Tag: dysplasia

  • Welcome to Duke

    Welcome to Duke

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    Hello and welcome to Duke Duke is so cute but also crazy excited! He is such a gorgeous labrador His dad noticed a subtle lameness at 6 months old towards the end of the walks. He decided to see the met and was referred to the specialist. He was diagnosed with elbow dysplasia. There are…

  • Welcome to Luna

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    Hello and welcome to Luna. Such a cute Chow! Very much Chow in behaviour! Cute, stubborn and a diva! Bless her! She has come to have her hip dysplasia pain reduced. We know physio is great for hip dysplasia. Less and less dogs are getting hip replacements for this hereditary disease because physio is so…

  • Welcome to Sally

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    Hello and welcome to Sally. Such a cute corgi and so well behaved. Sally has had some forelimb lameness. It was investigated and found to be elbow dysplasia. So she was sent for physio for conservative management. She was a super star. Her lameness is very intermittent and not at all sever so she is…

  • Welcome to Joey

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    Hello and welcome to Joey. He is such a sweet boy. He has been through the mill. But has an incredibly dedicated mum! He was diagnosed with elbow dysplasia a while back. He had stem cell therapy to help. He remains having this intermittently. His mum has always been keen to do all she can…

  • Hear Dizzy’s story about her physio journey and success!

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    Dizzy’s response: she is so much happier in herself! Kims quote from the interview! Meet Kim. Hear her story about her dogs struggle with mobility. Dizzy was effected with hip dysplasia from a young age. She has a failed surgery which resulted in her hip joint being removed. She later became severely arthritic in her…

  • Welcome to Dexter

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    Hello and welcome to Dexter. So sweet, but a little shy. This poor boy had elbow dysplasia. So he went for a much needed arthroscopy. The bad bits of elbow were removed. Whilst this all sounds wonderful, as it often is. This is not a perfect surgery an sometimes they are seemingly worse after. It…

  • Welcome to Jess

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    Hello and welcome to Jess. Such a sweet dog and so so nervous. But its fine. We did her assessment in a kind way in our non clinical, homely environment, and she coped well. She has been referred regarding elbow dysplasia. Such an aweful disease, it can be so painful and debilitating. So we have…

  • Welcome to Elwood

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    Hello and welcome to Elwood. Such a sweet kind natured man. Sadly he has very sore elbows. He has has arthroscopy for his elbow dysplasia on both sides. Elbow dysplaisa is a really nasty disease and can be so debilitating. We see alot of it. We can help Elwood become and stay more comfortable, but…

  • Welcome to Buddy

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    Hello and welcome to Buddy. Such a cutie border collie. Buddy has a highly vigilant mum who noticed he was a little lame at his agility class. Taking no risks she got him assessed and referred for physio. On assessment there was very little sign of issue until the forelimb was supinated. This is a…

  • Welcome to Coco

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    Hello and welcome to Coco. This very cute and young Cockerpoo got diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Poor mum was worried sick that this meant a life restricted to lead walks and no fun. So she booked into Animal physiotherapy. We did an assessment and got down to business. This dog is destined to a long…