Veterinary orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gail Smith, the Founder and Director of the Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program (PennHIP), talks about the PennHIP radiographic technique–and how it can predict the likelihood of your dog getting Degenerative Joint Disease/osteoarthritis later in life.
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Here are Bonnie Goodman’s list of resources for pet loss and bereavement:
Pet Loss Resources
Pet Loss Support Hotlines
ASPCA Pet Loss Support Hotline
(877) 474-3310
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support Hotline
517-432-2696 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Eastern time)
Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline
607-253-3932 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday evenings (Eastern time)
Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline
508-839-7966 (no hours stated on their web site; call for more information)
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine “C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Support Hotline”
877-394-2273
University of Florida Pet Loss Support hotline
352-392-2235 Leave a message and someone will call you back within 24 hours weekdays; weekend calls are returned on Monday
Online Support Groups:
Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement: www.aplb.org
Recommended Books:
Saying Goodbye to the Pet You Love, Lorrie Greene, Ph.D., J. Landis, 2002
Grieving The Loss of a Pet, Betty J. Carmack, 2003
The Loss of a Pet, Sife, Ph.D., 1998, 2005
Coping with the Loss of a Pet, Christina M. Lemieux, Wallace R. Clark, 1992
How to Roar: Pet Loss Grief Recovery, Robin Brown, 2005
Especially for Children:
Lifetimes B. Mellonie & R. Ingpen, Bantam Books, 1983
Oh, Where Has My Pet Gone?Sally Sibbett, B. Libby Press, 1991
Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children
H.A. Nieburg & A. Fisher, Harper & Row, 1982 (out of print – check with your library)
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Judith Viorst, Aladdin Books, 1975
Buckle your seatbelts–it’s going to be a bumpy show! Dr. Susan Wynn, veterinary nutritionist with Georgia Veterinary Specialists, joins us again to talk about the always-controversial topic of pet nutrition, including homemade diets, raw diets, and nutritional supplements. Join us today at 1pm Pacific at PDX.FM.
A wonderful show today with Dr. Susan Wynn, who talked about how to use an evidence-based approach to finding the right holistic modality for your dog or cat. Here are a couple of websites mentioned by Dr. Wynn that might be useful in your research:
Veterinary Partner website: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association website: http://www.ahvma.org/
And check out Dr. Wynn’s info at the Georgia Veterinary Specialists website: http://www.susanwynn.com/
And her blog at: http://vetnutrition.blogspot.com/
As promised, here are two links to help you find a physical rehabilitation therapy center for your dog or cat:
Canine Rehab Institute: http://www.caninerehabinstitute.com/Find_A_Therapist.html
David Levine at the University of Tennessee: http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/David-Levine/Veterinary.HTM#Clinics
Nancy Kay, DACVIM, VCA Animal Care Center in Rohnert Park, CA, and the author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life
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If you’ve heard about “physical therapy for animals” and wondered if it might help your special needs pet, don’t miss this show. Scout’s House Director of Rehabilitation Therapy Krista Niebaum, MPT, CCRT, will talk about what exactly rehab therapy is and what animal illnesses, diseases, and conditions it can help. Tuesday, September 15th, at 11am Pacific time at http://www.specialpetsspecialneeds.com.
On Tuesday at 11am, our Internet radio show, Special Pets, Special Needs, will debut on Small Plate Radio, and you can tune in by simply going to http://scoutshouse.sprnetwork.com and clicking on the icon in the upper right that says “click here to listen live at showtime.” And yes, it says the show is live, but this one was actually pre-recorded on Friday (Krista is very pregnant and due to go into labor any day now, so we had to tape it before she delivered). But subsequent shows will be live and you can IM us on those.
As the name implies, the show is all about special needs pets–the challenges they face, help in understanding how to deal with those challenges, and interviews with some of the top veterinarians, researchers, and specialists around. This first episode is about how to modify your home environment to accommodate a pet’s disabilities with lots of good information that only Krista can provide. And if you can’t listen to this one at 11am, you can listen to it later by going to the same address OR you can download it from iTunes (just search for Special Pets, Special Needs) OR even subscribe to it on iTunes.
And one more thing: if you want to tell your animal-loving friends or colleagues about these shows, all of us at Scout’s House would be immensely grateful.
