Author: Brian_S

  • Welcome to cassi

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    Hello and welcome to Cassi. Such a sweet little labrador. She has been very well for a lot of years. Her mum is super vigilant and looks after her joints well. But in the last 18 months she noticed some changes and one of her back legs starting to have some problems. These seemed neurological.…

  • Welcome to Chilli

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    Hello and welcome to Chilli. Chilli is such a sweet old man. He is now 16y! He has made it through most his life pain free. But he slowed down in the last year. In the last 3 weeks he really got lame in one leg and it looked more like there was a possible…

  • Welcome to Mowgli

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    Hello and welcome to Mowgli. Such a sweet rescue dog. Another that has found itself suffuring elbow dysplasia. Such a shockingly common disease these days. Although its most likely we are simply better at diagnosing it. He was referred to a specialist who did an arthrscopy. He was very good. He felt there was some…

  • Welcome to Tess

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    Hello and welcome to Tess. Such a dear little mini Dachund. Sadly her back was an issue. She has actually been a highly sprightly little tyke, running and jumping all around the home. You would think that would have built up her core muscles well. But sadly her disk buldged into her spine and caused…

  • Welcome to Jemima

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    Hello and welcome to jemima. She is a little beauty and also feisty! She managed to injure her fore leg. She was found in the garden unable to use one leg. She was rushed to the vets who sent her straight for referral. The injury was directly effecting her brachial plexus which feeds into several…

  • Puppy love

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    Meet Danny! So so cute! Danny is the latest puppy to reap the rewards of dad learning to massage. Danny’s dad has witnessed the power of massage for dogs for himself, and so, when he got his new puppy he decided the first thing he was going to do (after vaccinations) was get himself the…

  • Welcome to Benny

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    Hello and welcome to Benny. So beautiful. We do have a collie crush. Benny was full of nerves when he arrived at the door, but we are so pleased to say that his mum commented that he has never setteled so well anywhere before! We do feel its so important to put our patients at…

  • Arthritis care tip

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    Here is a quick Arthritis care tip! If your dog has a weak hind you need to build thier strength in the hind to give them more support. The usual excercises can get a bit boring so here is a tip that can be great for both you and your dog! Now its summer there…

  • Welcome to Sandy

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    Hello and welcome to Sandy. She is so sweet and actually a very good healer! She had a total hip replacement not that long ago and recovered really well. But she is also accident prone. She managed to severly sprain her hock on the other hind limb. She saw the referral specialist, who put the…

  • Welcome to Poppy

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    Hello and welcome to Poppy. Such a sweet dog. She gets lots of cuddles! She has been a healthy girl. But she has had some lameness in the fore limb. She saw the vet who diagnosed collateral ligament damage. On exam we couldnt find much other than with the wrist/carpus, so she is doing well.…