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Take a walk on the wild side
Length: 2 CEs
Working with Wildlife Presented by Dr. Erin O'Connor
Today I am going to tell you:
WHY I decided to get involved with wildlife
Locations WHERE I adjust wildlife
HOW I became involved
WHO (HOO! HOO! ;) ) I adjust
WHAT to expect in regard to handling, safety, and learning anatomy
WAYS I implement calm in my wild patients
Notable cases
Starling with a head tilt
Crow with neurological deficits
Baby Fox unable to latch to mom, unable to raise head, and neuro symptoms
Baby Cottontail with rear limb paralysis
Snapping turtle who was HBC and swimming in circles
Raccoon with seizures
Cormorant unable to eat and walk
Paralyzed Canada Goose
Circling Opossum
Red-Tailed Hawk with neurological symptoms
Great Horned Owl with torticollis
Canada Goose stuck in fishing line
Robin with concussion
Muskrat only able to get around by log rolling
Paralyzed turkey who was hit by a car
Abused Canada Goose with Neurological Issues
Groundhog falling to the left and unable to ambulate
This course has been approved by the IVCA.
AVCA Category I
This course has been approved by the AVCA for Category I credits.
Erin O'Connor, DC
Dr. Erin O'Connor is an animal chiropractor, board-certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) and further certified by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA). Additionally, she is a naturopathic carnivore nutrition consultant, boardcertified by the American Council of Animal Naturopathy (ACAN).
She received her Bachelor’s of Science at Eastern Illinois University. She then attended chiropractic school at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA followed by Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX to become an animal chiropractor. She also furthered her education in naturopathic carnivore nutrition with the American Council of Animal Naturopathy.
She currently provides animal chiropractic care for patients at her clinic, Vitality Animal Chiropractic, a multi-award winning clinic and featured in various media. She also provides animal chiropractic care at Autumn Green Animal Hospital and volunteers her services at Fox Valley Wildlife Center. She provides both one-on-one nutrition consulting as well as a membership learning area through Roaring For Raw. Additionally, she began a raw food company for dogs, cats, and ferrets called Farm 2 Bowl.
Dr. O’Connor resides in Aurora, IL, a western suburb of Chicago, with her husband, Italian greyhound, border collie, German shepherd, cat, and African grey parrot. Her passion behind the care that she provides continues to be inspired by each and every animal she meets.
