Tag: luxating

  • Welcome to Nala

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    Hello and welcome to Nala. She was such a cute bean! This was a complicated case as she was young and had a few issues which may have been contributing to pain. This was showing as aggression. This is very tough. I was once told by a behaviourist that pain is said to account for…

  • Welcome to Willow

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    Hello and welcome to willow. She is super cute. She was suffering luxating patella. She was all booked for surgery when the selfless vet, decided it was not bad enough for surgery and should have conservative management and physio instead! We were thrilled as we love the opportunity to try these methods before surgery. It…

  • Welcome to Casper

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    Hello and welcome to Casper. This Bischon is so sweet and pampered and loved! He has some very dedicated owners who definitly got the gold star award! He was referred for luxating patella. This takes a lot of owner dedication for 12 weeks, to really know if the conservative management approach will work. We set…

  • Welcome to Snoop

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    Hello and welcome to Snoop! This one gets right under your skin. Such a heart of gold! His mum had a behaviourist who felt something wasn’t quite right and felt that the behaviour progress was limited by discomfort. This is something we hear often so was no real suprised. Mum was super nervous to go…

  • Welcome to Teddy

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    Hello and welcome to Teddy. This dog is too cute! It is lovely getting the youngsters in, but also a little sad that they have problems so young. It is always amazing when an owner spots the issue early enough for us to fix it before it becomes a big problem! Teddy has a luxating…

  • Welcome to poppy

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    Hello and welcome to Poppy. What a sweet little one. Sadly she has been diagnosed with her knee caps dislocating. Also known as luxating patella. Her’s was a grade 4, so the worst grade you can have. Ouch! She was also found to have a damage ligament at the same time. Her cruciate ligament. So…

  • Welcome to Benji

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    Hello and welcome to Benji. Such a cute young mini poodle. He has a heart of gold! His mum took him to the vet for a routine check up and they diagnosed a luxating patella. Mum had noticed the odd “skip” but hadn’t really thought much of it. He was remaining a crazy happy puppy!…

  • Welcome to Doug

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    Hello and welcome to Doug. This is a very lovely pug who has really been through the mill. He alreafy had a mast cell tumor removed 18 months ago, which is a very nasty tumour. He did recover well from this. But he since started suffering with his luxating patellas. His knee caps were dislocating.…

  • Welcome to Star

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    Hello and welcome to star. This is a real sweetie and not too much to tell! Star had a highly vigilant and caring mum who wants nothing for the best for her furbabies. She does agility with them and likes to ensure they are in the best condition, even though its all for fun and…

  • Welcome to Rio

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    Hello and welcome to Rio. He is a super cute german Spitz. Sadly he also developed a luxating patella. This is a common issue. He has surgery, but the recovery became complicated, so he was sent for physio. This issue has remained an inigma and has now been sent on to a referral specialist to…