Pawsitive Mobility

02/01/2026

18/09/2025

🐾 Carlie’s Brave Journey 🐾

On the 10th of September, Pawsitive Mobility was contacted by Gordan about a sweet dog living in a quarry who wasn’t putting any weight on her back leg. Fearing she had been hit by a car, Gordan brought her straight to Brackenhurst Vet.

Dr. Cheri Lee took X-rays and confirmed that Carlie had a partial dislocation in her right hip and needed a Femur Head and Neck Excision.

✨ On the 12th of September, Carlie bravely went into surgery. The procedure was a success, and this strong girl is now recovering at home with her rescuer, Gordan, who gave her a second chance at life.

💙 We are so proud of Carlie and grateful to Gordan for stepping in to help her when she needed it most!

10/03/2025

Brownie’ story
On 31st January 2025 Pawsitive Mobility was contacted by a lady, Kiasha Govindasamy,
from KZN contacted us regarding one of her feral cats that they suspect had been hit by a car and had a fractured leg and pelvis. She approached Pawsitive Mobility to please help with Brownie. Kiasha drove Brownie up over night and was taking into surgery the next day.
Turned out Brownie had a very distal femur fracture and could not be fixed with cross pin, cross pins not stable enough, Dr Ajit Bholla decided to place sop plate on lateral side.
Kiash and her family drove up to fetch Brownie and take back to KZN, where her recovery starts. Hopefully Brownie will lead a normal happy life again.
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10/02/2025

On the 16th January 2025 Pawsitive Mobility was contacted by Rene Parker from Cause 4 Paws NPC to help a kitten with a Humerus Fracture.
The little kitten known as Volly (Vo-Lee because she was so vocal) came from a loving home in Jacksons Drift Informal Settlement where she lived with her Gogo, who had reached out to Rene.
Pawsitive Mobility then contacted Dr Ajit Bholla at Brackenhurst Veterinary Hospital
who did the surgery on Volly. Volly handled the procedure like a champion and captured all the staff’s hearts with her being so vocal and demanding attention. Volly stayed at the practice for a few days and was told she could go to home at which point Gogo let Rene know she had concerns as the kids were threatening if Volly came back they would throw stones at the kitty so she asked for Volly to be rehomed. Volly was placed in an awesome home and is recovering well.

26/02/2024

Roxy is a two-and-a-half-year-old female cross breed from Whiteridge.

Roxy appeared to have picked up a injury and was limping, a vet diagnosed her with a Patella Luxation which occurs when the dog patella (kneecap), which normally sits on the groove of the femur (thighbone), shifts out of alignment (see picture).

If the condition is severe, surgery is required, which was the case for Roxy. The owner could not afford treatment and approached Pawsitive Mobility to assist. Their application was approved, and Roxy underwent successful surgery today at Brackenhurst Veterinary Hospital. Preoperative Xray's revealed though that both her Patella’s were problematic, and she is also suffering from bilateral (both sides) Hip Dysplasia.

Hip Dysplasia is where parts of the hip joint grow at different rates, leading to instability and looseness in the hip joint. Most cases include osteoarthritis or the development thereof as the dog gets older. We will have to let Roxy recover from the initial surgery and then reassess and consider treatment options going forward.

Please consider donating to her treatment, she may also have to undergo more surgeries in the future as her condition worsens and the cost will add up to a substantial amount.

25/02/2024

Blackie is from the Hill in Johannesburg South; she is a female dachshund cross who was unfortunately involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) and sustained serious injuries.

On Saturday, Blackie ran in front of a car and the tyre of the car went over both her back legs. Her owners noticed her right leg was just hanging, and she was battling to balance.

Pawsitive Mobility were contacted, and we arranged for her to taken to New South Veterinary Centre for emergency care. Blackie was stabilised, Xray’s were taken, and she was placed on Morphine for pain.

This morning, she was transferred to Brackenhurst Veterinary Hospital where she will undergo surgery to repair a seriously fractured femur and well as multiple pelvic fractures. Her road to recovering will be long but we are hopeful that she will be back to normal in time.

We appeal to our followers to please donate towards her treatment, all donations go directly to the patients care and allow us to take on the next case and help a less fortunate animal in need.

Our funds are running low and would appreciate your support.

We will keep you updated as always.

18/02/2024

Update - 19 February 2024

Surgery went well and Bailey was discharged, he will not have to be confined to allow the bones to heal, this will take between 6-8 weeks and a crucial part of the healing process.

We have added a post operative Xray of what was a complicated procedure.

*Original Post*

We have a new patient arriving today called Bailey, a male Jack Russel from Roodepoort.

Baliey was hit by a car and his owner took him to Animals in Distress. They stabilised the injury and then referred Bailey for orthopaedic surgery, the alternative was to amputate his injured leg.

The surgery is reasonably complex, with a terrible break near the elbow, but we want to save Bailey's leg, get him back to good health and moving again.

Please consider donating towards his surgery which we estimate to be upwards of R8k, your contributions allow us to help the next case that comes in. Please remember Pawsitive Mobility is structured in a way that enables 100% of donations go directly to helping animals and their owners that would otherwise not be able to afford surgery.

05/02/2024

Help them "Get Moving".

25/01/2024

Update - 29 January 2024

Surgery went well and Rosie is able to stand, a bit shaky on her feet but is making progress. She is eating, urinating and taking some steps. Rosie is ready to be discharged and her mom will ensure that she receives enough rest to give her the best chance at a good recovery.

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Ursula contacted Pawsitive Mobility about her 12-year-old Pekingese called Rosie that needs our help. She comes all the way from Bloemfontein!

Rosie was diagnosed with IVDD two years back and recovered well, however in January this year started to become unsteady on her front feet. This time she was diagnosed with Spondylosis (osteoarthritis of the spine) which can cause disk and bone protrusions that affect the spinal cord.

Although she still appeared to have feeling in her feet she was unable to stand. Ursula undertook the four hour long journey this morning to bring her to us. Further X-Rays Brackenhurst Veterinary Hospital revealed a protrusion at disk C5/6, the probable cause of her lameness.

She immediately underwent surgery; all went well, and she is now recovering. We will keep an eye on her over the next few days and update you on her progress. Rosie is quite feisty and full of life; we are hoping that her body will heal, and she will bounce back and be mobile soon.

23/01/2024

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