Tag: degenerative

  • welcome to Bowen

    Hello and welcome to Bowen. He is a lovely boy with a very worried mum. His brother had degenerative myleopathy which we know is a genetic issue. The difficulty with this illness is that you can’t diagnose it with a test. We can test only to see if you carry the gene, but not that,…

  • Welcome to Pug

    Hello and welcome to Pug. Pug by name and breed! Poor Pug has degenerative myleopathy and was really struggeling as a bladder infection really pushed him over the edge. His wonderful dedicated parents had already got him a wheel chair as he was struggeling. We were thrilled to be involved and be able to set…

  • Welcome to King!

    Hello and welcome to king. Possibly one of the most docile dogs in the world. This Japanese akita is a massive boy and so insanely chilled! Sadly over his later year he has started to strugle and look weaker. The vet diagnosed degenerative myleopathy. This is a genetive disease that is not treatable. However we…

  • Welcome to Dorothy

    Hello and welcome to Dorothy. She is super nervous and super cute. We were able to put her at ease quickly so she could enjoy her sessions. She has been referred to us for generative myleopathy. Its a very sad disease process thay sadly only goes one way. But the physio can slow down this…

  • Welcome to Louie

    Hello and welcome to Louie. Such a sweet cavalier king charles spaniel. He was seeming off balance and his mobility was getting worse. He was referred to fitzpatric and diagnosed with degenerative myleopathy. This was confirmed with genetic testing which came back positive. Sadly it means this illness will never be cured. Its very sad.…