Resources
Books
Canine Cracial Cruciate Ligaments: Extraxcapsular Repair
This video-filled iBook discusses how to manage a patient with CrCL tear as well as how to perform the lateral fabellar suture repair technique.
iRehab My Dog
This book is written for the pet owner. It demonstrates how to properly do many rehabilitation exercises.
Rehabilitation in Small Animal Practice
This iBook is written for general practitioners who wants to help their patients using physical therapy. It is excellent for post-operative orthopedic conditions.
Fracture Management for the Small Animal Practitioner
This textbook gives several options to manage fractures in dogs and cats.
Teaching Videos
Basic Surgical Skills
Free limb draping
This narrated video demonstrates how to properly sterilely drape a hind limb of a dog for surgery.
Slip Knot
How to use a surgical slip knot to tighten your throw
Buried end knot
How to bury the ‘end knot’ of a subcutaneous continuous suture pattern
Knotless suture pattern
Starting a subcutaneous suture pattern without actually creating a bulky knot is demonstrated using a foam block
Knotless SQ pattern
How to start a continuous subcutaneous suture line without creating a bulky knot is demonstrated on a cat cadaver.
Bandaging
The Ehmer Sling
This video demonstrates how to apply an Ehmer sling on a dog so that it stays!
Common bandaging errors
In this video we take a look at what the most common, and most devastating, bandaging errors in small animal practice.
Bandage Layers and Order
This videos will show the appropriate layers of a bandage and the order in which they should be applied
Applying a bandage
This video shows how to apply a splinted soft padded bandage on the forelimb of a dog. Watch and learn this technique to help create better bandages with fewer complications.
Donuts for bandages
This video will show you how to create a donut to help prevent de cubital ulcers from forming in dog/cat limbs that are bandaged.
Bandages follow-up and Owner compliance
This is probably the most important seminar in my bandaging series. How to properly follow-up on bandaging care, specifically what to look for and do when changing a bandage; when to change the bandage and specific instructions to give the owners. Use the information in this video to create a protocol and client information sheet for your hospital.
Spica bandage
This video demonstrates how to apply a a Spica bandage on a dog
Ligaments and Luxations
Carpal hyperextension
The video demonstrates how to assess a carpus for palmar ligamentous damage (hyperextension)
Elbow luxation reduction
This video explains and demonstrates how to reduce a luxated elbow on a small animal
Hip luxation: Diagnosis and reduction
This video explains and demonstrates how to reduce a luxated elbow on a small animal
Stifle: medial collateral ligament test
This video demonstrates how to determine if a dog’s stifle collateral ligament is damaged.
Tarsal: medial collateral ligament test
This video demonstrates how to assess a dog or cat for tarsal collateral ligament damage
Elbow: medial collateral test
This video demonstrates how to test the elbow of a dog or cat for a torn collateral ligament.