New to canine hydrotherapy?
we’re here to help…
An ‘all you need to know’ guide for first timers. Our specialist team of veterinary physiotherapists endeavour to make sessions effective, safe and enjoyable for your pet, and you leave feeling confident and informed about your pets health and journey.
What to expect at your first appointment
Welcome & Consultation - Chat through medical history, your concerns and your goals.
Assessment - we assess your dogs posture & movement, joints, skeleton and tissues.
Acclimatisation - gently getting used to the shower and treadmill processes at their pace.
Treadmill Time - periods of walking and resting with added physiotherapy
Review - discuss next steps, exercise plan and a final rinse before getting dry.
Your Questions, Answered
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45mins to allow us ample time to familiarise your dog with us, the centre and the treadmill at their pace. Working calmly and confidently in the first session allow us to achieve greater results in subsequent sessions as they remain more relaxed.
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You would be surprised how many times we hear this! Don’t worry, we have lots of water-phobic clients who thoroughly love and benefit enormously from their sessions.
We have lots of tricks up our sleeves but recommend you bring any favourite toys or treats.
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We are a vet-physio led centre - this means we are the highest qualified type of professionals in the industry, trained to a minimum of degree level.
We are also registered with various vet recommended registers due to our credentials and level of expertise.
This is very rare for hydrotherapy centres so we feel privileged to be able to provide our clients with this standard of care.
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Firstly, we need a vet consent from from your vet. Once we’ve a copy of it, you can book your first appointment online - its as easy at that!
If you’d like to visit for a free consultation to begin with, there no need for a vet consent form at this stage.
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We will rinse and dry your pet as best we can, but we recommend drying coats to stop them getting a chill after leaving, especially in winter.
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We are very transparent with all of our prices which are viewable here. We will arrange this at the end of your first appointment and put the dates in the diary for you manually so you secure your preferred slots ahead of time.
What Our clients say
How can we help?
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Improve rehabilitation efficacy and recovery time with carefully considered hydro-physio therapeutic treatment and exercises, targeting primary and secondary musculoskeletal issues.
Conditions frequently seen are post-operative rehabilitation, cruciate ligament damage, luxating patella and IVDD.
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Support your pet through their chronic conditions or geriatric years by maintaining comfort and mobility through regular gentle, reduce weight bearing exercises alongside therapeutic physiotherapy.
Conditions frequently seen include hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia and osteoarthritis.
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Keep your mobile, flexible and fit by identifying areas of muscular weakness, increasing joint ranges of motions and promoting equal muscular development. Useful for spotting and addressing issues quickly before they become problems!
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Specialist help for sporting or working animals. Client goal specific programmes aiming to achieve peak musculoskeletal performance in order to safely and comfortably meet physical demands, without injury. Consider it a physiotherapist ran personal training gym session! Yes, our treadmill has an incline function.
Treatment options
We offer a wide variety of complimentary therapies designed to improve pain, restore function and build muscular strength and endurance. We can help plan the most appropriate treatment plan at your first visit.
Before joining us, we request the completion and return of a vet consent form - please click below.
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Hydro-physio appointments are our most popular. These take place on our underwater treadmill with a vet physio and incorporate assessments (static, dynamic, postural, palpation) and integrated physiotherapy techniques throughout. Consider it the best of both worlds!
Price:
£50 pay as you go
£240 for 5
£470 for 10
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Land based physiotherapy with one of our vet physio’s. Multi-modal sessions which may include physical rehabilitation, electrotherapies (eg. LASER) and manual therapies (eg. massage, stretching). Ongoing support, management, and exercise advice for owners. Home physiotherapy visits available, please enquire.
Price:
£50 pay as you go
£240 for 5
£470 for 10
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Hydro-physio with focused laser therapy beforehand. Laser to manage discomfort and supercharge healing, followed by hydrotherapy on our underwater treadmill with integrated physiotherapy techniques throughout. A little bit of everything!
Price:
£60 pay as you go
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Focused electrotherapy sessions delivered by one of our vet physio’s. Utilising the delivery of specific light wavelengths, useful in the management of pain and inflammation, often recommended for acute healing and chronic joint conditions. Though included within physiotherapy sessions as standard, this is a purely laser session.
Price:
£40
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For otherwise healthy dogs, these sessions are focused on optimising your dogs strength, endurance, fitness and reducing injury inline with any personal, or competitive goals you may have. They are also useful for improving water confidence or for dogs tackling obesity.
Price:
£40 pay as you go
£180 for 5
£360 for 10 (9+1 Free!)