Cocoa's recovery journey
Yorkshire Terrier · 10 years · female
85 total sessions · 1 hydro · 81 land rehab · Feb 2023 – Aug 2026
- Osteoarthritis
- 85 visits
- Land rehabilitation
- 81 land
Presentation
Cocoa, a Yorkshire Terrier, came to RehabVet for osteoarthritis support — presenting with mobility limits that needed a structured veterinary rehabilitation plan rather than rest alone.
Assessment
Initial assessment mapped gait, pain on palpation, and safe loading for a dog with osteoarthritis. The team set modality priorities (Land rehabilitation) and revisit checkpoints before increasing intensity.
Rehabilitation plan
Between Feb 2023 – Aug 2026, Cocoa completed 85 attended rehabilitation appointments — including 81 land rehabilitation visits, 1 hydrotherapy sessions. Sessions progressed in blocks with reassessment, home exercise where appropriate, and modality mix adjusted to daily comfort.
Progress
Across 149 documented visit records, therapists tracked comfort, weight-bearing, and owner-reported function — refining the plan when Cocoa fatigued or when soreness flared between visits.
Outcome
Cocoa's rehabilitation arc at RehabVet reflects sustained clinic commitment and multimodal care — individual results vary by diagnosis, age, and home adherence. This summary describes measured progress across 85 sessions, not a guaranteed outcome.
Individual results vary by diagnosis, age, and home adherence. This case summary is drawn from RehabVet clinic records with owner consent to publish the pet's name — it is illustrative, not a guarantee of outcome.