What to Know About Emergency Amputation Surgery for Dogs and Cats #ANIMALER
09/16/16 • 16 min
Tripawds Podcast Episode #55: Many Tripawds parents face the amputation decision under traumatic circumstances. If you're coping with this life-changing choice for your cat or dog, listen to the sage advice from Nat Geo WILD's Animal ER expert Dr. Brian Beale, DVM DACVS. Things to Consider When Facing Amputation in an ER Setting In this 15-minute, informative Tripawd Talk Radio show we'll ask Dr. Beale: How do you assess whether or not a cricially injured animal is a candidate for amputation surgery?How do you know if the leg is worth saving?What are some things a pet parent should consider when you suggest amputation or limb salvage surgery?What's your most memorable amputation recovery story that you can recall?And finally, what is the WILDEST animal you've ever amputated a limb on, and how did they do? More Dr. Beale is a renowened board-certified veterinary surgeon and partner at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS) in Houston, Texas. His work is spotlighted in the Nat Geo WILD show "Animal ER," which follows the highly trained doctors and staff of Houston’s GCVS as they perform high-end, specialized veterinary medicine on domestic and exotic animals. Dr. Brian Beale's innovative treatment plans, extensive experience and surgical skills help to maximize each patient’s chances of a positive outcome. Dr. Beale keeps busy with 10 to 20 surgeries a week. He hosts a weekly radio show about pet health, lectures around the world, and is an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also co-author of the industry-defining textbook, Small Animal Arthroscopy.
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Tripawds Podcast Episode #55: Many Tripawds parents face the amputation decision under traumatic circumstances. If you're coping with this life-changing choice for your cat or dog, listen to the sage advice from Nat Geo WILD's Animal ER expert Dr. Brian Beale, DVM DACVS. Things to Consider When Facing Amputation in an ER Setting In this 15-minute, informative Tripawd Talk Radio show we'll ask Dr. Beale: How do you assess whether or not a cricially injured animal is a candidate for amputation surgery?How do you know if the leg is worth saving?What are some things a pet parent should consider when you suggest amputation or limb salvage surgery?What's your most memorable amputation recovery story that you can recall?And finally, what is the WILDEST animal you've ever amputated a limb on, and how did they do? More Dr. Beale is a renowened board-certified veterinary surgeon and partner at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS) in Houston, Texas. His work is spotlighted in the Nat Geo WILD show "Animal ER," which follows the highly trained doctors and staff of Houston’s GCVS as they perform high-end, specialized veterinary medicine on domestic and exotic animals. Dr. Brian Beale's innovative treatment plans, extensive experience and surgical skills help to maximize each patient’s chances of a positive outcome. Dr. Beale keeps busy with 10 to 20 surgeries a week. He hosts a weekly radio show about pet health, lectures around the world, and is an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also co-author of the industry-defining textbook, Small Animal Arthroscopy.
Learn more at tripawds.com. Follow @tripawds on Facebook and @tripawdscommunity on Instagram. Help Tripawds everywhere at tripawds.org.
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Tripawds Podcast Episode #54: Please join us for another informative talk with special guest Dr. Doug Kenney, author of the Pet Insurance Toolkit - new and revised for 2016! See our previous Tripawd Tolk Radio podcast with Dr. Kenney: How to Choose the Best Pet Insurance Policy Dr. Doug Kenney is a practicing veterinarian in the Memphis, Tennessee area who is dedicated to helping pet parents choose the best health insurance policy for their companion animals. He is the author of the Pet Insurance Toolkit, a downloadable e-book that helps pet parents understand the ins and outs of pet insurance policies and choose the best policy for them. He also hosts a podcast show, The Pet Insurance Guide Podcast. Dr. Kenney's goal is to share a veterinarian’s perspective on pet insurance by highlighting things he feels are essential in a pet insurance policy, based on common conditions seen at the typical veterinarian’s office. He also provides a free, regular podcast that gets into the details of how pet insurance works. Join us in the Tripawds Chat Room during the show or post your questions in the discussion forums.
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Help Your Tripawd Get Slim with Dr. Ernie Ward
Tripawds Podcast Episode #56: It's easy to miss those extra pounds our Tripawds are wearing. Thankfully it's easier for dogs and cats to lose weight than it is for us. If you suspect your dog or cat is exceptionally “fluffy,” then sit back and learn these weight loss ideas for pets on three (and four!) legs. Your guide today is the acclaimed pet weight loss veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward, DVM. “The most important decision that pet parents make every day regarding their pet's health is what they feed it,” says Dr. Ward. “You've got the most powerful tool in your hand: the ability to precisely measure food every day,” he explains. Most pet parents are shocked to learn that even exercise is not as important as the amount and type of food. Learn all this and more in this Tripawd Talk Radio episode! Dr Ernie Ward is an internationally recognized veterinarian known for his work in the areas of general small animal practice, life extension and longevity, practice management and leadership, long-term medication monitoring, special needs of senior dogs and cats and pet obesity. He has authored three books, including “Chow Hounds: Why Our Dogs Are Getting Fatter.” He created the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention in 2005 which fights pet obesity within the veterinary medical community, veterinary schools, and state and local veterinary organizations. Dr. Ward is also owner of award-winning small animal hospital Seaside Animal Care in Calabash, North Carolina.
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