Maintaining an Active Life: Managing OA and next steps checklist for Pet Parents

Over time, wear and tear plus asymmetry can cause breakdown of joint tissues. This creates a cycle of both chemical and physical pain. Friction within the joints and spasm of protective muscles results in tendonitis or tendinopathy. Now is the very best time to get ahead of this so we can improve your dogs physical quality of life!

To optimize your dog’s long-term pain relief, we recommend the following steps:

Goals: Reverse the above process and get back to active life!

1. Stop pain and disease with medications - you will see improvement over 30 days.

2. Assist healing with biologic and regenerative medicine options

3. Correct the physics of tissues and build strength in rehabilitation exercise

What to do next: Process and treatment options

• Start Medications and Supplements for 3-4 weeks (see list)

• Schedule Pre-procedure day tests

  • Labwork (within 90 days pre-procedure): ______________________

  • Update vaccines - Rabies must be current for procedure day

  • Radiographs: _____________________________________________]

Schedule consult with Dr. Bartli

• Additional Radiographs

• Diagnostic Ultrasound

• Shockwave

• Joint Injections

1 hr overview to discuss

• Stem Cell therapy

• Rehabilitation exercise

• Pain management options,

• Chiropractic care

• Acupuncture

See examples of dogs who have had these treatments:

Schedule Rehabilitation appointments: starting the week after procedure day

• Initial consult with physical therapist

• Rehab treatment appointment - Weekly x 4, then 2x per month

• Progress exam: on phone/in person with Dr. Bartling: 3-6 weeks after treatment

• Then: Progress exams by your Rehab doctor monthly x 3 months