Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hi - I was wondering how everyone handles treating long haired black dogs with a laser. I have a newfie with horrible elbows and stifles coming in tomorrow that needs some laser therapy - the last time she was in I had a hard time treating her with the laser without smelling a little scortched hair (yikes). I have a few black dachshunds that I treat and stepping off the laser from the skin a little, then doing 1 joule per cm2 at a time works well (then coming back over the area again, or doing a grid). This seems to prevent the smell of burnt hair. I have a Respond laser with 500mW probe - I stepped it off just a little but with that long hair it is difficult to get close to the skin - I fear that if I get any farther away it won't be very effective. Should I shave the areas? Should I wet it down? What do you think? Thanks for any insight, Rob Tope, DVM, CCRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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