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| Bindi |
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This is Bindi, she was featured on BBC1 in the Supervets Program. She suffered skull compression
in three places caused by a dog bite and she underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain.
After Bindi's wounds had healed her owners brought her for hydrotherapy to help her
co-ordination. She took to swimming very well and now enjoys it on a regular basis.
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| Hamish |
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Hamish has been coming for hydrotherapy since 2004 to ease his arthritic aches and
pains and to keep his muscles toned. He is now 11 and enjoys playing with his toys in the pool: If he had his way he'd come
every day!
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| Jess |
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Jess is a working sheepdog, she suffered a Fibro Cartilaginous Embolism in her spine which
means that the use of her hind legs has been compromised. She swims weekly and her hindleg movement is improving. She
now manages to walk around by herself and her owners are devising many ways to get her to strengthen her muscles. With a condition
like this owners need to 'think outside the box' to encourage good leg movement.
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| Paul Oldfield with Katya - K K Magic Spirit |
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Katya with Paul has won the Burgess Supa Dog Large Agility Stakes and is now the proud
owner of a marvellous crystal trophy and rosette. Paul brings all his dogs to Silverden for fitness training and is actually
the very first client to have used the pool when we opened.
Congratulations to both of them for a super result.
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| Tsara |
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Tsara is a Samoyed, a breed not known for enjoying water but Tsara quickly became
accustomed to her new environment and now enjoys swimming and of course she enjoys the treats she gets here!
She has degenerative joint disease and mild hip dysplasia.
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| Cato |
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Cato is 9 and a very happy boy but he does suffer from bilateral elbow osteoarthritis.
At first he needed a little gentle persuasion to enter the pool but now he jumps in and plays with toys to his hearts
content.
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| Potter with Jackie |
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Potter originally came for hydrotherapy to help him lose weight but his owner realised
how much he loves it and now he comes as a treat.
Update: Poor Potter ruptured a cruciate ligament a month ago so is back to weekly
hydrotherapy treatments to help him regain full movement in the stifle joint.
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| Jack |
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Jack is a very active Flatcoat Retriever, he thinks he is in his prime and is not past
chasing a chicken or two on the farm where he lives but actually he is nearly 12 and going blind. He loves his squeaky
plastic newspaper which he brings with him to his weekly hydrotherapy treatment. Cheesy treats are also much appreciated!
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| Jade |
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Jade is 5 and fractured a bone in her foreleg, hydrotherapy has helped her to regain her
strength and she is just starting to exercise off-lead again. She was unsure of swimming at first but now enjoys it very much.
Her family is emigrating to New Zealand and she is going with them so many adventures await her.
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| Neto |
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Neto is a Pyranean Mountain Dog, he is doing well in the show ring and comes swimming once a week for
fitness.
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| Ebony, Florence and Bronnie |
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Here Bronnie, Florence and Ebony use the pool together for fitness. They all compete in the agility
ring and use our pool for training. Uniquely, they swim and receive treats in an orderly fashion which is unusual for collies
but then, they are highly trained!
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| Suki |
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Suki is 12 years old and loves her treatment at Silverden. She suffers from bilateral osteoarthritis
in her elbows and the warm water in the pool really eases her aches and pains plus ball playing is her favourite game and
one she can't do on land but in the water she moves with ease.
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