06/06/2026
We first started seeing Bootstrap Bill when he was around 5 months old when he was diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia, he started on the underwater treadmill. This helps him to walk in a slow way that means he has to put equal weight through each limb, in turn ensuring he builds the muscle in the right places thus giving the joints more support, whilst the water gives him buoyancy and resistance to walk through, but we also have to be careful as he is still growing and we dont want to damage that as well! Hydrotherapy is more about just swimming!
His dad has done an amazing job with him and his backlegs are definitely stronger. Here is on his first session and the most recent one this week, he is now 1 year old, think he has grown a little!!
James A K Price