Annabelle Davis~

           Canine Aqua Balance met Annabelle Davis after her owner was told by her local veterinarian that she could benefit from water therapy. Annabelle has had 2 knee surgeries and in April 2009 had a “TATE” elbow. With Annabelle being 10 years old, her mobility has started to decrease and her owners were looking for options to increase her quality of life.  Annabelle loves the outdoors and lives for hunting. With weekly underwater treadmill visits and acupuncture, Annabelle has gotten that little extra skip back in her spirit. Being 1 of 3 “Royals” (which her and her sisters are known as), she is able to interact with her sisters and family with more ease. Her quality of life is enhanced and the “twinkle” in her eyes has returned :o)

Suzie~

         Suzie, our loving little companion was almost 10 years old when she had amazingly come through some major health issues.  I let her outside one October morning and after making it to the back door to be let back in; I found she could no longer walk on her hid legs.  We had no warning signs but now her mobility had been stopped cold.  I immediately took her to  360 Pet Medical to Dr. Middelstead  only  to discover she had two ruptured disks and major emergency surgery was the only hope we had for her.  She was under the best of care with specialists and the surgery was successful but we had a long, hard recovery to face and I was worried that she would never walk again.  After two weeks, statistics claim the dog will be at 95% of its total recovery.  After two weeks, Suzie still was not walking.  We followed the advice of our vet and took Suzie to the Canine Aqua Balance Center where we met the most caring, kind and concerned staff.  Suzie was treated with several weeks of the underwater treadmill, acupuncture and massages. In the middle of her treatments and home therapy, Suzie’s sister whom she had shared her bed and food with since birth, died.  She did well at overcoming that obstacle and I want to tell you, she beat the odds of her back injury recovery because of the treatment and instructions CAB had for us.  It is now almost 4 months post op and Suzie is walking very well and even walks on slippery surfaces.  She is climbing stairs as long as they have a textured surface but has a fear of going down steps. Suzie gets just about anywhere she wants to go and is still my happy little girl.  We have every part of her recovery to thank CAB for.