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I created VetLessons to help people make difficult choices for their loved ones. In every guide, I've used scientific evidence to prevent personal bias. If you found a guide useful, I'd love some help in return. Please share your experience in the comments section on CZcams. Sharing and subscribing are a huge help. If you don't want to share or subscribe, please make a small donation to any animal charity. Thanks! Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS Dip ECVS, EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Copyright 2020. All Rights Reserved.
SAFE EXERCISE IN PUPPIES
Have you ever wondered if limiting your puppy's playtime keeps their joints healthy? Board-certified veterinary surgeon Dr. Mike Farrell, a developmental joint disease expert, reviews the science behind exercise, diet, and how they affect growing puppies' joints.
Watch time: 27.5 minutes
Complexity: Low (US Grade 9-10)
00:00 Introduction: What do I know?
01:41 What is canine hip dysplasia?
03:12 Selective breeding of robust dogs
04:37 Lessons from the Dog Genome Project
06:17 Bad genes don’t follow mechanical cues
06:45 The incredible power of diet
07:57 Proven facts versus unhealthy myths
09:03 Origins of an unhealthy myth
10:31 Marathon-running puppies
11:44 Ultra-running children
12:42 Ultra-running wolf cubs
14:00 The guide dog paradox
14:55 Is Nicolas Cage a killer?
15:36 Does chasing balls cause hip dysplasia?
17:05 Slippery surfaces don’t cause hip dysplasia
19:05 …neither do stairs or being born in Autumn
20:34 The incredible power of diet (again)
21:02 Why throw mud at exercise?
22:04 5-minutes of exercise per month of age
22:18 Falsehood flies
23:33 The profound benefits of play
24:23 A carrot per day per month of age?
24:42 Unnatural exercise
25:25 Mental health matters
Watch time: 27.5 minutes
Complexity: Low (US Grade 9-10)
00:00 Introduction: What do I know?
01:41 What is canine hip dysplasia?
03:12 Selective breeding of robust dogs
04:37 Lessons from the Dog Genome Project
06:17 Bad genes don’t follow mechanical cues
06:45 The incredible power of diet
07:57 Proven facts versus unhealthy myths
09:03 Origins of an unhealthy myth
10:31 Marathon-running puppies
11:44 Ultra-running children
12:42 Ultra-running wolf cubs
14:00 The guide dog paradox
14:55 Is Nicolas Cage a killer?
15:36 Does chasing balls cause hip dysplasia?
17:05 Slippery surfaces don’t cause hip dysplasia
19:05 …neither do stairs or being born in Autumn
20:34 The incredible power of diet (again)
21:02 Why throw mud at exercise?
22:04 5-minutes of exercise per month of age
22:18 Falsehood flies
23:33 The profound benefits of play
24:23 A carrot per day per month of age?
24:42 Unnatural exercise
25:25 Mental health matters
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DIET, EXERCISE, AND ARTHRITIS IN DOGS
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Should overweight dogs blame their genes? Is weight loss built in the kitchen or the park? Can pet dogs outrun a poor diet? This evidence-based lecture by board-certified veterinary surgeon Dr. Mike Farrell explores the science behind body weight and its impact on canine arthritis. 0:00 Introduction: Therapeutic weight loss 1:05 Three critical facts 1:42 Fear of failure 2:21 Can fat Labradors b...
VETERINARY DECISION MAKING - INFORMED CHOICE
zhlédnutí 720Před 4 měsíci
Board certified veterinary surgeon Dr. Mike Farrell discusses how veterinarians can present complex information in a way that helps their clients make decisions which align with their personal values. 00:00 An introduction to inconsistency 01:48 Evidence based choice (EBC) 03:02 The problem with EBC (Brexit) 04:28 An example of framing bias 06:45 Shared decision making (SDM) 08:35 Four importan...
GABAPENTIN FOR CANINE ARTHRITIS - MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
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In this evidence-based review, board-certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell explains how gabapentin works, its risks, and its benefits as a treatment for arthritis pain in dogs. Watch time: 22 minutes Complexity: Moderate (US Grade 10) 00:00 Gabapentin versus Donald Trump 01:50 Licensed indications 02:43 Gabapentin versus OxyContin 05:33 Researchers concealed harms 06:48 Off label use research 09...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 9 - Behaviour
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Imagine a world where silent expressions replace words, where mute behaviour speaks louder than screams. As a companion animal pain specialist, this is my reality. For 25 years, I've studied the silent symphony of animal suffering, my working day dedicated to interpreting the hidden meaning of wagging tails and quivering whiskers. In this guide, Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS DipECVS MR...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 8 - Joint disease
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In this guide, board certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS discusses the relationship between overfeeding and neutering on joint disease in dogs. Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 Overfeeding causes hip dysplasia 01:32 Is there proof that neutering causes joint disease? 03:02 Raven the dart-throwing chimpanzee 03:34 Does neute...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 7 - Skeletal maturity
zhlédnutí 473Před 9 měsíci
In this guide, board certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS discusses the potential impact of neutering on skeletal development. Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 Risk analysis for a large-breed puppy 01:28 What makes me an expert? 05:20 When do dogs reach skeletal maturity? 07:23 How to make sense of published studies 09:54 Ri...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 6 - Cancer
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Are neutered dogs more or less likely to develop cancer? In this guide, board certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS reviews the literature comparing cancer risk in neutered and entire dogs. Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 High profile published studies 00:54 Can neutering increase cancer risk? 02:09 Does spaying reduce mamma...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 5 - Surgical risk
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In this guide, board certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed CertVA CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS compares the risks of neutering as a preventive measure (prophylactic neutering) and neutering to treat a medical condition (therapeutic neutering). Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 Estimating future risks 00:34 Is testicular cancer common? 01:23 Perineal hernia in ma...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 4 - Lifespan
zhlédnutí 497Před 11 měsíci
Published studies have shown that neutered dogs tend to live longer than intact dogs. Board certified specialist Dr Mike Farrell examines the evidence to see if this is true. Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 Lifespan and health-span 00:43 Life expectancy versus breed 01:56 Effect of size on life expectancy 02:34 The #1 target for a longer lifespan 03:56 Loss of...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 3 - Sex hormones
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The effects and side-effects of neutering are caused by changes in sex hormones. In this guide, Dr Mike Farrell discusses the principles of hormonal changes in humans and dogs. Subscribers can watch the entire series for free @VetLessons 00:00 Why compare neutering to HRT? 00:37 I'm a veterinary surgeon. Am I biased? 01:17 Peri-menopause and post-menopause 01:36 Distressing menopause symptoms 0...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 2
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670,000 unwanted stray dogs are euthanised every year. How should the veterinary community respond? To date, our most effective strategy, bar none, is a worldwide stray dog neutering programme. But is it ethical to neuter a growing puppy before rehoming them? According to current dogma, charity vets who perform early neutering condemn future generations of rescue and street dogs to a life of pa...
The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 1
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The risks and benefits of neutering dogs - Part 1
How to spot signs a dog is in pain: Android Visual Analogue Score (VAS) App
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How to spot signs a dog is in pain: Android Visual Analogue Score (VAS) App
How to spot signs a dog is in pain: Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD)
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How to spot signs a dog is in pain: Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD)
How is elbow dysplasia diagnosed? Part 2: Lame adults
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How is elbow dysplasia diagnosed? Part 2: Lame adults
How is elbow dysplasia diagnosed? Part 1: Lame puppies
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How is elbow dysplasia diagnosed? Part 1: Lame puppies
How to spot signs a dog is in pain: iPhone Visual Analogue Score (VAS) App
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How to spot signs a dog is in pain: iPhone Visual Analogue Score (VAS) App
The placebo effect in canine arthritis management
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The placebo effect in canine arthritis management
CANINE ARTHRITIS - WHY IS A DIAGNOSIS IMPORTANT?
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CANINE ARTHRITIS - WHY IS A DIAGNOSIS IMPORTANT?
Did that cat just saw "ow" 😂
This drug has caused my black lab to have liver failure. It’s been the biggest regret of my life.
My dog just had this done and is doing well after a month. The cost stings still but she is worth it.
A good and outstanding presentation in an easy-to-understand language. Thanks a lot.
I love how this video will keep playing right after the other, so you can see it every few seconds & watch it as many times as needed! Perfect!
Shorts is the perfect format for learning quick technical stuff! Love it!
Thank you so enlightening. Since my terrier has been having more 'wild' exercise her confidence and well-being seem to be so much better now. Having read this I feel I haven't just imagined it
Excellent, thanks very much.That is probably the most well researched and presented CZcams video I have seen. My parents had a 2 year old guide dog that could not complete its training due to a joint issue, its training and excercise regime had been perfect.
I’m very glad it was helpful. Have fun with your puppy!
So good! Great to have robust, science based advice to work off next time we’re lucky enough to welcome a new puppy into our family. I now realise that what we were told in the past were just half truths at best, and dangerous myths at worst! 😳
Thanks, Jo 🙏
Another outstanding review from Master Farrell. Keep it going please :)
Most pet dogs diagnosed with clinical hip dysplasia suffered long term clinical signs. Owner assessments suggested that 42-66% of affected dogs experienced lasting effects, while veterinary experts identified physical abnormalities in 71-96% - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17435096/
University of Florida researchers crossed dysplastic Labradors and normal greyhounds to produce a colony of hybrid ‘greyadors’. Around half of first-generation greyadors developed hip dysplasia, but crossing first-generation greyadors with greyhounds reduced the incidence to 1 in 38 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12693530/
What is ‘heritability’? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability
Insights into morphology and disease from the Dog Genome Project - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25062362/
Treadmill tests of French bulldogs, Boston terriers, Japanese chin, Pekingese, Affenpinscher, and Brussels griffons proved that harmful genes hide in plain sight: 3/10 dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway system (BOAS) grade of 0 or 1 failed the fitness test - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37958168/
University of Pennsylvania researchers showed that lean Labradors had a 5-fold lower risk of hip dysplasia, a significantly lower risk of arthritis, less severe chronic pain (which occurred relatively later in life), and an average lifespan which was 1·8 years longer than their overweight littermates - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11110459/
A 1975 study funded by the NIH found that crate-confined German shepherd dog puppies were less likely than unrestricted puppies to develop hip dysplasia. The author’s actual conclusion - that a wide-based stance limits dysplasia - might have evolved into the fallacy that exercise restriction prevents hip dysplasia - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1224531/
Incline treadmill running for 4km/day, 5 days/week for 15-weeks produced subtle improvements in cartilage quality in beagle puppies - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3278079/
Puppies who ran a daily marathon 5 days/week for a year showed no evidence of developmental joint disease. The only difference between marathon-running puppies and a control group was focal superficial cartilage matrix change - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7692860/
The Rarámuri, whose children and teenagers participate in a long-distance running tradition have significantly lower rates of joint disease compared to Australian Aboriginal communities where children and adolescents don't have a similar running tradition - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7692860/
Long-term research on wolves in the Superior National Forest - www.wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/301ltresearchonwolvesSNF.pdf
If exercise caused hip dysplasia, wolves wouldn't have survived for 750,000 years and domestic dogs wouldn’t exist - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6908989/
Guide dog charities’ success reducing joint disease prevalence owes everything to careful breeding and nothing to limited exercise - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26616425/
When Nicolas Cage appears in a movie, people drown in swimming pools - www.tylervigen.com/
A study of 325 Swedish Labradors provides precisely no evidence that chasing sticks and balls causes abnormal joint development - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16772494/
Slippery surfaces have no significant effect on the prevalence of hip dysplasia - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15757132/
A team of Norwegian researchers suggest that young puppies should not be allowed access to stairs without providing any evidence that stair exercise causes harm - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22620698/
Researchers from New Zealand showed that dogs born in the autumn had a lower incidence of hip dysplasia - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22191435/
People tend to gain weight in the winter and lose it in the summer - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31093925/
Small changes in body composition make a big impact on health - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11110459/
One of the best resources on responsible sporting dog exercise comes from agility dog trainers. If you’d like to learn from someone you can trust, I highly recommend this short video from Naarah Cuddy - czcams.com/video/x_NREcvS_Uo/video.htmlsi=ItVFlV4wdh4MXAWS
The decline of play and the rise of psychopathology in children and adolescents - files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ985541.pdf
The importance of early life play for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs - brill.com/view/journals/beh/155/2-3/article-p83_1.xml?language=en
My girl had this surgery in Dec 5 23, shes back to running and playing like normal. Ocassional favor of the leg as it seems to get stiff after a long sleep. Im sure like humans feeling a surgery spot after inclement weather, she does too. Very accurate vide to our experience. The restriction was diffuclt, but very necessary. Short frequent walks, linger walks, adding hills, not letting her run, not letting her jump. Crated for the frist week(ish). She eventually learned to escape her cone, had to fasten it to her colar. Slept next to her crate, someone was with her always the first couple weeks. eventually restricting her to one room while at work, sleeping on the futon with me. It was very low so she didnt have to jump up and down. Shes been back to regulsr activity for a couple months, and back to daycare this month. Thankful to the skilled surgeon that helped her and fixed her torn CCL. Shes an active girl that loves hikes, long walks, trail work days, canoe trips, and just chasing a ball or the occasional rabbit.
A University of Pennsylvania study showed that overfed Labradors had a 5-fold higher incidence of hip dysplasia, a significantly higher risk of osteoarthritis in multiple joints, and a significantly shorter lifespan - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11110459/
Obesity quadruples the risk of cranial cruciate ligament rupture - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21651558/
The epidemic of canine obesity and its role in osteoarthritis [2012 review article] - www.ijvm.org.il/sites/default/files/obesity_osteoarthritis.pdf
The fear of failure feels stronger than the potential joy of success, even if the benefits of success far outweigh the drawbacks of failure - journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721418806510
People with two copies of the fat mass and obesity gene (FTO) are more likely to remain hungry after eating - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23867619/
One-in-eight Labradors carry a gene mutation which makes them more food motivated than unaffected Labradors - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27157046/
Dogs with the POMC mutation had around 25% lower resting energy requirements - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38446876/
BMI heritability for children with two copies of a high-risk obesity gene living in high-risk home environments was more than double the heritability for those living in lower-risk environments - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30285028/
Diet versus exercise in “The Biggest Loser” weight loss competition - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23404767/
Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism, by Professor Hermann Pontzer - www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54734969
Average daily energy expenditure of traditional Hadza foragers was no different than that of Westerners after controlling for body size - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22848382/
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, by Peter Attia - www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61153739
Arthritic people have significantly higher energy expenditure per unit time than healthy people - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23292190/
The metabolism and body composition of three dog breeds and their relationship to life expectancy - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14570234/
A review article of the nutritional requirements of exercising dogs - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9868242/
Weight loss improves pain and function in people with hand arthritis - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18831740/
Super-lean genetically engineered mice with lipodystrophy (LD) are not affected by post-traumatic osteoarthritis - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33443201/