Hey everyone hope you are all well. Today marks the most incredible milestone for HHH - 5 years today since the doors were opened! I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every single one of my clients past and present. Without your support it would never have been possible.
There's been many times when I thought we would never make it but we are here, fighting hard and staying strong!
So much has happened in these last 5 years. Today has been a chance to reflect, be grateful and raise a glass to many more years to come!
I've created a little video - impossible to include all the incredible dogs treated in that time. Enjoy! THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ######
Hey hope everyone is doing well. Last week was a long week... brain was officially fried trying to bring together all my plans! More about those soon 😏😏
Have to share the highlight of it all. Gorgeous Galgo rescue Athena's first ever swim 😍
She is housemate to Vita who is with Nicole (Vita's been with us at hydro for about a year now). Athena was diagnosed with osteosarcoma just a couple of months ago and had to have a hindlimb amputation. She has horrific scars on her body and is nervous of everything and everyone. BUT she gave me 100 percent trust and it was such a magical moment 😍😍 This is the perfect example of when it's appropriate to have 2 dogs sharing a session. Having housemate Vita showing Athena the ropes made this a lot less scary and enabled us to get Athena swimming very quickly 🤗🤗
Huge credit and thanks to her hoomans for allowing me to share this xx
Hope everyone is well. Lovely video of Pepper who will be 13 in October. We have been treating her for just over a year now for osteoarthritis in her stifles (knee joints) following on from previous surgeries for cruciate ruptures. She also has some issues with her carpal (wrist) joints.
She has a home exercise programme and comes bi-weekly for hydrotherapy to conservatively manage her condition. We absolutely adore Pepper 🥰🥰🤗🤗 xx
Hope everyone is well and apologies for radio silence but we've been very busy in clinics... Often when dogs are referred to us they've never swum or hate water so the challenge is immense!
Myself and Nicole have been seeing this huge 67 kg dog for 9 weeks now and he is by no means a natural swimmer or water baby. Every session has been very challenging trying to get him to relax and not beat us up with the manic kicking of his legs. Our wetsuits are literally shredded!
He desperately needs therapeutical treatment as he has shockingly bad hip dysplasia. So it's been a mission to work towards him actually swimming... it is by no means perfect. However this session was an exponential breakthrough and I'm beyond confident in a few more weeks he will be swimming better than some of the Olympic athletes but most of all calmly!
I'm beyond proud of this! It was very emotional seeing him finally relax a bit and swim calmly... well calmish WELL DONE BIG AL. You can hear his hooman right at the end - she was as emotional and proud as we were! 🤭🤭🥰🥰 xx
Hey hope everyone is well. So many of you have been so kind regularly asking how my miracle Misty is doing since her stroke on 10th October 2023... So on Saturday after clinic we did this!!!!!
This has been such a long time coming. Almost exactly 7 months to the day since her stroke I finally felt she was ready to go off lead!
It's been 7 months of daily physical therapy and routine hydrotherapy. She will never be perfect with her gait but this is such an achievement. I have been super cautious because Misty really gets up speed when she decides to run! I felt confident enough that her balance and proprioception is sound enough to allow her to do what she really loves 😍😍
Really magical moment for us all 🥰🥰🥰🥰 xx
Hey hope everyone is well. We often get asked about conservative management of cruciate ruptures and about whether we treat reactive dogs... YES on both counts!
This is the absolute gorgeous Kitty last week at her 1st hydro session with us. She had a rough past before landing on her paws with her hooman. Subsequently she is very nervous and reactive to strangers. Time, love and patience really pays off in both situations 😍😍
She is an absolute joy to treat. Her hooman is also very dedicated in doing her home exercise programme. The combination of physical therapy and hydrotherapy can be really powerful when it's done well... Thanks so much to Kitty's hooman for allowing us to share 🤗 xx
If your dog is suffering with mobility issues for whatever reason please get in touch to see how we can help xx
Hope everyone is well. We have been overwhelmed by all the well wishes and questions about how my Wonder Woody is doing since suffering a spinal stroke on Wednesday 21st February...
This is a private and personal moment. It is Woody exactly 4 weeks post stroke and doing his 3rd hydro session. Prior to this he'd actually only ever swum once. As you will hear I'm very proud and impressed how he is doing and how much he is powering through the water. He continues to improve leaps and bounds along with miracle Misty who is still recovering from her stroke back on October 10th last year!
I can't stress enough how critical early intervention with therapy is for any dog suffering with a trauma or condition... especially if neurological xx
Hope everyone is well. Introducing Peggy-Sue! She is a beautiful girl who came to us through recommendation from another client.
Her hooman had noticed she had been slowing down and started to become stiff and sore with intermittent hindlimb lameness.
She has had a few physical therapy and hydro sessions. Her hooman is working hard behind the scenes administering passive stretching and a home exercise regime.
I'm pleased to report her hooman says she has really improved and they're now able to enjoy longer walks again 🥰🥰
If your dog is suffering with mobility issues for whatever reason please get in touch to see how we can help... xx
I can't tell you how many times I've been asked by an owner if physical therapy and/ or hydrotherapy will help their elderly dog...
Introducing beautiful Bruno 14 1/2 years young! He has been struggling with his mobility for the last few years despite having numerous medications and lifestyle adjustments.
He joined us recently for a physical therapy session followed up by an initial hydro. This is Bruno last Friday in his first hydro session. It was magical to watch his face light up when we produced a tennis ball!
He has multiple issues with his gait but the most prominent thing is how he was knuckling over his back hindlimbs at least every few steps. I saw Bruno on Saturday a day after hydro and I'm thrilled to say he managed a solid 20 minute walk post hydro with NO KNUCKLING!!!!! Whilst we don't always get such impressive results this rapidly the combination of the home exercise prescribed coupled with hydro has been the perfect combination in this case.
Thanks so much to his hoomans for allowing us to share such precious moments.
If your dog is struggling with mobility issues for whatever reason get in touch to see how we can help... xx
I hope everyone is well. I keep saying I'll be better at regular posting on social media but it just never happens 🙈🙈
We don't have favourites but Vita is a sighthound (just saying 🤭🤭🤫🤫). She has been coming since starting to slow down a little and seeming a bit stiff...
She loves her weekly hydro (don't believe her sad face! Sighthounds have perfected that!)
This was taken just before Christmas... if your dog is suffering mobility issues for whatever reason please get in touch to see how we can help... xx
Hey hope everyone is well... We often get asked about older dogs and what is the point of hydrotherapy in their twilight years...
I like to use the old adage "use it or lose it". Hydrotherapy and physical therapy become increasingly important to try and combat the natural ageing process allowing and facilitating the continued quality of movement and life in our senior dogs.
This is 1 of the loves of my life Roxy taken on 16th December 2023. Roxy celebrated her 15th birthday on Christmas Eve and sadly gained her angel wings on 29th December... the point is I never knew it was her last ever swim and we were able thanks to her hoomans dedication to keep her going and healthy right up until it was her time...
Roxy was an absolutely beautiful girl and she will be so incredibly missed ❤ She got a little less sassy as she aged. Her nickname when she first started hydro was Jaws as she liked to snap as she swam 🤣🤣
If your dog is suffering with mobility issues please contact us to see how we can help... xx
Hey hope everyone is well. We get asked all the time if dogs will take to hydrotherapy having never swum... This is the gorgeous little French Bulldog Jen. She joined me last week for her 1st ever swim. It doesn't always go this well and Jen's love for balls certainly made this a whole lot easier BUT with time love and patience it's possible ❤
Thanks so much to Jen's hooman for letting me share this magical moment 🥰🥰 xx
If your dog is suffering with mobility issues please get in contact to see how we can help xx
Hope everyone is well. I'd like to introduce the gorgeous Stanley who is a 3 year old Chow Chow.
Stanley was referred by his vet following diagnosis of a suspected partial cruciate rupture and hip dysplasia with secondary osteoarthritis. Stanley had already had to have cruciate surgery on his other leg a few months prior to coming to see us. Due to his young age and what he'd already endured his hoomans were keen to avoid surgery if at all possible...
Stanley is receiving physical therapy and hydrotherapy with us to conservatively manage his conditions. When he was initially seen he was often holding his left hindlimb up and not weight-bearing at all. His owners were equally unable to walk him any distance due to the severity of his lameness.
I'm very pleased and proud to report he saw his vet for a check up last week... The vet was so impressed and thrilled with his progress and has taken surgical intervention off the table!!!!
Here is Stanley in action with our hydrotherapist Nicole 😍😍😍😍 xx
If your dog is struggling with mobility issues please get in touch to see how we can help...
Another dog cheating and turning before a full swim 🙈🙈🤣🤣
The lovely Steves has been coming to me for a while now. She receives weekly hydrotherapy to conservatively manage severe hip dysplasia. She also comes for regular physical therapy and her owner does a prescribed home exercise programme to keep her fighting fit. I think you'll agree Steves is just adorable and her hooman's laughter is so infectious 🥰🥰😍😍
If your dog is struggling with mobility issues get in touch to see how we can help xx
Evening all. Introducing the lovely Charlie who is a bit of a cheat at times turning early to get back to the treats quicker 🙈🙈🤣🤣.
Charlie had his right hindlimb amputated two months ago due to severe ongoing pain radiating from his tarsal joint. He is doing incredibly well and this is him at his weekly hydro session 🥰🥰
Thanks to his lovely hoomans for allowing us to share this.
If your dog is suffering mobility issues please contact us to see how we can help xx
Every now and then you meet a dog that literally blows your mind... introducing gorgeous, handsome, amazing Fletch. This gorgeous boy is 15!!!!!! Yes I repeat 15!!!!! He has been diagnosed with suspected degenerative myelopathy which is an incurable neurological condition that deteriorates over time. On my first meeting I was prepared to see this doddery, slow and subdued dog based on his age and medical diagnosis.
Well I couldn't have been more wrong. His enthusiasm and zest for life should really be a lesson for us all. His hoomans are incredible and are testament to why he looks so incredible and is conservatively managing his condition with NO medication. Way to go Fletch - we love you 😍 ❤ xx
Lovely Nouba lives predominantly in France but this was us getting in some hydro before she returned on Monday.
We also got in a physical therapy session on Saturday where I was able to get really hands on with some massage and myofascial release. Her owner sent me a message today to thank me and said she was like a different dog on Sunday - able to move freely and full of vim and vigour 🥰🥰 xx
If your dog is struggling with mobility issues please get in touch to see how we can help...
Evening everyone... so sorry for the radio silence!! The 30th July saw us celebrating 4 years since we first opened our doors! Tonight I'm going to have a glass of the chateau neuf du pape that's been sitting on my sideboard in anticipation!
I just want to say a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to all our incredible dogs and owners past, present and future. Without you - none of it would have been possible 🤗🤗
For now here is a video showing just a snippet of what we get up to... This is lovely Nouba and me on Saturday trying out steps to get in the car for the very first time. I'm pleased to announce we now offer a range of steps and ramps to help our patients access their cars. If you're interested feel free to message the page... xx
Hey hope everyone's well. Finally getting round to sharing this... This is the lovely little Yogi. We met when he was 5 months old and after doing an assessment we liaised with his vet to get a referral at Anderson Moores. Yogi underwent diagnostic imaging which revealed bilateral elbow dysplasia which required surgical intervention.
As part of his rehabilitation Yogi has been having weekly hydro sessions. During his sessions he has massage and regularly falls asleep during it 🙈🙈🤣🤣 Here he is doing his thing 😍😍
Thanks so much to his hoomans for allowing us to share this precious moment ❤❤ xx
Hey hope everyone is well. This is a tad overdue but if I'm honest I thought if I didn't post it it's not really true! This is the video of Meg's last ever swim at HHH with Marley.
I'd like to say a huge thank you for all the wonderful cards, gifts and well wishes she received from you. She was a very much loved and wonderful part of my business. I know many of you will miss her almost as much as me and your dog's even more so.
Words can't express what a wonderful, treasured time in my life having Meg alongside me has been. She has supported me, encouraged me and never let me give up and seen me cry more times than anyone I know 🙈🙈 THANKS - ME & ALL THE DOGS WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL!!!! Not goodbye just see you soon.... ######
