What is hydrotherapy?
- Hydrotherapy is a recognised and important rehabilitation treatment for dogs and the occasional cat recovering from surgery or injury.
- Hydrotherapy allows your animal to perform non weight bearing exercise, which is an excellent therapy for animals in need of careful rehabilitation after injury.
- Swimming helps to exercise every muscle of the animal’s body helping them regain fitness without the risk of injury
- Hydrotherapy is a safe and enjoyable form of exercise for healthy dogs or just simply for fun.
Your dog should have an approval from your veterinary surgeon prior to the first swim.
If it is a referral from your vet or for rehabilitation we need to liaise with your vet to discuss the best programme for your dog
Our hydrotherapy programmes are tailored for each individual dog, to provide the best fitness programme with the aim of improving and enhancing and maintaining your dog’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
Hydrotherapy can be used to treat conditions such as:
- Arthritis
- Hip & elbow Dysplasia
- Spinal injuries
- OCD
- Sprains and breaks
- Cruciate ligament problems
- CDRM – (Chronic Degenerative Radiculomyelopathy)
- Pre and post operative muscle regeneration & maintenance
- Recovery from neurological conditions
The benefits of Hydrotherapy include:
- Relief from pain, swelling and stiffness
- Improved physical fitness
- Improved mobility
- Cardiovascular fitness (Heart & Lungs)
- Arthritis & old age
- Relaxation
- Reduces obesity
Hydrotherapy Contraindications
- Open wounds
- Surface infections
- Contagious diseases
- Cardiac and respiratory dysfunctions
- Severe peripheral vascular disease
- Epilepsy - one or more fits in week preceding hydrotherapy
- Water phobia causing extreme panic reactions
- Vestibular syndrome
Hydrotherapy Cautions
- Incontinence
- Obesity
- Brachycephalic breeds
- Laryngeal paralysis and tie backs
- Decreased exercise tolerance
- Cushings/Addisons disease
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Heart murmur or heart disease
- Spinal injury
- Extreme laxity of joints - hyperextension injuries
- Undiagnosed forelimb lameness - risk of worsening any cervical spine problem due to extension of neck
For Further Information Call: +30 22990 46286 or Email:graveschristine@hotmail.com
All clients must sign an agreement of terms and conditions.