Pawsitive Mobility

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.

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.

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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.

Help them "Get Moving".

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.