Rehabilitation Center

Because their life is precious.

Rehab Portal

Rehab Referral Form

Rehabilitation

Improving Mobility. Improving Life.

Rehabilitation at Dripping Springs Animal Hospital is led by Colleen Dudley, DVM.

In-House Sessions

Every rehabilitation journey starts with an in-house evaluation. Dr. Dudley will perform orthopedic, neurologic, and

At-Home Sessions

After your pet’s rehabilitation evaluation, Dr. Dudley will create a custom at-home exercise program that you can access through canineexercise.com.

Common Conditions

There are three big categories of patients that benefit from rehabilitation: arthritis, orthopedic, and neurologic. Rehabilitation is available for arthritis of the:

Hip
Knee
Elbow

Shoulder
Wrist
Ankle

Rehabilitation for orthopedic disease benefits both post-operative patients and those that did not undergo surgery. Traditional post-operative patients include:

Fracture repairs
Knee surgery

TPLO
Hip surgery

Non-surgical orthopedic patients that also benefit from rehabilitation include:

Bandage/splint/cast for longer than 2 weeks
Tendon injuries

Muscle injuries
Orthotic devices

Rehabilitation for neurologic disease is similar to orthopedic in that there are post-operative patients as well as those that did not undergo surgery. Common neurologic conditions that benefit from rehabilitation include:

Herniated discs (both surgical and non-surgical)
Back pain
Wobbler’s disease

Degenerative myelopathy
Stenosis

Please keep in mind these are just common examples, many other cases benefit from rehabilitation.