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                                                            Marijo Nootz

Billy Boy Stephens

Bill suffered a herniated disc in his back and had corrective surgery.

When Bill was taken in for his emergency operation, the surgeon gave Bill an 80 to 85% chance of walking again. When we took him back to have his staples out, he told us to Take Bill home and put him in a cage and leave him there. Needless to say my husband and I were devastated. My daughter found Carmen and Jean on the Internet and we made an appointment right away. So you see Bill is truly a miracle dog and to us, Carmen and Jean were the miracle workers. Bill also receives acupuncture from Dr. Rogers on a regular basis. I cannot say enough good things about these three ladies because they all worked together so my Bill could walk again! YOU GO GIRLS!!!!

                                                                        Linda Stephens

When I first met Carmen and Jean, I was recovering from back surgery and could not walk. But I still had hope that I might be able to walk again on my own. Carmen and Jean told me to come work with them three times a week and if I agreed then there was a good chance that I would soon be able to walk again. During those three days Carmen would put a harness and leash on me and I would get into a water treadmill filled with warm water. At first I did not do very well in the treadmill, but by the 4^th or 5^th trip I was starting to get the hand of it and Carmen had me walking. I would improve a little each week!

After each treadmill session I would go and see Jean for my therapy. Each session started with a back massage and Jeans massages are to die for! She would exercise my legs and and work me out on her equipment, and then I would get another back massage! By then I was ready to go home with my Mom and Dad! I was really tired.

Eventually I had made such progress that I only had to visit Carmen and Jean twice a week and then once a week. Finally I had graduated and I am able to walk again.

Without Carmen and Jean I never would have been able to get this far! I love them very much and hope my Mom will take me back to visit them often. For without their guidance and encouragement, my Mom and Dad said I surely would never have walked again.

Your friend always,

                                                    Bill the Beagle 

Bella

ACL Surgery

Bella is a 5 year old Giant Schnauzer. When she was 3 she tore her left CCL and within 6 months tore the meniscus in the same leg. Each of the tears resulted in a surgery. Her post operative care included underwater treadmill treatments twice a week.

When Bella was five, she tore her right CCL and again had to have surgery to repair it. This time around her post operative care was expanded to include twice weekly physical therapy sessions with Jean Pavlakos. Jean worked with Bella's surgeon to ensure the level of therapy was appropriate for Bella's situation. Aware of Bella's history and wanting to improve Bella's overall condition, Jean also worked on Bella's left leg in order to retain its strength and flexibility.

Jean was very gentle as she massaged and stretched Bella's leg. She encouraged Bella to work hard on strengthening, balance and coordination as she guided Bella through her exercises - but never to the point of discomfort. Bella loves her sessions with Jean and is very enthusiastic about her therapy. Best of all, Bella's recovery time has been cut nearly in half, compared to her previous two surgeries. Today, only 5 months post op, Bella runs and plays almost as much as before.

If you wish to reduce your dog's post operative recovery time and improve their ability to return to normal activities as quickly as possible, I highly encourage you to consider the benefits of physical therapy as offered by Jean.

                                                    Marie Castore 

Tigger

FHO - Hip Surgery

Hi,

Most of you already know that our Havanese puppy, Tigger, had to go through 2 surgeries on his left hind leg as a result of a rare birth defect. Even after the second surgery, Tigger was refusing to put his foot on the ground, so he was hopping around on one hind leg. Our Vet referred us to a lady who helps dogs by using water therapy. It is a big tank that she fills with warm water up to the dog's shoulders. There is a belt on the floor that rotates like a tread mill. She does half hour sessions, with walking time followed by a rest time & etc. There is also another lady who does half hour physical therapy on the dogs, using large balls, and stretching and masaging the wounded area. She also uses steps, ramps, cones & etc.

Lane & I were both very skeptical, but we wanted to give it a try because nothing else we tried helped at all. From the very first session, Tigger left Carmen & Jeannie with his left hind foot on the ground, rather than a dangling leg and foot that was useless! Each time we took Tigger, there was a noticeable improvement.

People are finding out just how important water & physical therapy can be to the healing process of our best friends! A local channel, Fox News, came and interviewed Carmen and videoed a couple dogs in the water tank. We were excited this morning to watch Tigger on TV!

However, much more important than that is the fact that now many more people will realize there is specialized therapy for dogs who are injured, have surgery, are over weight, or are in pain. Tigger's rehabilitation has been simply remarkable!! They also have a Vet who uses accupuncture and herbal remedies.

If you know of anybody whose dog could benefit, please give them this info.

Carmen Kolz : 937 - 684 - 5921

Jean Pavlakos : 937 - 287 - 9519

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all !! I only refer people whom I deeply trust.

                                                    Ginny : ) 

Murphy

FHO - Hip Surgery

Murphy had FHO surgery the end of March 2007. By May he was only walking on three legs and had a dangling right rear leg with little muscle mass. We thought Murphy probably would not walk on his right leg again. At times I thought his leg might have to be amputated. Our vet told us that if he was not putting weight on the leg by the first of June, he would have to do exploratory surgery on the hip to find out what was wrong.

In May, we found Jean. She used a cold laser on Murphy, started stretching him, used the therapy balls, had him go up and down a ramp, up and down steps, had him go over and under bars, do figure eights, and gave us exercises to do with him at home. Each week that we visited Jean, she did something different with Murphy. He finally started toe tapping. We were really thrilled to see that! When he went for his checkup, the vet decided to wait on surgery and see how Murphy progressed with physical therapy with Jean. By the middle of June, Murphy was walking on four legs some of the time! We were excited and began to feel that Murphy would really walk again on four legs! Jean had told us at the first visit that she was confident that Murphy would walk on four legs again. Weekly visits with Jean continued and Murphy started running on four legs outside. WOW! Jean would gently and lovingly push Murphy to his limit. She knew how far to push Murphy. Murphy went to visit the vet in September and the vet said that he had no reason to have Murphy come back for checkups.

We have Jean to thank. Had we not found Jean, I doubt that Murphy would be walking, running, and playing on four legs. Without Jean, I know Murphy would have had to have a second surgery. Jean is caring, gentle, and has a true love for dogs. Murphy, Doug, and I have Jean to thank for helping Murphy get back to walking, running, playing, and enjoying life pain free. Murphy is glad to be a free spirited dog again!

Murphy
Doub
Barbara