Treatments and Services
Services
Health and Wellbeing
Treatments
At West Country Canine Therapy we use a combination of treatment techniques that have been individually tailored to your dog's needs ensuring your dog receives the highest quality standard of care.
Treatments
Health and Wellbeing
Treatments
Treatments available include:
- Physiotherapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Aquatic therapies
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Movement therapies
- Therapeutic handling
- Manual therapies
- Electrotherapy
- Expert advise and home programmes
- Therapeutic exercises
- Functional training
- Massage
Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
As well as treating dogs that are recovering from injury or surgery, our treatments can help with:
- Mental focus
- Generall wellbeing
- Quality of life
- Health and Behaviour
- Weight management
- Relaxation
- Arthritis management
- Improving movement, function and performance
- Relieving pain and stiffness
- Improving athletic performance
- Reducing risk of injury
- Fitness
- Preoperative conditions
- Injury, inflammation and healing
- Musculoskeletal issue
- Orthopaedic problems
- Neurological conditions
- Strength, core stability and joint range of motion
- Muscle tension
Canine Hydrotherapy
Canine Physiotherapy
Canine Physiotherapy
Canine Physiotherapy
Canine Physiotherapy
Introduction to water confidence/swimming lessons
Introduction to water confidence/swimming lessons
Introduction to water confidence/swimming lessons
Suitable for dogs aged 6 months and older.
Carried out in a relaxed and enjoyable, confidence building environment by an experienced therapist who is a Registered Veterinary Nurse, Veterinary Physiotherapist and Advanced Hydrotherapist.
Session 1 Wk 1 (30 minutes)
- Introduction to the therapist, environment and equipment to ensure confidence ready for first session in the hydrotherapy pool.
- Full body assessment to check for any tension or discomfort that can hinder swimming techniques, and to introduce touch and handling to build a confident relationship with the therapist.
Session 2 Wk 2 (30 minutes)
- Introduction to the hydrotherapy pool.
- Building confidence and encouraging relaxation in the pool.
- Introduction to swimming (at your dogs own pace).
- Shower rinse off and shammy dry, using relaxing treatment techniques.
Session 3 Wk 3 (30 minutes)
- Hydrotherapy pool session working on correct swimming techniques.
- Shower rinse off and shammy dry, using relaxing treatment techniques.
Session 4 Wk 4 (30 minutes)
- Hydrotherapy pool session continuing work on correct swimming techniques.
- Shower rinse off and shammy dry, using relaxing treatment techniques.
This 4 session introductory course costs £145 and runs over 4 weeks.
Further individual sessions can be booked at a cost of £35 each.
Canine Massage & Myofascial Body Work Treatments
Introduction to water confidence/swimming lessons
Introduction to water confidence/swimming lessons
Suitable for all dogs who are not currently recovering from injury, surgery/illness, or have any orthopaedic or neurological conditions.
(If your dog has any of these complications then a full physiotherapy assessment and treatment can be booked instead).
Carried out in a relaxed environment by an experienced therapist who is a Registered Veterinary Nurse, Veterinary Physiotherapist and Advanced Hydrotherapist.
Canine Massage is ideal for:
- Improving movement, function and performance.
- Improving mental focus, general wellbeing, quality of life, health and behaviour.
- Improving touch awareness and acceptance for petting, grooming and veterinary examination.
- Easing muscular pain and discomfort.
- Resolving soft tissue injuries.
- Increasing senior dogs comfort and mobility.
- Performance enhancement.
- Relieving stiffness and soreness.
- Increasing energy and vitality.
- Improving sleep and rest.
- Improving cardiovascular health.
- Improving balance, proprioception (the body’s ability to sense movement, action and location), strength and stability.
Each session costs £55.00, runs for up to 45 minutes, and is tailored to your dogs individual needs and response to massage.