SA171P - Care of the Down Dog

Monday, February 20, 2023

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Location: South Seas D, Level 3

Earn 1 CE Hours

Co-Presenter(s)

Adam Christman, DVM. MBA

Chief Veterinary Officer
MJH LIFE SCIENCES
Lenexa, KS, United States

Handouts
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)

Assistant Professor
University of Missouri

Moderator(s)

Richard Edling, DVM, MBA

Regional Veterinary Director
Sacramento, CA, United States

Allowing our patients to recover safely yet have the ability to move is a delicate balance of patients that are temporarily or partially immobilized. This can be a direct result of trauma, post-operative orthopedic or neurologic disease and even osteoarthritis. This lecture will discuss the nursing care veterinary teams and pet parents need in order to provide mobility to dogs. Having a veterinary neurologist and general practitioner share their perspectives on mobility and patient recovery will make for an incredibly engaging hour of best practices and latest data. We will then envelope various cases of down dog with spectrum of care woven into each scenario.

Previously: Seizure, Not Seizure?

Learning Objectives:

Share reasons for the down dog. Include neurologist perspective on what constitutes a down dog
Have attendees engage in discussing 4 various cases that include spectrum of care
Discuss the 7 fundamentals of care of the down dog