Case studies

In this series of cases studies we show what makes Fitzpatrick Referrals so special. Each case follows the story of some of our patients from initial consultation, through diagnosis , treatment and rehabilitation.

Winston's Story

Winston was brought all the way from Budapest to Fitzpatrick Referrals in August 2011.  He had been diagnosed with hip displaysia as a young dog and by the time he was only two years old he had visible signs and was stiff and uncomfortable.

Winston's owners live in Budapest and have access to wonderfully skilled veterinary care, however the type of surgery which is available in this country is still rare in Hungary and Winston's owner, Amanda wanted the surgery to be performed in a practice where this was routine.

Viktor, Winston’s primary care vet, undertook extensive...

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Indy's Story

Indy Lessemun is a seven year old Border Collie, National and Crufts obedience champion.  His kennel club name is CH Rockin Indy-Go OW Cex.

Indy was brought to Fitzpatrick Referrals on 18 July when four days previously, he had turned suddenly to fetch a ball and become instantly unstable on all four limbs.  He was taken to his primary care practice and on examination, was found to have spasm of the neck musculature, his front and back legs were stiff and extended and he was in severe pain.

Indy’s owner, Claire Porter had requested that Indy was referred to Fitzpatrick...

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Rascal's Story

"Rascal has already had a hip replacement couple of years ago done by Noel. All went well but unfortunately the other hip was very bad. October 2010 became quite bad for Rascal, struggling to walk and walk upstairs. A trip to vet confirmed that his hip was playing up again.

My vet put him on medication, pain relief injections and so on. This went on for several months and it became easier for him but unfortunately in June 2011 it became clear that his hip was really bad and he was clearly in pain. 
 
Steriods were not working and he was also gaining a...
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Ben's story

Ben was referred to us by his private care vet because of a chronic lameness of both his front legs. When Ben visited us an orthopaedic examination suggested the presence of elbow disease which manifested as discomfort on manipulation of elbow joints. Careful examination suggested Ben was most uncomfortable on the inside, or medial aspect, of his elbow joint. Pain in this area is highly suggestive of a problem called medial coronoid disease, this is disease in a small area of one of the bones in the elbow called the ulna.

Medial coronoid disease is one component of the condition commonly referred to as “elbow dysplasia”. It is caused when an area of the ulna bone is subjected to abnormal forces and becomes damaged, sometimes producing fragmentation. Radiographs of Ben’s elbow...

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Geordie's story

"Geordie was at Fitzpatrick’s for ten weeks, the standard of care he had was superb. During that time the broken leg was reconstructed, fusing the hock. He had a large external frame which kept the bones and the metal inside and outside his leg in place. The unbroken leg had the ligaments strengthened and he had several weeks of intensive hydrotherapy. When we visited he was always our dog, pleased to see us, tail wagging.

Noel’s focus is always on the animal, so it meant the world to us when he took time on Christmas Day and New Years Eve to phone and let us know that Geordie was...

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Geordie has been given the best chance to recover the use of his leg by Noel

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