It’s very scientific 🥸
#iykyk #fridayfunny #vetmedhumor #yqrlocal #lasertherapy #rehabvet
“Dude, where’s my stethoscope?” 🩺
Any guesses to what the most common question the staff get asked from Dr. Horan everyday? 😸
When it’s cold 🥶 and frigid outside, why not workout in warmth where your paws don’t freeze up? #vet #vetrehabbers #rehab #rehabvet #rehabvets
There is no better way to start a new year than picking a winner for our Christmas Bingo basket!
Congratulations 🎉 Kassandra & Colin!
Thanks to everyone who participated, we got a chuckle 🤭 watching our pet parents search the room for the pickle stickers !
We wish everyone a wonderful start to 2025!
We talk a lot about IVDD, intervertebral disc disease. It is the most common neurological condition we treat at our clinic.
👉 There are 5 grades of IVDD and treatment is either surgical or conservative / medical management.
🐾 Concussive and compressive injury to the spinal cord may cause signs of back pain, paraparesis, paraplegia, loss of deep pain, inability to independently urinate.
🐾 The most common site of spinal cord injury in small breed dogs is the thoracolumbar region (mid-back).
🐾In situations where surgical decompression is not recommended or owners are unable or unwilling to accept a surgical referral, conservative treatment can be effective.
❓Does conservative therapy mean only cage or crate rest?
No, not exactly. It consists of analgesics(pain medication), muscle relaxants, rehabilitation, activity restriction, acupuncture/ electroacupuncture and nursing care (bladder management).
🐾 A minimum of 8 weeks management should be considered in non ambulatory dogs with suspect or confirmed thoracolumbar IVDD.
🐾 Jericho 🐾 started his IVDD rehab 2 weeks ago. Initially, he could not stand on his own and was unable to use his hind legs at all (paraplegia). He required at home bladder expression for the first 1-1.5 weeks post injury.
He has progressed with his treatment thus far… in fact, he is showing massive improvements!
- he regained the ability to urinate and have bowel movements on his own
- pain has decreased
- improved muscle tone in his back legs
- improved core and spinal muscle activation
- regained the ability to stand on his > 30 seconds, with minimal assistance
Activity restriction, ongoing rehab therapy and management is still necessary and needed for the next while and the expectation would be to transition Jericho from:
acute injury care ➡️ spinal management & maintenance strengthening
#ivddsurvivor #ivdd #vet #rehabvet #vetrehabbers #vetneuro
By the time Thursday rolls around, we are in need of a few laughs.
👉Truth be told Thursdays
#vet #truthbetold #somanyquestions #lovemystaff
🧳❤️🐈⬛#vet #likemysootcase #catincarrier #funatwork
❤️Today’s reminder: small things are still worth working for #pov #todaysthought #mindset #lifemoments
Halloween Contest Winner
And the winner of the 1250 Pet Perk Points is…….
Halloween 🎃 means we get to have a little fun!
PS: this is absolutely the ONLY type of spider 🕷️ I will ever be feeding in my life 👎#vet #doghalloweencostume #vetlife #dressingupdogsisfun
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