Mastering Canine Lameness

We’re excited to see you on campus soon! The online content below will make sure you have the best experience possible when you get to CSU!

Please complete the pre-course survey, and the online pre-course material before you attend the in-person session.

Once you’ve completed the in-person session, make sure to finish the course by marking yourself complete in the “In-Person Completion” section, and taking the post-course survey.

In-Person Agenda:

Online Pre-Course Assignments:

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Use new techniques and understanding of canine gait to better detect subtle lameness in both the stance- and swing-phases of the gait cycle.
• Recognize some of the classic causes of non-painful, swing-phase lameness patterns in dogs.
• Efficiently perform a Canine Orthopedic Pain Screening Exam.
• Effectively perform a Comprehensive Canine Orthopedic Exam.
• Describe why pain is one of the most important localizers of lameness and demonstrate gentle handling techniques combined with palpation skills to detect subtle pain.
• Distinguish cranial- from caudal-cruciate ligament rupture & explain why it is so important.
• Identify hip luxation, demonstrate closed hip reduction, and describe how the exam findings and post-reduction coaptation differs for dorsal- versus ventral-hip luxation.