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Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife)

Sep 22, 2017

 

 
In this episode Kim lets us know that two of her patients are due to be euthanised next week. Both are patients that she has treated regularly for a long time. This is clearly very difficult not just for their carers but for Kim too. We go on to talk about euthanasia and how often it is due to arthritis and...


Sep 19, 2017

At the start of this episode Kim mentions an elderly Labrador that she is treating. He has skin problems besides his physiotherapy-related condition. He is on steroid treatment for his skin and we discuss steroids at some length later in the episode.
 
Kim also updates us on a Pug she has been treating for a while after...


Sep 17, 2017

In this episode we catch up on some of the cases Kim has seen since Episode 15. We discuss a young German shepherd dog with hip dysplasia, an elderly Labrador retriever recovering after a slip, and why joints click!

Kim mentions Previcox (firocoxib) in this episode; this is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killer....


Sep 12, 2017

Yesterday Kim saw an older Golden retriever who is being treated for a partial tear of one of her cruciate ligaments (main ligament in the knee). During our discussion Kim spends some time talking about the importance of trying to maintain general fitness in dogs with injuries and those being rested after surgery.

We...


Sep 9, 2017

In Episode 13 we heard about the canine chiropractic course that Kim went on last weekend. In this episode Kim tells us about some early positive results with using what she learned. This includes a Greyhound who fell asleep after an adjustment, not something she normally does during her physio sessions!

Kim also goes...