In this episode we talk about osteoarthritis (arthritis, OA) in dogs and cats. Read more in the accompanying blog post.

In this episode we talk about TTA. This stands for Tibial Tuberosity Advancement. It is one of the surgical procedures that has been used to treat dogs with ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament. This is the key ligament in the knee of the dog (cat, human etc.).

As promised in Episode 3, in this episode we discuss intervertebral (spinal) disc disease in pets. You can also find a blog post on this subject here.

At the end of the episode we mention intervertebral disc disease. We will share more on this in Episode 4.

In this episode Kim mentions a dog with neospora:

• This is a parasite that affects dogs and other animals including humans;
• In dogs it tends to affect the nervous system;
• It can be fatal, especially in young puppies.

In this first episode Kim mentions LASER therapy a couple of times. Find out more about this here.

Kim also mentions TPLO = Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy. This is a surgery performed on dogs to stabilise the stifle joint after ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament (analogous to the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in humans). This is a key ligament in the knee.