Orthopedic conditions cause compensatory strain on your pet’s bodily systems, which can lead to discomfort, reduced range of motion, poor circulation, injury, and a wide range of negative effects on their quality of life.

Orthopedic massage provides nourishment to the musculoskeletal system (muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc.) to promote healthy tissues, maintain mobility, and prevent orthopedic complications as pets age, while alleviating pain or stress, reducing stiffness, and improving strength, gait, balance and range of motion.

Common orthopedic conditions: Hip dysplasia, CCL tear, disc disease, luxating patella(s).

Specialized massage techniques aid neurological conditions by stimulating nerve endings that help strengthen neural pathways from the brain and body. Areas of the body that are immobile or weak are addressed to reduce atrophy, maintain muscle mass, and reduce tissue fluid build-up. Reducing stress, muscle spasms, and relieving muscular tensions help bring the body’s functions back to homeostasis for recovery.

Examples of neurological conditions: Seizures, Wobblers Syndrome, Degenerative Myelopathy, Vestibular Disease

Pre-Surgery massage clears stagnating metabolic waste and prepares the body for their procedure/recover process as well as aids the body in processing anesthesia more effectively. Post-Surgery massage optimizes the body's natural healing cycle to expedite recovery, reduce swelling, ward off secondary injury and chronic pain development, and promote healthy scar tissue formation. Post-Surgery massage also helps them recover from the effects of anesthesia faster.

Scar tissue production is part of the body’s natural healing response and is needed to heal an injury or surgery site. However, the body needs assistance to properly restructure scar tissue to ensure the post-surgical site heals to an optimal level WITHOUT impeding proper usage or motion of the limb/body in the future.

During their recovery period, massage can be utilized to reduce swelling, relieve pain, stimulate underused muscles, maintain healthy muscle definition, flush out stagnating waste and medications from medical procedures, ward off the development of chronic pain, and provide a passive form of enrichment while they are kept sedentary.

*We work together with your pet’s vet and specialist teams to ensure a proper wellness plan is developed for their pre & post surgical needs.

Cancer is a stressful and upsetting diagnosis to receive as a pet parent and we want to be there for you during this difficult time. Oncology massage allows us to perform palliative techniques that are safe for your pet while soothing their bodies & minds. We work together with your pet’s vet and specialists team to ensure a proper wellness plan is developed for their specific condition. We strive to protect wellbeing, provide enrichment, and relieve pain, stress, & tension from increased vet visits or condition complications.

Massage is a fantastic modality for injury prevention as it keeps the body regulated, muscles strengthened, and provides targeted support to susceptible areas to decrease the likelihood of injury or worsening breed-specific conditions.

Post-injury massage aids the body in its natural healing process by providing nourishment to wasting muscle, reducing swelling, restoring mobility, decreasing recovery time and improper scar tissue reconstruction, flushing out stagnating waste and medications from medical procedures, and warding off the development of chronic pain.

Inactivity as the result of an injury can lead to further complications, or secondary injuries, if left unsupported. Therapeutic bodywork provides a passive form of exercise to bring mental and physical enrichment to ward off depression and boost their immune system.

Examples of injuries include: Cruciate ligament rupture, fractures, strains, and sprains.

Chronic pain can shift a bouncing, joyful pet into an immobile, depressed state, which is extremely difficult to experience as a pet parent. Therapeutic bodywork helps reduce swelling, maintain healthy muscle, soothe joint structures, release endorphins as a natural pain killer and mood enhancer, reverse muscle atrophy, as well as relieve age-related problems and muscle spasm tension.

Some conditions that may cause chronic pain: arthritis, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, IVDD, etc.

The fundamental nature of massage is based on relationship building and trust between pet and therapist. This fundamental basis is the reason why massage is so effective for pets with behavioral intricacies such as stranger aversion, human reactivity, fear of human touch, and hyperreactive bodily responses to human-related stimuli. We never force a connection with a pet and will only enact touch when we gain their permission. Many pet parents have been blown away at the strides that can be made with their reactive pet in just one session. When permission is gained, the pet can enjoy tension relief from anxiety spasms, lowered blood pressure, and positive association to human interaction.

There are many conditions that cause chronic symptoms that can greatly decrease your pet's quality of life and longevity. Therapeutic bodywork helps to reduce worsening symptoms, stabilize bodily functions, increase nutrition, flush toxins, return muscular symmetry, improve mobility, lower blood pressure, regulate insulin and glucose production, reduce swelling, relieve age-related complications, and provide natural pain relief.

Some chronic conditions include: diabetes, allergies, arthritis, irritable bowel disease, degenerative joint disease, and hypothyroidism.

Agility and Sport enhancement allows your pet to perform at their optimal capacity while aiding the body in preventing injuries. Regular massage therapy improves healthy muscle definition, posture maintenance, and joint health.

Pre-event therapy awakens muscles, increases joint flexibility, and improves athletic performance/endurance.

Post-event therapy relieves soreness, tension, stiffness, and muscle spasms while returning their bodies to homeostasis to initiate recovery and repair faster.

Young, developing pets benefit just as much as any pet in other age brackets. Massage therapy is great for socializing young pets to improve human interactions, learn positive association to touch for future interactions (groomers, walkers, sitters, vets, specialists), reduce growing pains, provide enrichment for hyperactivity, promote healthy musculoskeletal growth, and reduce risk of injury while their joints are still developing.

Pets experience emotional distress just as we do, or sometimes even worse. Therapeutic bodywork results in a soothing effect to the nervous system which relieves stress and restlessness, stabilizes sleep patterns, regulates bodily functions, and releases endorphins to enhance mood. This makes it a great modality for anxious, depressed, or mourning pets. Rescue pets especially benefit from massage by getting a chance to relieve those heightened tensions and just simply get a moment to soothe those over-wired nervous systems from stressful kennel or intake environments.

Aid mental development for young pets, increase enrichment for hyperactive pets to decrease destructive tendencies, and provide passive exercise for senior pets who may have become more sedentary and in need of cognitive aid. Massage Therapy provides activity to relieve restlessness and sleep disturbances, while releasing endorphins to aid as a natural painkiller and mood enhancer.

Flush toxins, improve lymphatic drainage, cleanse the body of metabolic waste, and aid the body in regulating nutrition and bodily functions. Therapeutic Bodywork even helps improve skin health and coat quality, which are the body’s first measure of protection from external elements.

Gentle, calming techniques provide comfort & enrichment for sensitive or geriatric pets. Palliative care extends quality of life in the time you have left with your beloved pet.

Hospice care prioritizes the peace of you & your pet, while sometimes facilitating massage between the pet & pet parent. We want you to feel deep, cherished bonding with your beloved companion, in what we believe to be the hardest time as a pet parent. Pet parents receive grieving support resources & compassion during this distressing time.

Specialized techniques provide targeted benefits for a variety of special needs such as congenital conditions, amputees, dogs with mobility aids, and special-needs rescues. Contact to learn more about how your pet, foster, or rescue can specifically benefit!