Arthritis in performance dogs

[Guest guest]

Happy New Year to all.

I am writing an article on arthritis and would also like to tailor ones to

performance dogs. I would appreciate any input from the sports med people as

to their thoughts on performance dogs and this issue. I was looking over

some back emails as I believe we may have discussed this before. I get asked

regularly by agility people with dogs diagnosed with arthritis if they

should stop. I would appreciate thoughts.

Jeff Bowra DVM

Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner

drjeff@...

Aldergrove Animal Hospital

www.familypetdoc.com

The Spaw

Canine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

www.thespaw.ca

26841 Fraser Highway

Aldergrove, BC, Canada

V4W 3E4

tetanus infection

Hello,

Today a doctor called me. He wanted to know what a physiotherapist

can do with a dog wich has a tetanus infection.

For the moment you can see the muscles are very stiff and there is

atrophy. Also the joints are stiff.

I know what I can do about the symptoms but what about the infection.

Are the rules the same ass a normal infection or not.

Can someone help me please.

bart

www.hydrokine-westpool.be

[Guest guest]

All performance dogs who love water, arthritis or not, should try dock jumping. This relatively simple sport involves dogs running down a dock and either jumping for distance out into the water or up after a suspended bumper. The landings are in water, so the dogs really let it all out in their jumps. They love the explosion of power and speed and the splash when they land. Dogs who do best at this sport are those who: 1) have a high prey or retrieve drive, 2) love to jump, and 3) enjoy the water. Check this sport out at the website of the leading organization, www.dockdogs.com.

You'll be seeing some of these performance dogs in your practice soon. Overweight couch potato labs especially come down with ACL rupture. There have been some lumbosacral injuries as well, and frequent episodes of "cold tail", but this is the sport of choice for many "rehab-ed" dogs. There is at least one blind dog on the circuit, a few with amputations, and several who are "retired" from agility or have hip dysplasia.Bethany Wiltshire,PT,MSRock River Canine Sports & Rehab,LLCbeth@...www.rrk9sportsandrehab.com

--- Arthritis in performance dogsDate: Wed, January 03, 2007 5:20 pmTo: <VetRehab >

Happy New Year to all.I am writing an article on arthritis and would also like to tailor ones toperformance dogs. I would appreciate any input from the sports med people asto their thoughts on performance dogs and this issue. I was looking oversome back emails as I believe we may have discussed this before. I get askedregularly by agility people with dogs diagnosed with arthritis if theyshould stop. I would appreciate thoughts.Jeff Bowra DVMCertified Canine Rehabilitation Practitionerdrjeffthespaw (DOT) caAldergrove Animal Hospitalwww.familypetdoc.comThe SpawCanine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitationwww.thespaw.ca 26841 Fraser HighwayAldergrove, BC, CanadaV4W 3E4 -----Original Message-----From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On BehalfOf mentenbartSent: 03 January 2007 11:19To: VetRehab Subject: tetanus infectionHello,Today a doctor called me. He wanted to know what a physiotherapist can do with a dog wich has a tetanus infection.For the moment you can see the muscles are very stiff and there is atrophy. Also the joints are stiff.I know what I can do about the symptoms but what about the infection. Are the rules the same ass a normal infection or not.Can someone help me please.bartwww.hydrokine-westpool.be