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You might have heard people with arthritis say that their joints feel stiffer and more painful in the winter, or even experienced this yourself, but why is this, and do our arthritic dogs feel the same worsening of symptoms? By learning what happens in the body when...
Jasper the Labrador Cross Breed Meet hardworking and very handsome Jasper who is 10 years old and is a Labrador Cross Breed. He loves nothing better than to help-out with deliveries for the family run business. Helen who is Jasper's owner was worried about the...
DOGS Vs HUMANS – ANATOMICAL DIFFERENCESDOGHUMANBody temperature – 38.3°C – 39.2°C (101°F – 102.5°F)Body temperature ~ 37°C (98.6°F)Has around 320 bones in its body (depending on length of tail). The extra bones of the dog are attributed to the extra teeth and...
DID YOU KNOW? – that Clinical Canine Massage, far from being a simple ‘pampering’, actually affects virtually every part of the dog’s body, either directly or indirectly, influencing all 11 SYSTEMS! Each system has a specific function, which constantly works in...
The Canine Massage Guild, a network of highly skilled professional Clinical Canine Massage therapists, has created its Integrated Veterinary Care Initiative (IVCI) which aims to raise awareness of this science-based complementary therapy and build relationships...
Did you know that your dog has 700 muscles and about 320 bones (depending on the length of the tail)? The muscles weave their way across the bones, acting as pulleys whilst the bones are the levers. When the muscles pull on the bones movement occurs. Muscles attach to...
Natalie Lenton from the Canine Massage Therapy Centre shares some fascinating facts on the dogs who share our lives and our hearts… The fascination between us and our dogs can partly be attributed not just to our differences but also to our similarities. We share the...
How massage helped Bobby Canine massage therapy is an effective treatment for muscular issues in dogs such as tears in the muscle otherwise known as muscular strains. It can also help to support the management of long term orthopaedic conditions such as hip or elbow...
How You Can Help Your Dog Avoid Muscular Injury My job as a Canine Massage Therapist means I see lots of dogs. They may be of differing breeds, range in age from 1 year to 15 years, with an assortment of jobs and hobbies. Massage may be required for an a range of...
A student of veterinary anatomy asked me recently: “Do you think it’s useful or necessary for a therapist or vet to have palpation skills?” As someone who lives, breathes and teaches the fine practice of informed touch I was pretty taken aback. “Since the rise...