This month's talk:
Alissa Pike, DVM - Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) in Dogs
What to expect: This program will go over presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of IVDD including how to assess a dog’s gait, test for proprioceptive deficits, pain, and reflexes. We will also discuss medical versus surgical management and the prognosis of IVDD.
- To recognize common presentation & neurological signs of a dog with IVDD
- To understand the different neurological tests performed
- To understand the grading of spinal cord injury and how it relates to prognosis
- To understand the components of medical therapy
- To understand the goals of surgery
- To learn about ANNPE, FCE and how it is different from IVDD
