Down For The Count? Care of the Down Dog
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians Track: Physical Rehabilitation & Pain Management
Overview:
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.
Learning Objectives:
- Recall the reasons for a down dog and understand the difference between hemiparesis and tetraplegia
- Collaborate with attendees on incorporating spectrum of care in the down dog
- Generate valid options for care of the down dog provided the neurologic and orthopedic scenarios
- Identify the urinary bladder anatomy and recall basic physiology for urine voiding
- Describe the 7 basic nursing principles for care of the down dog
Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
Dr. Christman is the Chief Veterinary Officer at Fetch dvm360®, the nation’s leading multimedia company in the veterinary profession. He is an international speaker on leadership, wellbeing and motivation. Author of, “Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund?”, Dr. Christman is passionate about helping pet parents with pet disabilities. He is a social media personality with almost 600,000 followers on TikTok. Dr. Christman is the host of dvm360®’s, “The Vet Blast Podcast”. He continues to practice relief work both in shelter medicine and private practice. If you don’t see him hosting the Fetch conferences, you can find Adam hanging with his four adorable dachshunds. He is a fitness enthusiast and avid Disney fanatic. You can find out more information at www.dradamchristman.com.
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), originally from New Jersey, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a small animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia, he finished his neurology/neurosurgery residency at Washington State University. There he developed a love for neuroimaging and the development of a novel neuronavigation device. After joining the faculty at the University of Missouri, he applied these interests to develop therapies for both animals and children with the rare neurodegenerative disorder known as Batten disease (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis) and was awarded the young investigator award by the Batten Disease Support & Research Association for his work. He then moved to St Louis, Missouri, where he practiced for several years and developed the first hybrid private practice/academic neurology residency program, which continues today. He currently practices at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency in North Carolina. In addition to his clinical and teaching responsibilities, Wininger owns and operates 3D Veterinary Printing, LLC, which creates anatomic models and customized surgical tools to aid veterinary surgeons and neurosurgeons around the world. He also is the founding treasurer of the Veterinary Neurosurgical Society, an active member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and adjunct professor for the University of Missouri. In his spare time, Wininger enjoys scuba diving, endurance sports, and exploring new places through their food.
This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This CE program is sponsored by Big Barker.
