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Sports Medicine and Animal Physical Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine and Animal Physical Rehabilitation
Our Rehabilitation Team Leaders
Andrea Looney, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRP
Dr. Andrea Looney earned her degree from the NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in 1989 and returned there after a short stent in private practice for an instructorship in Community Medicine and Anesthesiology. She finished a residency in Anesthesiology in 1997, and then took a position at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Angell Animal Medical Center in Bostonwhere she served on staff in general medicine, emergency, and intensive care until becoming Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts Veterinary Emergency Treatment and Specialties, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Her training and interest in animal welfare, palliative care, and pain management then led her back to Cornell where she started the Pain Management and Rehabilitation Service, the outpatient palliative care branch of the Department of Clinical Sciences. It was through her experiences at MSPCA-Angell and Cornell’s pain management service that she became committed to finding unique means, including financially feasible, minimally invasive, symptomatic, and non-surgical mechanisms to treat many common small and large animal diseases and problems. Her main interests lie in provision of quality of life care regardless of financial means, recognition and treatment of animal pain and suffering, spay and neuter as well as symptomatic geriatric care to reduce shelter populations, and teaching of practical anesthesia, pain management techniques. Dr. Looney has authored articles and chapters on these subjects, is boarded in Veterinary Anesthesiology and Pain Management, and is certified in Acupuncture/Veterinary Rehabilitation. Dr. Looney directs our Sports Medicine department and sees patients once a week in our North Haven facility.
Kim MacDonald DVM, cVMA, CCRP, Certified in Animal Chiropractic
Dr. MacDonald received her Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia and is a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College. She completed her veterinary internship at Norwalk Veterinary and Emergency Referral Center. She joined Central Hospital as a Daytime Trauma and Emergency Clinician in 2008. She received her certification from the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine’s program of Canine Rehabilitation and is also certified in veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic. Dr. MacDonald sees patients once a month in our North Haven office.
Jill Bruno BS, CVT, CCRP, VCC
Jill Bruno is a certified veterinary technician and the head technician of our sports medicine department. She has been practicing in all aspects of specialty and emergency veterinary medicine in the area for the last 20 years. In 2007 she finished her certification in canine rehabilitation through the University of Tennessee’s canine rehabilitation program. In addition to all of her years in veterinary medicine, Jill has experience in various horse and dog training, sports and in the show ring. In 2020, Jill became certified as a veterinary cannabis counselor and can offer that service to guide our pets and clients on the use of quality cannabis products for various issues. Jill is available 4 days a week in our North Haven office.
WHAT IS SPORTS MEDICINE AND ANIMAL PHYSICAL REHABILITATION?’
Veterinary Sports Medicine and rehabilitation uses non-surgical methods to help alleviate discomfort, restore function and improve mobility and quality of life in our companion animals.
We begin with a comprehensive examination of your pet with Dr. Looney, from there we will formulate a plan tailored to you and your pet to provide the best outcome.
We take into consideration your concerns and your pet’s comfort and well being to provide an improved psychological and physiological state and improve the quality of life for you and your pet.
Rehabilitation is the art of using physical manipulations and therapies rather than drugs to relieve pain, enhance healing, and improve function. Our veterinary rehabilitative plans are specially designed for the individual pet and his or her disease process or disability. The ultimate physical rehabilitation goals for your pet are comfort and his or her ability to accomplish daily tasks as normally as possible. The rewards include improved psychological state and quality of life for your pet and your family.
Fill and Submit Our Animal Rehabilitation Referral Form (Referring Veterinarians Only)here
Andrea Looney, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRP
Kim MacDonald DVM, cVMA, CCRP, Certified in Animal Chiropractic
Jill Bruno BS, CVT, CCRP, VCC