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Lalla (Yuko)
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Massage therapy for dogs? Does it work?
Lalla, a certified canine massage therapist, at Info@massage4k9.com would like to share some examples of how canine massage therapy helped various dogs. Please note that Canine massage therapy is not an alternative for veterinary medicine.
1) Can climb the stair case again.
A 12 years old Chihuahua mix canine was very reluctant of climb staircases. Her owner noticed that she has been stretching her back many times a day. She received massage twice a week for one month. After the 3rd week, the owner noticed that she started to run the staircase up and down the staircase again and often jumped into her bed as if she was flying. The owner also noticed that she stopped stretching her back after she started to receive massage. She is more active now and she can use her doggie door again. She still receives massage once a week and she is doing very well.
2) Guide dog for the blind
A 2 ½ year old guide dog for the blind received massage several times because he had many knots in his muscles due to the heavy harness he wore to guide his blind owner. The owner was very happy because her guide dog was able to concentrate better and he enjoyed being massaged. The owner strongly believes that all the guide dogs for the blind need canine massage therapy for the guide dogs' physical and metal wellbeing.
3) Reduce stress of wearing E-collar
Imagine that you have an E-collar on your neck for 3 weeks for 24 hours a day. You try to move your neck left and right as you walk so that the E-collar does not hit against walls and door frames. When your E-collar hits something, it creates a large sound right next to your ear. Think about how stressful that would be. Also you may have a stiff shoulder and neck pain caused by the E-collar.
A 6 year old Tibetan Terrier wore a large E-collar for over 3 weeks all day long. His E-collar hit chairs, doors, walls and even staircases every time he moved and made loud noise. His neck muscles were swollen. He was scared of the noise his E-collar made and was stressed out. To reduce his stress, the owner used Canine massage therapy. It was very effective for reducing his stress and the swelling of his neck muscles.
Canine massage therapy can be beneficial to your canine family members in many ways. When your canine family members are physically handicapped or with injuries, etc. , they use other muscles in order to compensate for the muscles they cannot use or cannot use well. Canine massage therapy can help the overworked muscles heal faster and better. Canine massage therapy also works for older dogs. When their muscles are in tune, they are less likely to get injured.
See Also:
Massage Therapy Video
Comfortable E-Collar replacement
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