Laurie's Blogs.
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Nov 2014
Nov 2014
The Neurologic Sporting Dog
I saw an interesting case on Saturday. Actually, it was this particular dog’s second visit. The owner lives 4 hours away, so it’s been a month since I last saw this dog. His original presentation was as a post-op ventral slot at C3-4, and at that tim...
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Oct 2014
Oct 2014
Medial shoulder instability with elbow OA - what to do...
Hi Laurie,I have a dog with a Medial Shoulder Instability (MSI) (possibly about a 5 month duration, suspect trauma). She is a 5 ½ year old collie cross. My measurements are off because I cannot get a full extension on her elbow so I am not including them. ...
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Oct 2014
Oct 2014
Query a Meniscal Tear
Hi Laurie,I just started seeing a 10 year old 30 pound mixed breed dog for a cruciate tear. She has a meniscal click along the medial aspect of the stifle, so I advised that I did not expect that she would do well with conservative therapy, but the owners wanted to start wi...
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Oct 2014
Oct 2014
What to do with the amputee dog?
Hi Laurie,Do you have any info on your site about forelimb amputation dogs? How to support a young one? (large breed). -KM-- -- -- -- -- Hi KM,As for Amputation dogs...I DON'T seem to have anything on that topic yet. It's a great suggestion. The forelimb ampu...
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Oct 2014
Oct 2014
Lower Motor Neuro forelimb...
Hi Laurie, I have a question about one of my cases that I have been working on. Perhaps I should know the answer but I need some help. Toby is a 11 year old, MN Beagle that I have been seeing since March. He had surgery to remove an intestinal tumor back in Dec 2013 an...
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Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Interesting case - iliopsoas or something else?
Hi Laurie, I was hoping to ask you a quick question about a case. I went to CRI and I am a member of your online group. I read your blog notes on the condition and they were very helpful, I was just hoping for a little clarification. It is a 4 year old F/S b...
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Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Ethical Questions… Doing Agility with a Bernese Mountain Dog
Hey Laurie I have a question for you, which may also be a good blog question for your page? What do you do in the situation where you are being asked to help someone with their dog and you don't feel they are being realistic? Here is my current quandary. I have been as...
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Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Article Review - Laterality of agility dogs
ARTICLE REVIEW - Taken from the most recent edition of FourLeg News (Vol 3, Issue 5)Siniscalchi M, Bertino D, Quaranta A. Laterality and performance of agility-trained dogs, Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. (2013): DOI: 10.1080/1357650X...
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Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Bilateral iliopsoas strains?
Hi LaurieI'm hearing more and more dogs being diagnosed with bilateral iliopsoas strain. My feeling is that this is rare and that these dogs are being found to have sore hip flexors because of some other issue causing overuse or misuse and being misdiagnosed. Wh...
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Aug 2014
Aug 2014
Guest Blog – What Owners of Paralyzed Dogs Want and Need From Rehab Professionals
Guest Blog - By Sharon SeltzerA couple of weeks ago, Sharon contacted me for an interview for her blog - http://lessonsfromaparalyzeddog.com - she wanted to know what advice I could give to her readers, people wanting to help their paralyzed dogs. She asked if I could ...