Laurie's Blogs.

I couldn’t even begin to write a blog as impressive as what I’m going to share with you today.  Today’s blog (or rather reading redirection) comes from a Canadian Physiotherapist, Bahram Jam, PT.  He has written a brilliant and well researched paper di...

What do you do when the dog owner either can't see or is dissatisfied with the improvements their dog is making?  This is a bit of a tough dilemma.  On one hand you question yourself, your diagnosis, your treatment plan, and your assessment of the dog (this is where obj...

When trying to come up with a blog topic, I tend to review the past week at the clinic, go through a selection of weekly blogs, check my inbox for good Q & A’s, and just sit with the question of what to write and see what jumps out.  This week, the clinic had one d...

Hi Laurie,I have a question for you: any advice on rehab for a 60kg Mastiff who just had a radical forelimb amputation (including scapula) due to bone cancer? He had surgery yesterday and is having a hard time figuring out how to stand on three legs. Any tips would be appreciated...

Hey there everyone,This past week has been exhausting and chaotic!  My Borzoi breeder is an amazing and kind woman.  She does so much for other people, so when she needed a place to live, I said, "let me know if you need somewhere to park your trailer while you are betw...

Over the last week and a half I have had a run on sesamoid bone fractures!  How many is a run?  TWO!  Yes, I have recently seen two.  Over the course of my career (now 25 years), I have only seen 4 in total.  So, seeing two so close together is a ‘r...

This week I had some interesting discussions with my clients.  They started with, “So, you don’t have anyone shadowing you this week!”  Now we don’t have tons of interns, but we do likely have more than average.  As well, we don’t mind...

Hey Laurie,I just signed up for your forum but wasn’t sure if there was a place to post this question.In humans we see an occasional “traction reaction” or adverse reaction to tractionI am treating a 11 y.o. black lab with significant spondylosis throughout. PMX...

The yoga class I go to is friendly and chatty.  It’s a great group of (mostly) ladies (now and then we get a fellow that joins us), and the premise of the class is to ‘workshop’ a different pose (break it down so that we are doing it properly) as well as do...

In this week’s blog I wanted to review an article that I found quite fascinating:Jeffery ND, Barker AK, Hu HZ, et al.  Factors associated with recovery from paraplegia in dogs with loss of pain perception in the pelvic limbs following intervertebral disk herniation. &n...