by Sarah Holmes | Aug 14, 2018 | Case Study, Hydrotherapy, Pet News
Bertie is a young cavapoo who has recently had treatment here at Mochdre Vets after being referred following an operation on both of his hips joints! Unfortunatly at only just over 12 months of age, Bertie required an an operation called a femoral head osteotomy (FHO)...
by Sarah Holmes | Jul 22, 2018 | Case Study, Dogs, Hydrotherapy, Pet News, Physiotherapy
Tia was a referral case from a member of our extended family, Dugie Gemall. Tia had a condition called Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease which is where the head of the femur bone, located in the dog’s hip joint begins to disintegrate. The exact cause of the condition...
by Sarah Holmes | Jul 22, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Hydrotherapy, Pet News
Earlier on this month Abbie followed Gwenan’s footsteps and went off to Hawksmoor Hydrotherapy training centre for some additional training. As a Registered Veterinary Nurse and Hydrotherapist, Abbie has to complete CPD (continuing professional development) each...
by Sarah Holmes | Jun 21, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Hydrotherapy, Pet News
Some of our rehabilitation clients know that Gwenan went down to Warwickshire the other week and is going back in July on a training course. Additional training is a requirement that a lot of professionals have to continue with have each year. Gwenan has been lucky...
by Sarah Holmes | May 13, 2018 | Dogs, Hydrotherapy, Physiotherapy
Some of you might have attended the rehabilitation teams client evening. We titled it ‘Agile not Fragile’ with the aim of introducing different techniques that you can do at home and provide for your animal to keep them in the best form possible. Many of...
by Sarah Holmes | Apr 28, 2018 | Case Study, Hydrotherapy
Tosca was referred to us following an operation on her right hind to repair the ruptured cranial cruciate ligament. Tosca had a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) performed which is where the angle of the knee joint is reconstructed and held in place with a...