Laurie's Blogs.

HI Laurie,  I am searching for some experience that I do not have yet.  I recently saw a 6 month old labor doodle pup who has grade 3 LPLs Bilaterally. The surgeon, who is usually very positive supporter of PT/ Rehab, but for this case scenario he is saying &l...

Hello Laurie! I have recently found your website and it has been very useful to me as I am a recently graduated CCRP. I am in the process of working with a clinic to establish a sustainable rehabilitation program in their hospital and was hoping you might be able to give som...

I have a patient who is about 5 weeks post-op TPLO.  He was doing pretty wells for the initial 2-3 weeks but then he started holding up the leg again.  On exam he had no warmth or swelling of the stifle, good range of motion with no pain on PROM and no meniscal click or...

Check out this blog… all human information compiled by a brilliant ‘humans-only’ physio from Canada and used with permission to spread this message.  Good things to know for yourself… and if you’re a FourLeg Member – you could see the Ve...

I saw an interesting case on Saturday.  Actually, it was this particular dog’s second visit.  The owner lives 4 hours away, so it’s been a month since I last saw this dog.  His original presentation was as a post-op ventral slot at C3-4, and at that tim...

Hi Laurie,I have a dog with a Medial Shoulder Instability (MSI) (possibly about a 5 month duration, suspect trauma).  She is a 5 ½ year old collie cross.  My measurements are off because I cannot get a full extension on her elbow so I am not including them. ...

Hi Laurie,I just started seeing a 10 year old 30 pound mixed breed dog for a cruciate tear.  She has a meniscal click along the medial aspect of the stifle, so I advised that I did not expect that she would do well with conservative therapy, but the owners wanted to start wi...

Hi Laurie,Do you have any info on your site about forelimb amputation dogs? How to support a young one? (large breed). -KM-- -- -- -- -- Hi KM,As for Amputation dogs...I DON'T seem to have anything on that topic yet.  It's a great suggestion. The forelimb ampu...

Hi Laurie, I have a question about one of my cases that I have been working on.  Perhaps I should know the answer but I need some help. Toby is a 11 year old, MN Beagle that I have been seeing since March. He had surgery to remove an intestinal tumor back in Dec 2013 an...

Hi Laurie, I was hoping to ask you a quick question about a case.  I went to CRI and I am a member of your online group.  I read your blog notes on the condition and they were very helpful, I was just hoping for a little clarification. It is a 4 year old F/S b...