Laurie's Blogs.

Hi Laurie I enjoyed your sensory integration lecture as it resonates with my feelings of what I find in animal practice.I wanted to remind you of the Tellington Touch wraps, which use ace bandages. I frequently use the head wrap and half wrap on these patients with calming o...

Laurie,This has been on my mind for a while, and I really want to understand it.As I understand it, a grade 1 sprain involves minimal disruption of fibers and no disruption to stability. So CAN these fibers "heal"? As in can we make the ligament as strong and robust as it once wa...

Hi LaurieI hope this finds you well.  I am hoping you can offer some advice on an interesting case that I have...I have utilized everything that I have learned from class and your website but now need a bit of advanced adviceLogan is a 5yo MN boxer who experienced a cervical...

Sometimes I am a little behind on watching videos and reading blogs.  I just read the blog about the weak ataxic dogs.  I do agree with you.   My own Rottweiler was a case in point.  When she was probably around 6-7 yrs I noticed that she was getting weak...

Hey Laurie,Hope you are well!I bought an e-stim years ago and after a few failed attempts it ended up in my drawer. After watching some of your videos I decided to dust it off and try again. I spent the better part of a Saturday night playing with pulse width (PW) and hertz (Hz) ...

Hello Laurie,Thanks for the great resource in the website!  I have a question; I am currently working with a 6 y/o mn Chihuahua who had bilateral extracapsular luxating patella surgery about 4-5 months ago.  Between complications and his being a weeny, he has major cont...

Hi Laurie, Long time no chat!  I keep up on your end with your site updates (which I love by the way) - on my end over here I've been pretty steady with the dogs.  I hate to feel like I'm asking for answers but a dog has crossed my path that I've never experienced ...

Hi Laurie,Hope all is well with you. I have a tricky case and thought I would run it by you to get your opinion and what to be careful of. I assessed a Labrador last week with pain in the R shoulder and R front limb lameness. The pain has been off and on for months. The vet initi...

Hey there,I have a question that perhaps many have been thinking.  I have a huge run of senior dogs right now.  Most are diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy and or open diagnosis…I always get them tested to rule out, or see if they have the marker.  Typic...

I just saw a 12 week old Viszla with a pelvic rotation (bilateral hypomobile SIJ with the left ileal wing rotated dorsally relative to the right) with RHL lateral circumduction being the gait issue that prompted the owner to make the appointment. Owner bought the dog a month ago ...