CuraCore Academy Talks

Seven years ago, the 2015 American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats put forth pioneering recommendations that included medical acupuncture. The authors painted a brighter future by seriously considering and advancing their role in veterinary medicine.In contrast, the authors of the 2022 Guidelines seemed to backpedal on this progress, ignoring the even greater evidential support that had expanded dramatically over the intervening seven years. Dr

The topic of banning feline distal digital amputations, otherwise known as a "declaw" procedure, elicits a variety of views from veterinarians. This supplemental CuraCore Academy Talk (CAT Supp), highlights some of the considerations made by Michael Petty, DVM, CVPP, cVMA, CCRT, CAAPM, and Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA, founder and CEO of CuraCore MED and CuraCore VET. Contact CuraCore at info@curacore.org if you'd like to learn more about nonsurgical pain medicine interventions.

We are making this presentation from MOVE, our Integrative Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine program, available to our veterinarian colleagues who also struggle with the traumatic nature of the TPLO and are seeking viable non-surgical solutions. So, for all veterinarians, the next time you see a dog (or cat) with presumptive cranial cruciate ligament disease, you might consider reviewing the pros and cons of integrative rehabilitation to those of the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO), as

Veterinarians! What do you know about the home environment of your patients? Specifically, what types of mobility impediments do they experience from slippery, low-traction flooring? If you perform home visits, you've seen how animal residents move from point A to point B. Are there problems? Here's the good news -- we can suggest relatively inexpensive modifications that can greatly improve our patients' quality of life within and around the home. Advocate for your patients. Help your