ARTICLES

ARTICLES

Learn more about painful conditions in dogs and cats and how you can help treat them.

Tara Mosier Tara Mosier

could your grumpy dog be painful? yes!

Pain makes us all grumpy. We know that, right? Have you ever snapped at your kids or your partner, and said, “ I am sorry, I have a headache or my back really hurts?”

Read More
Marie Bartling Marie Bartling

What is Shockwave Therapy ?

This treatment begins a healing cascade by directing high energy soundwaves into the injured area. The sound waves interact with tissues to improve flexibility, recruit cellular growth, and reduce pain.

Read More
Tara Mosier Tara Mosier

Medial Shoulder Instability

What is it and how does it happen? This is an injury to the muscles that hold the front limb against the body and includes a number of muscles where they attach at the inside of the shoulder

Read More
Tara Mosier Tara Mosier

Supraspinatus, Biceps and Medial Shoulder injuries in Dogs

Athletic dogs will sometimes strain muscles in their shoulders and or muscles that attach from the shoulders to the elbows. This can cause a persistent lameness that may respond to anti-inflammatories for a time but often needs intervention to truly heal.

Read More
Tara Mosier Tara Mosier

Elbow Dysplasia

This is a condition identified as a problem with the growth and fit of the elbow joint. It can involve a floating fragment or bones that have not completely joined in the ossification centers as well as low grade laxity in the joint.

Read More