Orthopaedics of the canine athlete

Date: Sunday 18 January 2009, 10:00am - 4:30pm

Speaker: Malcolm Ness

Venue: Day meeting at Blackwell Grange, Darlington

By virtue of the fact that the average dog is considerably more athletic than its owner, veterinary orthopaedic surgery has rather more in common with human sports medicine than it has with ordinary human orthopaedics This athleticism poses problems for the veterinary orthopaedic surgeon and the challenge is greatest when we are called to treat genuine canine athletes – not just the racing greyhound, the Labrador gun-dog or the hill sheep-dog but also the increasingly common agility competition dogs and many of the more active family pets.

The major challenge is that these patients are defined by their ability to exercise and work - the surgeon is under pressure to achieve predictably excellent outcomes. The kind of result that might see a sedentary pet back to “normal” will often prove inadequate in a working dog. A tenth of a second slower in a 30 second greyhound race can represent the difference between first and last place!

The day will include a review of the more commonly occurring injuries and problems affecting working and athletic dogs including diagnosis and treatment selection. Topics to be covered in more detail will include racing dog injuries, gun dog injuries and lumbo-sacral disease in active dogs. The role of joint replacement in working and active dogs will be discussed and Helen Swales, a dual qualified veterinary and human physiotherapist, will review the role of physiotherapy in the canine athlete. Many of the techniques and tips learned from working with the more demanding canine athlete patients can be applied, to excellent effect, to our everyday pet patients.

Fees: £129.25 Inc VAT for Members, £258.50 Inc VAT for Non-Members, £47 Inc VAT (payable on the day) for VNs and Students

Details from Karen Goff, telephone 01924 275249, email northeastregion@bsava.com

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