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|Videos|May 9, 2023

Adjunct therapies for arthritic patients

DIVM Miami

In this dvm360® interview, Dr Matthew Brunke explains the importance of offering an individualized approach

In a dvm360® Matthew Brunke, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, faculty for the Directions in Veterinary Medicine (DIVM) symposium in Miami, Florida, explains how to approach each unique dog with arthritis, plus he outlines adjunct therapies that benefit patients.

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The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Matthew Brunke, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA: I wish there was a straightforward algorithm for this, the honest answer is, is that there's not. It's trial and error. So what goes into that is doing a good assessment. So knowing that it's not just a little off, or maybe moderately off, but putting some numbers on that. So using things like canine brief pain inventory...or the canine osteoarthritis index for the owners to fill out and give us a baseline.

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