Pawsitive Canine Health

09/12/2024

There is something special about Beagles! They are charming and sweet and Watson is no exception

27/11/2024

Introducing the wonderfully handsome *and* clever Yorrick!

Yorrick is a guide dog, and we've enjoyed chatting with his owner and learning a few new things! As dog lovers, we've both admired the ability of dogs to help humans in the way that this big guy helps his owner, but we also have a deep understanding of just how important it is to not distract them while working and we admire from a distance.

But once that harness comes off, Yorrick is just a big goofy guy who loves to play tug, and he gets plenty of pats, cuddles and treats from us as well!

Note: We haven't done this in the past, but now realise that an image ID makes our posts more accessible, in future when we are making our own posts, we will aim to include these!
Image ID: A large black Labrador sitting with his mouth slightly open, eyes staring directly at the camera waiting for a treat.

20/11/2024

Mahli has got to have one of the cutest faces we've ever seen! Found with an injured leg, Mahli is currently in foster care with ARCH while she recovers and is rehabilitated. With a nature that matches that cute face, she is a pleasure to work with and we are sure that whoever ends up as her forever home will be the luckiest people!

31/10/2024

Whether you celebrate today or not, any day is a good one to *boop* the snoot 🥰

24/10/2024

Every. Time.

02/10/2024

Introducing Sako!

This dude is an absolute rockstar! After suffering a huge trauma and having a rear limb amputation, Sako is coming to us to help look after his remaining rear limb - being a youngster he has many years ahead of him and we want to keep the muscles and ligaments in tip top shape!

17/09/2024

12/09/2024

Send a message to learn more

02/09/2024

Anyone looking for a new family member? These beautiful doggos have until Thursday to find new homes - click on the original post to see more information

Send a message to learn more

26/08/2024

It's international dog day, and to celebrate we want to see YOUR beautiful dogs!!
Please share *all* your doggos photos in the comments!

05/08/2024

Sadly Pawsitive suffered another loss yesterday with the passing of our little old man Mac. At 15years old he was one of the reasons Hannah originally looked into rehabilitation for dogs. At 5years old he had an accident which lead to his carpus (wrist joint) being fused and plated. Unfortunately there was no options around our local area to support once this surgery was completed, and thus the idea for Pawsitive Canine Health began to take shape. Mac was a loyal, sweet and stoic dog known best for swinging his little robot arm at you to beg for pats. He was very loved and will be very missed by the Pawsitive family. RIP Mackie Moo say Hi to Mumma for us 🌈🐾

31/07/2024

What a handsome doggo Banjo is!

And in true working breed style, he understood his job on the treadmill in a mere 5 seconds - a new record!

Banjo partially ruptured his cranial cruciate ligament (the ligament that holds the knee stable) and came in to see us after a little bit of rest. Partial ruptures are able to repair themselves, and with careful management and rehabilitation that is certainly our hope with Banjo!

30/07/2024

We'll add ours in comments!

25/07/2024

Time to meet Buddy ❤️
Generally, when we do introductory posts about our clients, we tend to do them within a few weeks of them starting with us, but Buddy's story starts back in February.
It has been a long, slow road, but he is a testament to dedication, love and what that can do.

When Buddy first came to see us with his owner, he had had spinal surgery and he had unfortunately not recovered his ability to walk at that point. On his first visit, Buddy was non-ambulant; meaning he couldn't walk on his own at all, and even his toileting was out of his control. He did have some control of the front limbs, but not the hind.

For Buddy to receive hydrotherapy and try to maintain his muscles while re-training his brain to walk, it required both of us in the tank with him; one to support his body weight up the front and one to "walk" the back legs for him.

Over the next few months, there were good days and harder days, days where he seemed to be feeling more pain so his sessions were cut short, and then days when we could feel him moving those hind legs by himself, even if only for thirty seconds at a time.

Throughout this, his owner has continued to support Buddy in every way, helping him with physiotherapy at home, cleaning up after him and always loving him.

And today, Buddy walked all by himself for an entire session. We remain with him in the tank as back up, but we are no longer carrying his weight nor walking his back legs for him. He proudly walks in our door to greet us, even enjoying having a sniff around as he's never been able to before.

If you had told us back in February where we would be now, I don't know if we could have believed it. It's enough to make you want to cry tears of joy, because Buddy is the absolute sweetest of boys and we are so happy to see this outcome for him.
A testament to the power of love, dedication and never giving up! Five and a half months is a long time, but for mans best friend, and especially Buddy, we'd do it again and again.