The SAM System
We created a simple 3 pillar framework to help you help your dog
Sammie tore cruciates in her knees in 2012/2013. She began to have some rear weakness in 2015 followed by a back injury and was diagnosed with spinal arthritis. In 2016, it was determined that Sam had degenerative myelopathy (DM). DM is a slow progressive spinal cord disease that leads to paralysis
Sarah’s desire to help other pet parent’s face what feels like insurmountable odds with their dogs ability to be active and enjoy life, comes from her knowledge, experience, and heart as both a therapist and a dog mom with a dog that has had all odds against her.
LATEST BLOG POSTS
Length Matters. What pedicures have to do with mobility & injury prevention
Click, click, click…. The familiar sound of your dog’s toenails on your laminate floor. What if I told [...]
BIG NEWS for DOG PARENTS OF DOGS with DM!!
Does your dog wobble when he walks? Or is she ‘down’ and can’t use her back legs? If you’ve [...]
A Diagnosis of Elimination and Why it Matters
A woman came to me for help with her dog when going through one of the worst experiences a dog parent can go through. To have your dog wake and be unable to walk, and then be told your dog will get progressively worse. Did this beautiful girl have the progressive spinal cord disease that would eventually lead to rear paralysis (inability to walk)?
Laser therapy and rehab can add years to the lives of dogs affected by Degenerative Myelopathy
A new retrospective review study now gives hope to dogs and dog parents! This study examined intensive rehabilitation combined with one of two laser therapy (photobiomodulation) protocols.