• Elbow surgery & arthroscopy

A four-week-old puppy, that was intended to grow up as a “ratter” on a farm, presented with a dislocated left elbow. In fact, strictly speaking, this elbow wasn’t “dislocated” as it had never in fact been “located” in the first place! The owners were counselled that there was little chance that this elbow could ever be returned to a functional joint.

• Hock surgery

A young collie presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with severe deformities of both hind limbs. Both tibias (shin bones) were massively twisted so that her hocks (equivalent to our ankles) and her stifles (equivalent to our knees) worked at right angles to each other instead of working in parallel alignment as they should do.

• Hock surgery

Achilles tendon problems are referred to us at West Midlands Referrals relatively frequently. The Achilles tendon functions, along with the muscles that contribute to it, to extend the ankle. This keeps the “heel” off the ground and allows the dog or cat to walk on tip-toe.

• Non surgical treatment

At West Midlands Referrals, we see several cases of chronic degenerative joint disease (DJD) where surgical treatment like joint replacement or salvage surgery is not an option.