rehab dogs j...

‘Patellar desmitis’ has been confirmed by ultrasonic investigation following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) and tibial tubercle advancement (TTA) surgeries.  It is suspected that the thickening is due to the increased stress on the patellar ligament.&n...

Why?  Why?????? Why would I want to take on such a large project as a membership website?  I’m crazy!? (Yeah, it’s true…I’ve come to terms with that!) But here’s the thing.  When I started dabbling in animal rehab, there were no ...