Murphy is a 1 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, he was hit by a car while out for a walk. He sustained several injuries which included multiple fractures of his pelvis and damage to the sciatic nerve which supplies the hindlimbs.
Murphy required surgery to repair his pelvis which was plated allowing the fractures to heal. He was given a poor chance of recovery as 3 weeks post surgery, Murphy was unable to stand. This was both due to the fact that his pelvis was still healing and the sciatic nerve damage especially involving his right hind limb resulted in him dragging the limb. Murphy was referred to Pet Therapy for rehabilitation which was his only hope for any chance of recovery.
His rehabilitation programme incorporated intensive physiotherapy and hydrotherapy over a period of four months. He also had some osteopathy sessions and some acupuncture as part of his recovery programme. A specialist orthopedic splint was made and imported from the United States of America to also aid in the rehabilitation of his nerve damaged right hind limb.
Murphy especially loved his hydrotherapy in the pool.
Murphy steadily improved and is now running around back to his normal cheeky self.
Watch Murphy’s progress
The video below shows how Murphy was moving himself around when he started his course of treatment.
The video below shows the remarkable progress Murphy made after his course of treatment. He was definitely ready to go home!
Tags: car accident, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, hydrotherapy, osteopathy, physiotherapy