Duration: 1 day.
Delegates: Small Animal Vets.
Overview:
Develop your confidence in diagnosing cruciate disease and recommending the most appropriate treatment choice, as well as gain practical skills to perform cruciate surgery in practice.
Programme Outline:
Cruciate disease is the single most common source of hindlimb lameness in dogs. These cases can be managed well by competent clinicians in good first opinion practices and therefore represent a large income stream to be kept in-house.
- A review of cruciate disease and management.
- Clinical examination of the hindlimb.
- Diagnostic investigation and factors affecting cruciate disease.
- Discussion of treatment options including surgical and osteotomy.
- Post-operative care and long-term management.
Please Note: This is a wet lab course. You will be required to attend with the suitable resources to participate in the practical elements of this course, including limb for dissection.
Content: Clinical.
Included: Lunch.
Trainer: Tim Hutchinson BVSc CertSAS MRCVS, Larkmead Veterinary Group