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Squirt is heading back up a long way north. This litlle fella has had 4 surgeries for patella luxation in 3 months.  He needs a lot of physio to get him going and regain his buns of steel to support him through life.

As I cannot see these dedicated owners as needed I set up an extensive home program to help them out as much as possible. Here is a snippet of some massage and stretches for Squirt when he gets home.

Goodluck squirt!

How about this before and after......



Jinkie the wonder dog has had a rough trot (excuse the pun!).  She had surgery on both her knees for luxating patellas.  When I saw her Jinkie was virtually handstand walking.  Now I love to do handstands also, but this is quite limiting for the poor girl.  So she had more surgery at NCVS to correct her patella position. With such keen owners who have been working very hard she is now a 4 legged dog and so much happier.
When working with animals it is necessary to think laterally in order to get correct muscle activation and effective rehabilitation.  So this is part of her rehab..... who would have thought!




Thanks to Karen and Jinkie's family for persisting and working so hard.  We are now starting to see some quality of life for the little one!  I think she should run away with me and join the circus with such tricks!