Hello and welcome to Maggie. We seem to be meeting a lot more Bassett hounds lately! This lovely girl was happy and enjoying life until she woke up one morning with serious back pain. Her mum and dad got her straight down the vets, who investigated and then sent her to Fitzpatrick referals for spinal…

Hello and welcome to Bertie. This lovely cockerpoo has got some amazing parents who have really taken the time to notice the small signs of a problem. Signs started with sitting differently after a long walk. The signs persisted and niggled though they were not debilitating or severe. But mum and dad knew he wasn’t…

Hello and welcome to Evie.  This super cute border collie is starting to feel the wrath of shoulder degerative joint disease. She also has mild hip arthritis and cruciate disease. So a lot going on. But its all in moderation and she is coping well. We have got her started on a gentle non-impact muscle…

Hello and welcome to Star. Star by name star by nature. Such a sweet dog with loving parents who rescued her from a sad life of breeding in a dark garage. She is now in a lovely home and very happy. But she is starting to show some signs that her joints weren’t quite right,…

Hello and welcome to Benny. Such a hansom chap. He loves his physio! He is an active indoor cat, and one day a jump went wrong amd he ruptured his cruciate ligament. A common injury for footballers in the human world. So he was referred to a specialist to have surgery. They did a TPLO.…

Hello and welcome to Rufus. We dont see many bassets these days, but we had 2 basset lovers in one day! This lovely man had a tough start in life when he had a spinal trauma at less than a year old. By 14 months he needed spinal surgery in his neck. This was done…

Hello and welcome to Sadie. This lovely little girl has had to start physio early. She has been showing signs of hip problems at a young age. So she went to the vet for investigation. Bilateral hip dysplasia was diagnosed.  They were seen by a specialist and have been told they will both need hip…

Hello and welcome to Snoops. Such a sweet man. Sadly he went out one day and there was a yelp and he was paralysed in his hind limbs. So scary for everyone. He went to the vets and then to a referal specialist. He has done amazingly well. There has been no medical treatment so…

Hello and welcome to Hardy. This hansome chap has got serious degenerative joint disease in his hock. its likely this started in adolescence but he’s made it to 10y without too many problems. But now he is showing signs in his hind like looking wobbly and dragging his paws. He had and x-ray which was…