Swim your dog back to full fitness
Name: Lucky Fegan
Condition: Cerebellum Hypoplasia
Lucky is a black cocker spaniel male born in late December 2005. He was the smallest of the litter of six and at under 24 hours old was taken to the vets due to not feeding. The vet found fluid on his lungs because he was born with a cleft palate. This meant we had to bottle feed him, however he was so behind his litter mates by approximately five weeks. His mobility was so severe he was unable to stand, sit or walk and had a head tremor.
It was at this time that he was diagnosed with having a neurological condition called Cerebellum Hypoplasia. This affects his balance and co-ordination and although the outlook for him is unclear he may learn to compensate for his illness. Other than this he is a normal six month old puppy that likes to play and behaves as a puppy should. To help his mobility we needed to tone and strengthen his muscles and are now attending hydrotherapy and have purchased a dog walker for him.
Nobody knows how far he will progress if he will ever walk or stand unaided but we have got to give him the chance