Tag: elbow

  • Welcome to Bently

    Hello and welcome to Bently. This beautiful boy has an amazing family. He came to us with Elbow dysplasia both sides and a torn grumbling cruciate. They opted to managed All of this Conservativly. This means physio rather than surgery. Sometimes surgery is the only route but all cases must be looked at individually. These…

  • Welcome to Sally

    Hello and welcome to Sally. Such a cute corgi and so well behaved. Sally has had some forelimb lameness. It was investigated and found to be elbow dysplasia. So she was sent for physio for conservative management. She was a super star. Her lameness is very intermittent and not at all sever so she is…

  • Welcome to Mami

    Hello and welcome to Mami. Such a sweet little jack russel cross. This little one has had an arthrscopy in the elbows. This means a camera went into see the damage in the elbows that was causing pain. Whilst in there, they removed bits of cartilage that had become detached, and cleaned up the area.…

  • Welcome to Dexter

    Hello and welcome to Dexter. So sweet, but a little shy. This poor boy had elbow dysplasia. So he went for a much needed arthroscopy. The bad bits of elbow were removed. Whilst this all sounds wonderful, as it often is. This is not a perfect surgery an sometimes they are seemingly worse after. It…

  • Welcome to Jess

    Hello and welcome to Jess. Such a sweet dog and so so nervous. But its fine. We did her assessment in a kind way in our non clinical, homely environment, and she coped well. She has been referred regarding elbow dysplasia. Such an aweful disease, it can be so painful and debilitating. So we have…

  • Welcome to Elwood

    Hello and welcome to Elwood. Such a sweet kind natured man. Sadly he has very sore elbows. He has has arthroscopy for his elbow dysplasia on both sides. Elbow dysplaisa is a really nasty disease and can be so debilitating. We see alot of it. We can help Elwood become and stay more comfortable, but…

  • Welcome to Buddy

    Hello and welcome to Buddy. Such a cutie border collie. Buddy has a highly vigilant mum who noticed he was a little lame at his agility class. Taking no risks she got him assessed and referred for physio. On assessment there was very little sign of issue until the forelimb was supinated. This is a…

  • Welcome to Fern

    Hello and welcome to Fern. Such a cute little collie. She really is a cuddle bum and a heart melter! Sadly she managed to have an argument with a car. The driver was devastated as Fern didn’t look where she was going and no one knew about the hole in the fence that she had…

  • Welcome to Barkly

    Hello and welcome to Barkly. Such a sweet staffie. They do know how to do cute soppy face! This little licky one has elbow dysplasia. Such a common problem, and no one can deny, a hard one to fix. But we can most definitly help with comfort and optimising joint health. They don’t always need…

  • Welcome to Mowgli

    Hello and welcome to Mowgli. Such a sweet rescue dog. Another that has found itself suffuring elbow dysplasia. Such a shockingly common disease these days. Although its most likely we are simply better at diagnosing it. He was referred to a specialist who did an arthrscopy. He was very good. He felt there was some…