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August 14, 2010

Does your animal really need surgery?

Filed under: Animal news — Tags: , , , , , — Cynara @ 10:17 am

dog-playing-ballIf you went to the doctor and him told you that you would have to do a surgery, even before trying other treatments less invasive and aggressive, what would you make? 
 
1 - already mark the surgery, without trying other treatments? 
 
2 - see other doctors to hear one second, third or up to fourth opinion? 
 
3 - make other exams? 
 
4 - see some alternative treatment and then, only if it didn’t have result, there yes it would leave for a surgical procedure? 
 
If it went a survey, I am sure that the number 1 would be in last. If the people act like this in their lives and of their relatives, why with their animals are the attitudes different? 
 
Many professionals have been submitting animals to unnecessary surgical procedures, be for which reason goes, that doesn’t matter, but some animals have been suffering a lot with that attitude. The risk of an anesthesia, the physical and emotional suffering of a postoperative one and the worst, not always the problem is solved and in some cases until worsened. 
 
What to do then when the professional says that the animal needs a surgical procedure? 
 
Simple. Be put in the place of your animal. If it had the same possession that him and did his doctor indicate him the surgery the one what you would do?  

You can be sure that taking that attitude, you and your animal will receive the best treatment and later there won’t be regrets. 
 
Vet Therapy – Cynara Campanati 

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March 19, 2010

Stifle luxation

Filed under: Animal news — Tags: , , , , , , , — Cynara @ 8:00 am

It is the displacement medial or lateral of the stifle of his normal anatomical position. 
 
It can be moderate to serious and it presents different degrees of clinical and pathological alterations, classified in degrees I-IV. 
 
It is one of the most common abnormalities of the articulation of the knee in dogs. It is uncommon in cats, but it can be more common than is suspected because most of the affected cats doesn’t limp. 
 
The clinical signs can grow soon after the birth, it usually happens after the 4 months of age. The females are 1,5 times more attacked than the males. 
 
The causes are congenital and/or traumatic. 
 
In the serious cases (degrees II, III, IV) the surgery is indicated. And in all of the cases the acupuncture and the physiotherapy help in the recovery of the animal. 
 
Vet Therapy

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