How to Avoid Lameness in Reptiles with Environmental Design | Matthew Shackleton

Matthew Shackleton is a Veterinary Physiotherapist and ex-zookeeper out of the UK who specializes in the rehabilitation of exotic animals. Matthew is highly interested in how the captive environment and management predispose animals to pathology. In the episode, Matthew explains what Vet PT is, and he breaks down his Masters Thesis which studied the gait of Komodo Dragons and how lameness presents in them. We also discussed how to improve the captive environment of our reptiles to promote healthy and natural movement.

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0:00 Coming Up
1:01 Guest Introduction
2:42 Housekeeping
3:30 Welcome Matthew / How did you get into Vet PT?
7:45 What is Vet PT?
17:10 Komodo Dragon Gait and Lameness
25:55 Abnormal vs. Normal Locomotion
28:20 Define Lameness and Lameness Scale
35:31 Lameness in Snakes / Overhandling Large Snakes
40:00 How does the Environment lead to pathologies?
45:10 Early Signs of pathology?
51:04 Setting up an environment to avoid pathologies
58:58 Enclosure Size and Training for Rehab
1:04:19 Using Manual Therapy
1:07:23 Importance of Variability
1:10:35 Exercise Stations
1:12:16 How to Become a Vet PT?
1:21:57 Future Projects and Webinars
1:25:37 Zoospensefull Webinar
1:28:05 Closing Thoughts
1:30:01 Outro

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