Animal Physiotherapy Ltd.

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  • Welcome to Dotty!

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    We have to both welcome and celebrate Dotty today! This lovely little one had luxating patella on both sides. One side had a surgery to stop the knee cap slipping and dislocating. Sadly there was a problem and a screw needed removing. This is not unusual though it’s not totally common. She then had lameness…

  • Welcome to Lexi

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    Hello and welcome to Lexi. Lexi is super chilled! Poor little bean. She had her hip and knee having issues at the same time! She had surgery to fix the issues and this went well. However, she lost all confidence in using the leg and so she didnt use it well. This meant she lost…

  • Welcome to Harvey

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    Hello and welcome to Harvey. Such a cute, and massive labrador! He is young but already has quite a story! He suffered spinal disk disease a few years ago. He had surgery and it recovered. But he was left with a limp in a hind leg. His parents thought this was just part of the…

  • Welcome to Cody

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    Hello and welcome to Cody. Look at this lovely man. He is so cute! Poor thing has a seriously sore hip though. Hip dysplasia often progresses to osteoarthritis and chronic pain. Muscle gets reduced due to under use and then the hip get more unstable and the cycle roller coasters down hill. We can stop…

  • Welcome to Mami

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    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 Chester

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    Hello and welcome to chester. This is the third and final dog from the same family. Mum knows its better to get them all a good check over and find things early! Mum has been taking her family to hydrotherapy for a while and one session, they noticed one of the legs had a bit…

  • Welcome to Charlie

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    Hello and welcome to Charlie. A dear little thing. He has been through the works as he ruptured both his cruciate ligaments in the past. But both have healed seemingly well and he was back to full normal life. But more rescently he has shown lameness. This is potentially quite a complicated case. On exam…

  • Welcome to Louie

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    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.…

  • Welcome to Delilah

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    Hello and welcome to Delilah. Lovely bulldog. He started showing lameness. Mum wanted it investigated but wanted to avoid anaesthetics if it was not needed. So he has come for physiotherapy. We have done our assessment and found a few issues. He has upright hocks, which can suggest hip pain, but there was no other…

  • Welcome to Delilah

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    Hello and welcome to Delilah. Lovely bulldog. He started showing lameness. Mum wanted it investigated but wanted to avoid anaesthetics if it was not needed. So he has come for physiotherapy. We have done our assessment and found a few issues. He has upright hocks, which can suggest hip pain, but there was no other…