Vault Physiotherapy

23/07/2025

These two wise men were perfect yesterday, I have a secret soft spot for the oldies ❤️

07/07/2025

How sweet is Milo!!!

He’s a young chap who has been diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia and has been referred in for Physiotherapy by Mainstone Veterinary Clinic ⭐️

He’s had three sessions so far and has made brilliant improvements with his motor control, strength and confidence.

The test moving forward is increasing to longer walks and working out how much he has improved. His key feature is bunny hopping when he’s met his threshold so we’re using that as his marker to work out his progress functionally.

Well done Milo!

27/06/2025

Thankyou to for spending the time with Alby this morning for some check up bloods. ⭐️ 🌟 I know I’m bias but he was such a good boy 😇 ❤️

23/06/2025

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21/06/2025

The benefit of assessing gait in straight lines Vs circles. Sometimes I get cases whereby on the straight they seem ‘ok’, not exactly lame but something just looks abit ‘off’ (very professional jargon there!). This is Poppy who came to me for an assessment via her vet. I couldn’t quite work out on the straight in walk or trot what she was doing. She wasn’t lame but I felt the RH was being more medially placed at the end of swing phase/start of stance with a difference in limb protraction on that side. When this happens I move them onto a circle because if there is a subtle issue usually a circle will pick it up. Doing this with Poppy worked brilliantly and showed a very different behaviour and movement pattern when compared to straight lines. Take a look at the second video.

Following a full assessment I have referred Poppy to her Vets for an opinion on further investigations. Good luck Poppy and see you soon when we have a definitive diagnosis ⭐️

19/06/2025

Important message about heatstroke and how to manage it ☀️

🐕HEATSTROKE IN DOGS🐕

We've been banging on about this for years! HEATSTROKE is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY! Fortunately, now more and more professionals are communicating the same message!

Whilst the need for rapid cooling with COLD water (1-15°C) has been recognised for decades in equestrian and human medicine, the dog world has lagged behind, and very poor information still circulates. e.g. "cool the paws", "cover with wet towels", "avoid cold water as it will cause shock"

THE KEY MESSAGES ARE............

💦"WET THEN VET"💦

💦"COLD WATER IMMERSION" (1-15°C)💦
(If you can't immerse, keep pouring ANYTHING COLD over the dog - hose, soft drinks, milk, etc)

💦Dogs die of heatstroke because they were NOT COOLED QUICKLY ENOUGH, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE COOLED!

♨️RISK FACTORS FOR HEATSTROKE IN HOT WEATHER♨️

♨️Large dogs
♨️DOUBLE-COATED breeds
♨️Brachycephalic breeds
♨️June, July, August (UK)
♨️Exercise, being outdoors, left in cars

EDIT: - If a dog is PANTING, it's struggling to control its body TEMPERATURE! 💦HOSE IT TO COOL IT DOWN!💦

❤️PLEASE SHARE - Spread accurate information; potentially save a dogs life!❤️

CHECK OUT FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://askanimalweb.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/

Welfare in the Heat: https://askanimalweb.com/heat-welfare/

If you don't believe me, look at the research: Beard S, Hall EJ, Bradbury J, Carter AJ, Gilbert S, O'Neill DG. Epidemiology of heat-related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022. Vet Rec. 2024;e4153. https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.4153

18/06/2025

How sweet is 14year old Harris - otherwise known as Harry. He has come through to Physio due to a recent confirmation of Osteoarthritis in his hips. The goal is to keep him as strong and mobile as we can but all this would be futile if pain isn’t controlled. So this little man has been referred back to the vets for an opinion on long term pain meds to keep him comfortable. Once we know his pain is more controlled then a rehabilitation programme suited to his capabilities will be in full flow.
⭐️ don’t forget one of your values is honesty - meaning we will not see you or your dog if we don’t feel it is appropriate at the time or another service would be more beneficial ⭐️

14/06/2025

Very proud of this pairing for the consistent hard work which has got them to this point. Last year might have thrown its challenges but the outcome has been a positive learning curve which has changed how Nox trains for the foreseeable. A big thankyou to The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic for their collaboration and a big thankyou to Anna Herzog Dog Sports Academy for trusting the rehab process and sticking to it. Now go and have fun with your superstar pooch 🐶

10/06/2025

🌟 Norbert 💫
This little guy had his first physiotherapy appointment today post spinal surgery and he was a very brave boy. He is 3 weeks post op due to and is neurologically recovering well with both motor and sensory reflexes intact 👏

Well done Norbert - not sure about you but not sure I can think of a better name than Norbert for a daschund??