Healing for pets
Whether improving freedom of movement, alleviating pain and stiffness or supporting optimal wellbeing and performance – our gentle treatments address your pet’s unique needs for a happier and healthier life.
Services
Pet Therapy
Mobile Consultation & Treatments
Our holistic body therapy treatments are a comprehensive and caring approach to nurture the physical and emotional wellbeing of your pets.
Integrated remedial treatments can include:
- Bowen therapy
- Therapeutic & sports massage therapy
- Remedial bodywork
- Scar tissue release
- Energy bodywork
- Laser therapy
- Frequency therapy
After a thorough case history, static and dynamic evaluation as well as gait analysis, treatments are specifically tailored to the unique needs of each animal.
Pet therapy aims to release musculoskeletal tension, alleviate pain, relieve stress, restore mobility and support healing to improve overall quality of life for dogs, cats, domestic and farm animals of all ages and breeds.
Frequency Therapy
Bio-energetic Support
Frequency therapy is an advanced wellness technology that utilises individualised bio-frequencies to support holistic health and wellbeing.
It works by delivering frequency-specific microcurrent to the body via a device connected by bracelets, pads or coil to stimulate cellular energy and promote bio-energetic balance.
This wellness device includes local stimulation programs and programs to support the healing and energetic harmony of the musculoskeletal system, meridians, chakras, organs, immune system, detoxification, energy levels, pain, stress, mental balance and more.
Conditions we can help with &
signs of problems
- Myofascial pain and tension
- Tightness or soreness in back and hindquarters
- Tightness or soreness in neck and shoulders
- Muscle, tendon and ligament injuries
- Sacroiliac, hip and stifle conditions
- TMJ pain and facial neuralgia
- Joint restriction
- Scar tissue pain and adhesion
- Joint, spinal and tail injuries
- Hip dysplasia
- Intervertebral disk problems
- Postural issues and asymmetry
- Detoxification
- Wound healing and skin conditions
- Arthritis/osteoarthritis
- Neurological conditions
- Respiratory issues
- Digestive disorders
- Degenerative diseases
- Age-related stiffness and discomfort
- Palliative care
- Healthy growth and even development
- Trauma-related, rescue and re-homing stress
- Post-exercise and event recovery
- Post-surgery/illness rehabilitation
- Post-injury rehabilitation
- Gait abnormalities and lameness
- Performance issues for working or agility dogs
- Temperament changes
- Stress and anxiety related behaviours
- Limping/slight off-loading of a limb
- Abnormal posturing/unbalanced stance
- Tucked in tail or hunched back
- Avoiding or adversely reacting to touch
- Pain-indicating vocalisations
- Aggression or antisocial behaviour
- Frequent ‘prayer positioning’
- Looking, biting or constantly licking an area and restlessness
- Decreased willingness to play
- Decreased activity level and lethargy
- Sleeping more or less than usual
- Reluctance to jump or use stairs
- Difficulty with transitions – lying down/sit/stand
- Reluctance to turn neck or raise head
- Agility course time increases
- Avoiding agility contacts
- Wider turns to one particular side
- Not decelerating/stopping as quickly
- Changes in weave pole movement
- Avoidance of the correct fore lead
- Avoiding jumps or dropping bars
- Not powering off hind legs equally
- Taking extra strides before a jump
- Collapsing on shoulder upon landing or turning
Frequently asked questions
How can I prepare my pet for a holistic body therapy session?
For your pet’s first session, you will receive an initial intake form with your booking confirmation. Please complete it before your appointment. This form allows us to start to build an accurate holistic picture of your pet, understand the reason for the visit and any relevant medical information, therefore enabling us to create a personalized treatment plan tailored to your pet’s needs.
To prepare your pet for a holistic body therapy session, please ensure that they are comfortable in their familiar environment and if it is near their feeding time please make sure that they are fed in plenty of time ahead of the session so they can relax.
A quiet space is essential for the treatment, allowing the practitioner to be fully present with your pet. This ensures your pet receives the full benefits without distractions or interruptions.
Holistic body therapy complements and works in conjunction with veterinary care and does replace it. Please seek medical diagnosis for any lameness and health concerns from your veterinarian. It is recommended that your vet is the first point of contact to determine any underlying pathologies prior to the appointment. The practitioner will not diagnose specific conditions or prescribe medication.
What can I expect during a treatment?
During a holistic body therapy session, a general assessment of your pet will be performed. This takes into account initial static and dynamic observations, gait analysis, palpation and range of motion assessments to help build a holistic picture of the animal. The practitioner will then use hands-on techniques to assess and treat areas of tension or discomfort in your pet’s body.
Sessions are typically very relaxing, allowing pets to enjoy the experience. They can either be performed up on the treatment table or on the padded treatment mat on the ground, depending on where your pet is most comfortable.
With Bowen therapy, gentle, rolling movements over specific points on the animal’s body are performed with short waits in between sets of moves to allow time for the body to initiate changes to the underlying structures. With massage therapy, your pet may take more than one session to fully relax and let go while they are getting used to a new experience. As with both therapies the physical and psychological benefits will accumulate upon succeeding sessions.
What can I expect post-treatment?
We will discuss how the session went and also answer any questions you may have. You may be shown some specific soft-tissue and stretching techniques that will be beneficial to use in between sessions.
To maximise the benefits of your pet’s treatment, it’s advisable to observe a few simple guidelines:
- Where possible hand walk for 10 minutes to allow your pet to integrate a new way of moving and promote circulation and lymphatic drainage.
- Give access to plenty of fresh, clean water after a session and allow your pet to rest and relax after the session as their body integrates the changes.
- Give 3 days off strenuous exercise/play and hand walk everyday.
- Avoid massage after Bowen therapy for a week after treatment so the precise Bowen moves are not overridden. As well as to allow sufficient time for the signals to make an impact and the body to integrate the changes initiated.
Most pets will be very relaxed and show dramatic improvements in movement and comfort levels after a session. However, some animals may exhibit temporary changes in behavior, increased thirst, or fatigue following a session while the body integrates the changes and are part of the body’s natural healing and detoxification processes.
There is a is a chance that underlying problems will be uncovered and lameness apparent due to compensatory musculoskeletal patterns removed by bodywork. It is better that these are uncovered and resolved promptly, instead of causing a knock on effect of even more harmful compensatory issues in the body or serious injuries due to acute de-compensation.
This is whereby compensations that have previously held for adequate but not optimal performance suddenly fail, as they are no longer able to contend with higher performance demands in an already compromised musculoskeletal system.
How many sessions are recommended?
The number of sessions recommended depends on your pet’s overall health status, individual needs, the condition being treated, and the animal’s response to treatment. Some pets may experience significant improvement after just one session, while others may require multiple sessions for optimal results and to gradually release chronic patterns of tension.