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Charlesworth Team Blog - What's been happening at the practice

Puppies are so adorable 😍 we love seeing them at the practice; watching them grow and posting their pics 🐾 But also we understand that it takes masses of hard work and dedication to raise, nurture and provide for these special characters. We would like to make you aware of 'The Puppy Contract' website; its been designed by those concerned with animal welfare as an initiative to promote responsible dog ownership and breeding. It's a free toolkit you can use as a very informative guide; so if you were thinking of committing to the life changing decision of taking on a pup Please follow the link. https://puppycontract.org.uk/

Thank you for my nomination! Heléna                                                                                                                       

We are so happy and proud to have received these nominations - Thank you! 

Two Additional Services!

We are pleased to tell you about two additional services offered by The Charlesworth Veterinary Surgery.

Physiotherapy

During the second half of 2017 we tested a physiotherapy program for use in general practice and found it to be very effective at improving arthritic dogs’ mobility and quality of life. These are two testimonials from clients who used the service last year.

“Sam could no longer jump up anywhere and he was miserable around the house rather than taking interest as he had in the past. He then started to get concerned about simple small height jumps. He had to give some serious assessment as to whether or not he could make it over the 100mm high thresholds into the house and whether or not he felt agile enough to make it upstairs.

Five months later, Sam can now do most things he used to do a few years ago, like jumping up on to the sofa. That’s a height of 420mm (16½”), far higher than the 100mm threshold he worried about back in May. His whole demeanour has reverted back to his younger days. Almost puppy like sometimes.

Taking him for that first check-up was one of the best things we could have done for him but thanks to the advice and help given by the Charlesworth Vets staff he’s a lot happier dog nowadays.”

“Jess visited the vet's with lameness to her back legs. After a discussion we agreed to give physio a go. As Jess is 13 and already tried aqua-therapy we thought it would help. She has had an intense programme which we continued at home. The staff are knowledgeable and patient. Jess is very nervous about the vets and shows stress under treatment however she has been shown nothing but respect and love by both Peg and Rachel. She’s now lost weight and has a spring in her step again.”

Please click on the link https://drive.google.com/open?id=16HXb7cvV9UEwoKOJSD4JJ7tXcxyUftkOA7evX8kNvaA

to view the brochure for the clinic. If you think you dog might benefit then please initially make an appointment with the vet for assessment.

Laser Therapy

We tested a therapeutic laser for 3 weeks starting at the beginning of 2018. During the trial period over 40 dogs, mostly with chronic arthritic pain, were treated with the laser. Our data showed that around 70% of the patients quality of life, mobility and pain scores had improved by the end of the trial. These figures, plus the phone calls after the trial ended from pleased owners asking us when we were buying a laser, convinced us to invest in this new technology.

Medical laser technology is something that is now used widely by physiotherapists and also has benefits with regard to wound healing and some other conditions.

If you are interested in trying this drug free method of pain and inflammation management then please call the surgery. 

For more details click here. http://www.k-laser.com/pet-owners