22/09/2024
At Peak District Canine Therapies we are lucky to have so many wonderful dogs brought into our care by both their loving owners and our excellent supporting local vets.
We are so busy that I rarely make the time to share the stories of the lovely dogs that it is our privilege to work with every day.
Therefore with the kind permission of our owners this is the first of hopefully regular posts that will share some of the cases that we see at our hydrotherapy centre at Grindlow.
The first dog that I would like to share with everyone is in memory of a very special boy.
Bear, a Rottweiler cross German Shepherd who was brought to me in 2016. At 5 years old he had been diagnosed with severe hip dysplasia that as a large breed would probably mean a very limited lifespan, it was predicted that Bear would not survive beyond 8 to 9 years of age. Bears worried Mum and Dad brought him to me to see if we could help make the years that he had as comfortable as possible.
From day 1 Bear LOVED coming swimming, he has attended hydrotherapy nearly every week for 8 and a half years, we combined his love of swimming in the hydrotherapy pool and sessions on the aquatic treadmill to provide the best possible balance of muscle maintaining treatment along side pleasure and quality of life.
With the hugely committed care from his family who also gave him an enhanced final couple of years by investing in supportive wheels, allowing him to get out and about and have fun even when his legs were too weak to go for proper walks unaided Bear survived for an amazing happy, fun filled and loved 13 years, so much longer than predicted.
We have recently had to say a very sad goodbye to this beautiful biscuit loving boy but with the knowledge that we have been able to play a small role in giving beautiful Bear more years with his family than we ever expected. Run free gorgeous Boy ❤️
