Patient news

I finally was able to get in pictures Jinx and Jasper. They both were running away from the camera the last time I treated Jinx.

Here is a picture of Nicki, 95 pounds of energy, she does not realize she has problem walking....

Patient news

Here is a picture of Pika enjoying her acupuncture session. She has difficulty urinating from intervertebral disk disease.

I started to work on Meisje (means little girl). Kane and Meisje are inseperable, so Priscilla brought both of them.

Merrick Beef Filet Squares with possible Salmonella contamination

Check this link for more details from USA Today:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/pawprintpost/post/2010/01/dog-treat-alert-salmonella-findings-cause-fda-warnings/1

Recent loss

My deepest sympathy to Sammy's family. He had a rapid deterioration of his spinal condition and had to be put to sleep.

Poll on Canine Physical Rehabilitation

Do not forget to participate in the current poll.

Look on the right end side of the blog and scroll down to it!

Here is a picture of Cutie-Pie (my darling little dog) when we were in Florida at the Canine Rehabilitation Institute course.

He has a weight on the left hind leg for a specific exercise we are teaching him.

Patients

Here is a picture of Hannah, which is now recovering nicely from pain in her lumbo sacral region and some ataxia in her hind legs. We also discovered some neck pain. Hannah is now very active, and I need to tell mom and dad to be careful about slowing her down if needed. Hannah did not respond well to antiinflammatories (she got side effects); Dr Sultzer from Laguna Hills Animal Hospital recommended I did an evaluation to see what I could do. I have been treating Hannah for the last 1 1/2 month once a week and we are now trying to see if we can increase the interval between treatments. she has been treated with a combination of acupuncture, laser therapy and some canine physical rehabilitation techniques.
Here is a picture of Keenan I started to see for his hip dysplasia. He is about 80 pounds of pure joy. He is sooooooo friendly.

Dog squat exercises

Yes, dog can be taught to do some specific exercises, check this one out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw2NSAIRE38&feature=player_embedded
Do not try this at home if your dog has some medical condition contraindicating this type of exercise.