Category: News

  • Ellie and her gait assessment

    Ellie and her gait assessment

    Hello and welcome to Ellie and her gait assessment! Ellie mum is super vigilant and caring. She wanted Ellie to have a mobility assessment to see if there are any concerns. Ellie did have a life as a racing greyhound and was then rescued. You never really know what happens in that world before the…

  • Welcome to Enzo

    Welcome to Enzo

    Hello and welcome to Enzo. His mum was no stranger to us. We treated her late darling dog, Monty for many years. When she started to see intermittent lameness in Enzo, she was keen to get it in check as quickly as possible. Enzo was a darling and had the cutest smile. I was a…

  • Welcome to Finn

    Welcome to Finn

    Hello and welcome to Finn. Beautiful Finn has a very very complex medical history.  he is quite an enigma. He is so lucky to have landed with his wonderful dedicated mum. She leaves no stone unturned to make sure he is having the best life right now. His mum saw that we now have new…

  • Skippers story with FCE

    Skippers story with FCE

    This is skippers story with his FCE. Also known as fibrocartilagenous embolism. Skipper has been a patient for many years. I’ve been acutely aware there has been niggling back issues. He has fairly frequent moments of collapse that he recovered from quickly. He had a referral and MRI. But his story reminds us that biology…

  • Welcome Poppy

    Welcome Poppy

    Hello and welcome to Poppy. She is such a well behaved happy girl. This little girl is so loved as all my patients are. Her mum got a trainer involved as part of her care team. Her trainer noticed something in her gait. It wasn’t that obvious but it raised some suspicious thoughts. She was…

  • Welcome Tommy

    Welcome Tommy

    Hello and welcome to Tommy! He is a very cute boy but has some complex behaviour. This is OK though as his amazing dedicated parents have a full team of support! In fact, it was his dog walker and trainer who encouraged them to contact me when poor Tommy got ill. Tommy suffered what we…

  • Welcome to simba

    Welcome to simba

    Hello and welcome to Simba. Such a cute dog.  Mum is so hot on trying to find the answers for her dog. Poor simba has some anxiety and behaviour worries so she has a behaviourist. 80% of behaviour issues are though to be pain related so the behaviourist rightly suggested further investigation.  She was checked…

  • Welcome back Frida

    Welcome back Frida

    Welcome back Frida! This little doughnut dweller had a quick show on Facebook a while back but I never had the chance to share her full story. Frida actually saw me just over a year ago. I’m proud to share that this mum has known me for many years as I also treated her late…

  • Welcome to chase

    Welcome to chase

    Hello and welcome to chase. Such a sweet dog. Such a wonderful vigilant family! This is an easy one to blog as he came for a mobility assessment. Nothing that needed to be worried about. They just wanted to make sure that everything was all OK. It certainly was. Historically this breed has struggled with…

  • Welcome to Cooper

    Welcome to Cooper

    Hello and welcome to Cooper! He is such a lovely dog. I was told he was never this calm in the vets. I pride myself in being able to calm these dogs. It’s so important. This was a tough case. At the start it was thought he might have a cruciate rupture but they were…