Elevating Canine Well-being: Unleashing the Power of Enrichment

As the holiday season approaches, our homes become filled with the warmth of festivities, laughter, and the aroma of… Read more: Creating a Safe Haven: Nurturing Anxious Dogs During the Holiday Season

When it comes to our dogs, that connection… man can it be a beautiful and powerful thing to behold.… Read more: Timid to Together: Canine Connection Course

If you’ve ever found yourself being pulled by your enthusiastic furry friend during a walk, you know the struggle… Read more: Loose Leash Walking: Finding a Peaceful Connection Together

As the weather gets cooler, it’s the perfect time to engage in fun outdoor adventures with your canine companion.… Read more: Living Your Best Life with Your Canine Companion: Fall Safety Tips

As an active dog lover and a veterinarian with expertise in canine rehabilitation therapy, I’m eager to shed light on how this specialized field can help our canine companions maintain an active lifestyle and, in turn, enhance their overall well-being.

Carpal hyperextension occurs when the carpal joint, like the wrist in humans, becomes unstable and extends beyond its normal range of motion…

Starting the week, our little family is feeling blessed and refreshed. The progress this sweet senior has shown is the reason for our reset. Let me explain a little about Kalina… Kalina was born on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean and lived as an outdoor bar island dog. At about a year old, she was hit by a car

Combining crate rest with Canine Rehabilitation Therapy, which is physical therapy principles applied to animals, can yield remarkable results in surgical recovery. In this learning portal post, we’ll explore the importance of crate rest after surgery and how Canine Rehabilitation Therapy enhances the healing process for our furry friends.

There are varying levels of disability that animals may be experiencing. Some of those include congenital birth defects, blindness,… Read more: Developmental Disabilities in Dogs

What is Hip Dysplasia? A developmental condition of the hip joint (imagine a ball-and-socket joint) in which the head of the femur (the “ball”) does not fit properly into the too-shallow acetabulum (the “socket”)…

Cooperative care is the process of training for the day to day procedures and behaviors that are necessary for an animal’s physical health and wellbeing; in a manner that decreases anxiety and increases emotional comfort and trust.

Has your dog or cat shown changes in body language during certain sounds like fireworks or thunderstorms? Have you… Read more: How Animals Learn- Part 4: How We Can Help

Putting it all together with Classical and Operant Conditioning in Practice- Teaching Nose Target

When their actions lead to rewarding consequences they will repeat them more often. This is called operant conditioning and is really effective at shaping an animal’s behavior.

* “In the context of animal behavior and training, learning is defined as the modification of behavior through practice, training… Read more: How Animals Learn- Part 1: Classical Conditioning

I’m Dr. Emily, DVM, CCRT, CPAT-KA and I created Tulsa Animal Rehab & Wellness to provide a better way… Read more: What Makes Tulsa Animal Rehab & Wellness Different:

From Four-Legged to Three-Legged: How to Care for Dogs with an Amputation There is no reason why a pet… Read more: Tripod Dog Life

No matter the medical diagnosis, you want your canine companion to be able to engage in the physical activities they love to do. That’s where canine physical rehab therapists step in with a functional diagnosis!

Mobility Loss- Animal Wheelchairs/Carts This can be a heartbreaking question to ask and can be on our minds for… Read more: Does My Dog Need A Wheelchair?

As we get older and start to slow down a bit, we may be less inclined to get our… Read more: Just Keep Adventuring: Physical Activity for the Aging Pup