Laurie's Blogs.

Hi Laurie,Sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if I could pick your brain for a bit. I am seeing a 5 week old female Chihuahua. She was born with no forelimbs. Only the shoulder blades are present. All the wheelchair companies I know declined making her a wheelchair due to ag...

So, I thought I’d make this blog about a case of my own, and some dogs I saw while in Norway this past week.  So all of these cases are chronicOne, was attacked by another dog, He’s a border collie that grabbed up over his withers and shaken.  That was 2 yea...

This is a blog that I am repurposing and expanding upon from my Canine Fitness Centre website.  http://www.caninefitness.com/index.php?pid=35(Feel free to link to this article from your own blog.)I had no idea!  I just came upon a blog that stated that March 1st was nat...

Hi Laurie,  I would love some guidance on a new patient, if you would be so kind.  Patton is a 3 yr old MN Golden mix, about 40 pounds, who was found in an abandoned home with a brachial plexus injury of unknown origin or duration on his left thoracic limb.  He was...

Greetings LaurieSorry to be such a rookie but I have a question. I have a client with a three-year-old Samoyed. She's a beauty. We treated her successfully for pinched nerve at c7-t1 and an iliopsoas strain. Once she was pain free, I viewed a video from a training session. Her ri...

Hi Laurie, May I pick your brain again?I have a friend who has a elite level flyball dog. When younger she was diagnosed with bilaterally luxating patellas (medial)The friend just did lots of general strengthening of the legs and no medical problems have arisensince.The other day...

Hi Laurie,Hope your new year started well. I need direction and guidance. I sold my practice up north and moved down south. I would like to focus on rehab and acupuncture. I thought of starting a house call business but I have two specialty practices looking for a full time ...

This week’s blog is really just a compilation of thoughts as they relate to a workshop I’m doing at the STAAR Conference in New Jersey in April (www.staarconference.com).  Now, I’m going to admit, I’m a little bit competitive, so when information come...

Good Morning Laurie,Have you ever treated a neuro patient (dog) who kicks frequently with one of its back legs?  We currently are caring for a Wheaton Terrier who had a right sided hemilaminectomy at L2-3 with fenestration of L2-3 and L1-2 this past August and although she c...

I love getting your success stories based on information you gleened from FourLeg.com.  Here are two such stories!Hello!I see a DM dog who is 18 mos post diagnosis, in a cart. Since her cart was measured, she has lost a lot of thigh muscle mass and she has recently started t...