Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Veterinary Technicians - APRVT

🎄🐾 Holiday Safety Tips for Your Furry Friends!

The holidays are a time for joy, but they can also pose unexpected risks for our pets. Let’s keep our companions safe and sound this season with these simple tips! Swipe for advice that will help you and your pets enjoy a safe and happy holiday!
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The countdown is on—Christmas is ONE WEEK away! 🎅🎄✨ Who’s feeling festive? 🙌

❄️ Winter Wellness Tips ❄️

As the temperature drops, it’s important to keep your furry friends feeling their best! If you’re in a warmer climate, don’t worry—these tips are great for keeping your pets comfortable and healthy year-round too. Here are a few cold-weather care tips:

✅ Keep Them Active: Adjust outdoor play to avoid icy conditions, and try indoor exercises to maintain strength and mobility.

✅ Warm Up Before Activity: Cold muscles are more prone to injury. Gentle stretches or a short walk indoors can help!

✅ Protect Their Paws: Use booties or paw balm to shield against ice, salt, and frostbite.

✅ Monitor Joint Health: Pets with arthritis or mobility issues may feel more discomfort in colder weather—don’t skip those rehab sessions!

✅ Stay Cozy: Provide warm bedding and limit time outside to prevent hypothermia.

Show us how your pets are staying cozy this season—tag us in your winter wellness posts! 🐕‍🦺💙



INTRODUCING: Monthly Modality Spotlight: 💡

Welcome to our Monthly Modality Spotlight series, where we explore the innovative tools and techniques shaping veterinary rehabilitation! This month, December, we’re highlighting Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy, a powerful, non-invasive treatment helping animals heal and thrive.

What is PEMF?
PEMF, or Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy, is a non-invasive treatment that uses low-frequency electromagnetic waves to stimulate cellular repair and enhance the body’s natural healing process. By increasing blood flow, improving oxygenation, and reducing inflammation at the cellular level, PEMF helps promote healing, alleviate pain, and improve mobility in animal patients.

Benefits of PEMF Therapy:
✔️ Reduces pain and inflammation
✔️ Promotes tissue repair and regeneration
✔️ Enhances circulation and nutrient delivery
✔️ Supports recovery from surgery or injury
✔️ Improves mobility and overall quality of life

November is National Senior Pet Month! 🐾

Age is just a number! Senior pets bring so much wisdom, love, and loyalty into our lives. ❤️ As they age, their physical needs may change, but with thoughtful care and specialized rehabilitation, they can continue to live vibrant, active lives. 🦮🐶

Let’s celebrate our seasoned companions and support their golden years with compassionate care, mobility support, and all the love they deserve. 🦴🐕

💻 📚 Don’t forget to tune in!

Tune in tomorrow for our second Tuesday session on VIN.

Click the link to join:https://www.vin.com/vinmembers/rounds?id=12307130&f5=1

Remember these are free sessions for all VIN members!

Today we remember all our brave fallen soldiers—men, women, and animals—who devoted their lives in service and sacrifice. 🕊️❤️

The bond between soldier and animal was one of unwavering loyalty and courage. Horses, donkeys, mules, and camels carried life-saving supplies; dogs and pigeons delivered crucial messages; canaries detected toxic gases; and cats and dogs guarded against the dangers within the trenches.

In memory of those who served, including the animals who stood beside them, let us never forget their bravery and devotion. 🌹🐾

Painting; ‘Devotion To Duty’ by Jacqueline Hurley

‼️ If you are a credentialing veterinary technician and have been thinking about advancing your career in physical rehabilitation 👀 at this incredible opportunity!

🗓️ The December 2nd deadline is fast approaching so get your application in today!

🎉 Calling all credentialed Veterinary Technicians interested in becoming certified in Rehabilitation! 🎉

CRI and the AARV are offering a grant for 50% off one CCRVT/CCRVN Certification! Please see the eligibility information below!
Hurry ---> all essays are due by December 2 to be considered for the grant! Not an AARV member? Join today! 😊

http://rehabvets.org/memberLogin.lasso

Blog Alert 🗞️🐾

“Sometimes, we need something that is challenging to show us who we really are inside. To show us that we are capable, knowledgeable, and we will not shy away from a challenge, because let’s face it, physical rehabilitation is challenging.”

From your very first steps in this field, to earning your VTS, the journey is eye-opening, rewarding, and humbling. It equips you with the tools to push both yourself and your practice beyond what you ever thought possible.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your rehabilitation career, embrace your passion, ask questions, and rise to the challenge. You won’t regret it! 🥰

For the full blog post, check out the link in our instagram bio!

🔎Career Opportunity in the Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation Department at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine




https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_system/jobdetail.ftl?job=240000028I&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

🎃 Celebrating Halloween with these furry friends!

Check out these adorable pups in their spooktacular surroundings. Which look do you like best? 👻🍂

✍️ Don’t miss it on this opportunity for career advancement!!

🎉 Calling all credentialed Veterinary Technicians interested in becoming certified in Rehabilitation! 🎉

CRI and the AARV are offering a grant for 50% off one CCRVT/CCRVN Certification! Please see the eligibility information below!
Hurry ---> all essays are due by December 2 to be considered for the grant! Not an AARV member? Join today! 😊

http://rehabvets.org/memberLogin.lasso

Happy Vet Tech Week 🥳🩺

As we celebrate the incredible veterinary technicians who dedicate their lives to helping animals heal, we want to give back with a special GIVEAWAY in partnership with ! 🐾

We’re giving away: 😍
• A $100 Amazon gift card
• A Paw Prosper tumbler coffee mug
• An APRVT ice pack

How to enter:
✔️ Like this post
✔️ Follow both one of APRVT’s social media accounts (Instagram or facebook)
✔️ Tag a fellow vet tech in the comments

Bonus entry: 🚨
• Repost or share this post! (spread the love)
• Send us a photo (with permission) of you doing rehab on a pet/patient

Entries will close on Monday, October 21st at 5pm EST

Thank you for all that you do techs! This week is all about celebrating YOU! 💙

🤩 Career opportunity!

Are you a CVT, LVT, or RVT? If yes, then we want you to submit an application to join the VSMRHG Team! Check out this flyer and our website for more information. We hope to see you soon! 📄❤️

🌟 Reminder!!! 🌟

This Monday we will be hosting a webinar that will guide you through the application process of getting your VTS in Physical Rehabilitation! We’ll cover everything you need to know about the pre-application process and answer your questions along the way.

📅 Date: Monday, October 14th
⏰ Time: 7 PM EST
📍 Topic: “Laying Out the Pre-Application process”

Don’t miss this opportunity to continue your rehab journey! Please see our instagram page to follow the link in our bio to join this webinar. 🐾🐶

Ever wonder the first step in getting your VTS in Physical Rehabilitation? 🌟 We’re here to guide you! Join our upcoming zoom webinar:

📅 Date: Monday, October 14th
⏰ Time: 7 PM EST
📍 Topic: “Laying Out the Pre-Application Process”

Here’s what we’ll cover:
•A simple breakdown of the APRVT pre-application process
•Q&A session to answer all your questions
•Follow up about the final application, as well as other discussions to help with case logs and case reports.

Don’t miss this opportunity to continue your rehab journey! Please see the link in our bio to join this webinar. 🐶🐾

💖🤩 This is a huge opportunity for Credentialed Veterinary Technicians looking to advance their careers.

📝 Don’t miss this amazing opportunity and apply today!

🙏🏻 Thank you for supporting education advancement in the veterinary team! American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians Canine Rehabilitation Institute

🎉 Calling all credentialed Veterinary Technicians interested in becoming certified in Rehabilitation! 🎉

CRI and the AARV are offering a grant for 50% off one CCRVT/CCRVN Certification! Please see the eligibility information below!
Hurry ---> all essays are due by December 2 to be considered for the grant! Not an AARV member? Join today! 😊

http://rehabvets.org/memberLogin.lasso