Brooke’s Blog
Power to the maltese Milo!
nMeet Milo….. The most improved little dog I have ever seen. This old girl (believe it or not she is 9!) came to me at the end of August with severe neck pain (probable disc pathology – with narrowing on Xray and neurological signs). She was unable to...
APA Physiotherapy Conference Sydney 2009
It was great to get thousands of physios together in one venue. Animal Physiotherapist from around Australia and New Zealand experienced 3 successful days of sharing information, learning and planning on development for our new profession. After 5 presentations I...
Loveable Zeus!
n Ah Zeus! A beautiful big smile and quite a human face that lights up my day. We are trying to get him buns of steal and are working on improving his quality of life. Zeus is now 9 and is sufferering from quite severe arthritis and cruciate ligament injuries in...
Noosa District Animal Hospital – Arthritis Discussion night
Thanks to Noosa District Animal Hospital for inviting me to discuss Animal Physiotherapy in their informative and social discussion night about the geriatric canine patient. We were fortunate to have 2 lovely star patients – thanks to Rhys and Daisy for lending...
Brooke’s update: 100{bc605b960ca9dbe12f7ed085bfda8325551a137dcbbda3e7f6e2f691c471cd21} animal physio now!!!
Well I am proud and excited to announce that I am now focussing on my work as a 100{bc605b960ca9dbe12f7ed085bfda8325551a137dcbbda3e7f6e2f691c471cd21} animal physio. This has been a long and challenging road for me at times to establish this new profession in...
Ridgeback QLD BBQ
nnI was honored to be invited to talk at the Ridgeback club of QLD on Sunday in Brisbane about Animal Physiotherapy. What a great day with a bunch of such beautiful dogs (and owners!). The owners were happy to receive information on injury prevention and a few of...
Minty is back…
I was very happy today to see our lovely Minty back in action. She is on my testimonial page as the gorgeous golden retriever and has worked so hard at recovering from Cruciate ligament surgery and hip dysplasia. Recently she has had a bout of pancreatitis and was...
Ah kelpies….!
nnnnI am a bit partial to kelpies, having 2 Kelpie/border collies myself. Knowing how much they love to run, spin, play and do burnouts, I met a lovely 10yo kelpie today who has done many of the above over the years. Bella came to me today with difficulty getting...
My most improved this week – MEET gorgeous CHARLIE…
Well my most improved and gorgeous dog this week is Charlie. A young golden retriever (9 months) who has not been blessed with the best hips. He presented to Physiotherapy 3 weeks ago with severe lameness of his left back leg. The Vets have diagnosed him with...
My biggest loser this week – MEET MAX!
nI would like to introduce Max – a 6yo Golden Retriever who has won my biggest loser award of the week.nMax came to seek my help in June suffering from weakness in the back end. He was having difficulty getting up, going up stairs and only tolerating short...
NEW portage float coats arrived as the weather heats up!
The new range of recreational Ruffwear portage float coats have arrived from the US. nThis buoyancy jacket provides excellent security for you and your dog to ensure that he (and you!) enter and leave the water safely. The buoyancy also helps with those that need a...
Welcome!
Welcome! nI am very happy to receive feedback about this website and look forward to answering any queries you may have.nI am happily now a full time Animal Physiotherapists (treating the odd human on the side) and will keep you updated of any exciting news, updates...