Tag: hip

  • Welcome to Nova

    Welcome to Nova

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    Hello and welcome to Nova! This little dynamo is only a pupster and totally crazy  crackers! We have had a challenge to keep her calm for her rehabilitation! This poor thing has had quite a journey. There is a complex family history and no one is entirely sure how it happened, but she had a…

  • Welcome Trigger

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    Hello and welcome to Trigger! Such a cute jack Russel. This poor little bean has suffered legg perths disease. Its not too common but I have treated several over the years. Sadly there is a reduced blood supply to the head of the femur, the hip bone. This causes small fractures and its super painful.…

  • 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 Cooper

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    Hello and welcome to Cooper. Such a sweet and insanly cute yorkie cross. Poor thing had a fracture only a week after going to the new home. Sadly the only option was to remove the top of the hip. This is called a femoral head and neck excision, or FHNE. Dogs can do incredibly well…

  • Welcome Oscar

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    Hello and welcome to Oscar. This handsome man had our brains doing over time! Rots are such loyal dogs that they can be insanely protective of thier family and not love anyone elses involvement. This makes them very loved and very lovable but can be a challange to treat! But we managed to fine a…

  • Welcome to Arthur

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    Hello and welcome to Arthur! Wow he has a heart of mushy gold! He is incredible! Rescued by DBARC. They noticed something was not right with his hip and took him to the vet. The vet did an x-ray and there was no other solution than to remove the hip joint. His muscle was so…

  • Welcome to Harvey

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    Hello and welcome to Harvey. Such a cute, and massive labrador! He is young but already has quite a story! He suffered spinal disk disease a few years ago. He had surgery and it recovered. But he was left with a limp in a hind leg. His parents thought this was just part of the…

  • Welcome to Cody

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    Hello and welcome to Cody. Look at this lovely man. He is so cute! Poor thing has a seriously sore hip though. Hip dysplasia often progresses to osteoarthritis and chronic pain. Muscle gets reduced due to under use and then the hip get more unstable and the cycle roller coasters down hill. We can stop…

  • 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 Henry

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    Hello and welcome to Henry. A very nervous Weimerana. But so loving and sweet. He has come for physiotherapy to help with his hip arthritis and disk disease that was all diagnosed at the vets. Mum is keen to keep him comfy and off the drugs for as long as possible. As a physiotherapist, we…