Upcoming events:

Katie Bruesewitz, MPT CCRP will be speaking at Leashes & Leads' Saturday morning "Coffee with your Canine" on Saturday, November 7th at 10:00. The topic will be canine fitness and exercise.

CCL Tightrope Procedure: A New Option for Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injuries

K9 Rehab & Fitness Center's Dr. Garren Kelly is one of the few veterinarians in the Upper Midwest trained to perform the Tightrope Procedure for treatment of CCL rupture. Dr. Kelly performed this procedure on Abby, a six year old Yellow Labrador in early September after Abby tore her right cranial cruciate ligament. Abby has always enjoyed an annual trip to South Dakota for pheasant hunting in October, and her owner hoped that Abby's injury would not cause them to miss this year's trip.

Abby attended weekly rehabilitation sessions at K9 Rehab and Fitness and her owner was very diligent in controlling Abby's activity level and in performing her prescribed home exercises. The home exercise program is a critical part of every dog's rehabilitation, and each program is designed for the individual dog to increase strength, endurance, range of motion and proprioception, all while allowing the tissues involved in the injury and surgery to heal.

Abby was able to go with her owner to South Dakota in late October and had a successful hunting trip. Here she is with her owner and the results of a day's hunt: