The Non-Improving Canine Patient: Underlying Veterinary Causes Therapists Need to Recognise

Delivered by veterinary surgeon Dr Sara Martindale MRCVS, this lecture explores the veterinary causes most associated with therapeutic non-response in dogs. It examines diagnostic gaps, evolving pathology, under-managed pain, and the limitations of imaging that can quietly influence outcome – factors that are often not fully visible within a rehabilitation-only context.