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  Animal
  Chiropractic
  services are
  by appointment
only.
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  Small pets
  are treated at
  Fischer Animal
  Hospital,
  but do not
  become patients
  of the hospital.

  Larger animals
  are treated by
  appointment
  on location.

 Testimonial from Mitch and Lisa Freeman,
 St. Charles County, Missouri

TRIXIE

On Sunday, May 24, 2005, our 10 year-old gray girl, Trixie was out side playing with our 5 month-old puppy Okie.  As normal they were running back and forth rough housing when we heard a loud yelp.  We ran out to the backyard to find Trixie just
standing there shaking.  She required help getting back into the house.  The more she walked the stiffer her legs became until
she had to be carried to her bed.  Trixie has had the 'greyhound' back problems since before we adopted her. Her normal treatment was Rimadyl, ice and rest. We called our Vet's office and since it was Sunday we got a recording to call one of the animal emergency rooms in the St. Louis area.

 We described wheat had happened and in the mean time how she  was now not able to move her head and her legs were so stiff we  could not get them to bend at all.  We were told to bring her in  and that she would have to be put down due to the severity of her  injuries.  Needless to say, this was not the answer we were looking  for. I remembered while during a visit to my chiropractor,
 Dr. Terry Surtin, I had seen a business card saying he was a Board  Certified Animal Chiropractor.  With nothing to loose I called his  emergency number and he made a house call to examine Trixie.

Expecting that he would say that she would need to be put down, we were shocked to hear him say, "I think I can help her". We made a
treatment plan that began with an adjustment on her back and neck to be followed by x-rays and further treatment in four days. Thursday afternoon I took Trixie to the Fischer Animal Hospital in St. Peters, MO.  I had to wrap her in a blanket and carry her from the van because her legs were still extremely stiff.  Trixie looked so bad as we entered the office almost everyone thought she had been hit by a car and once again said that she would need to be put down.

 X-rays were taken and they showed she had two dislocations on the  left side of her hip and back (Greyhound Back).  In addition she had a  dislocation in her neck at the 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae.
 Dr. Surtin adjusted Trixie's  neck and back while Dr. Fischer  prescribed Rimadyle.   Trixie had another treatment the following  Tuesday.  Once again she had to be carried to and from the van.  Although she still needed assistance getting up and down, by  Thursday Trixie was able to walk from the van to the office with a lot  of assistance.   Five days later, on Tuesday she walked in to he office  with a spring in her step, and for the first time since she was injured,  she was wagging her tail and once again had the lovable Greyhound  smile going out to everyone.

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