What To Expect
Prior to booking an appointment for your dog a consent to treat form needs to be signed by your vet. The Veterinary Consent form can be downloaded from this site. This is a legal requirement to protect animals from being treated by unqualified individuals and to ensure that in your vet’s opinion the therapy is suitable for your dog.
First Session: takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Consultation about medical history and questions about your dog’s lifestyle, including diet, exercise and medication.
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Postural and gait analysis – to assess how your dog moves and stands. This may be videoed to allow studying in slow motion.
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Palpation – hands on assessment of the dog to help detect areas of tenderness or tightness.
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45-50-minute massage therapy session
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Diagrammatic feedback
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Discussion about aftercare and any recommendations
Subsequent Sessions will last about 1 hour.
Clinical Trials
Canine Massage Guild – Leading the way
The Canine Massage Guild began participating in the world's first clinical trials with Winchester University and Sparsholt University Centre in 2018. The results, published in the Vet Record in June 2021, found "95% of dogs responded to Canine Massage Therapy". The study also shows "significant decrease in pain severity following canine massage therapy".
See our Clinical Trials research in Vet Record
as published by the British Veterinary Association
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