Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Management of Injuries in Agility Dogs.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- Pechette Markley, Arielle
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Agility is a physically demanding sport, and injuries are common. An understanding of the common clinical presentations, frequent injuries, and risk factors for injury is critical when seeing this population of patients in practice. Shoulder injuries and other soft tissue injuries including iliopsoas muscle strains are commonly seen. The Border Collie seems to be at higher risk of developing agility-related injuries. The key to rehabilitation of the agility dog is accurate and expedient diagnosis of the injury, which often involves advanced diagnostics such as musculoskeletal ultrasound, arthroscopy, and/or MRI.
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964029/