Reap the rewards of canine rehabilitation: Adding a rehabilitation facility yielded unexpected benefits for this veterinarian.

摘要

When opportunity knocked a few years ago for Dr. Ron Hooley, medical director at VGA Woodland South Animal Hospital, he unwittingly answered. He hadn't intended to open an extensive canine physical rehabilihtation facility at his practice in Tulsa, Okla., but when a diagnostic lab that occupied a third of the hospital moved to another location, the space flashed with possibilities. A technician showed interest in creating a rehabilitation facility, and Dr. Hooley agreed. "We have a lot of animals with problems after surgery," he says. "So we do a blend of postsurgical rehabilitation, lameness evaluation, and treatment for muscle strain, soft tissue injuries, and chronic non-use problems."