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It’s not often that I swim three dogs at the same time. However these three (Nico – Staffie, Shanti – Jack Russell Cross, Junior- Chihuahua ) who live together are just great. Nico came for physiotherapy and hydrotherapy following cruciate surgery and Shanti came for similar treatment following surgery to her right hip for a…
We were delighted to receive an email recently from a client, Sarah, about her dog Freckle … “Sara’s assessment of my dog and recommended course of actions has given me a happy friendly lovely dog all of the time (rather than just some). Without her advice and service I would still have been scared to…
Winter is almost upon us and for our older dogs and those with injuries and or arthritis this can be a difficult time. Cold damp weather can trigger an acute inflammatory response causing pain and lameness. However it is important to stress that low pressure (low pressure systems) can also affect the joints just as…
We were delighted to receive an email recently from a former client, Lorna, about her dog Yoshi … Hello Sarah I was driving past WitsEnd today and thought of you and thought you might be interested in an update on Yoshi. After all your amazing help with him when we collected him 3 years ago,…
Most people who come to WitsEnd for physiotherapy will say that their dog tends to either trot or just run around the field. However with a lot of these animals when you slow them down they tend to be stiff or lame. In most cases the forward action of the leg (protraction) is either normal…
Never a truer word than a quote from a Noel Coward song “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.” The current heat wave has affected not only people but also man’s best friend. Many WitsEnd clients have come in saying their pooch doesn’t know what to do with itself. Our clients have…