It is essential to get advice from your vet before swimming your dog.
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Hydrotherapy is a natural treatment in which the combination of warm water and weightlessness are used to allow relaxation and freedom of movement.
When a dog enters the water and starts to swim, it stimulates muscles that may not have been used in years.
It aids injured dogs to slowly build up strength without injury caused by putting weight on weak joints or muscles.
Fit animals also benefit – five minutes in a pool is equivalent to a four to five mile walk or a hundred yard run!
Muscles begin to waste within a few days of immobilisation so it’s very important to rebuild through safe, non load-bearing exercise to help prevent further weakness.
It is also very beneficial in the management of obesity. |
Hydrotherapy
- Alleviates muscle spasm
- Improves circulation
- Increases tissue healing
- Improves cardiovascular fitness
- Relieves pain, stiffness and swelling
- Increases range of motion in joints
- Improves muscle-strength
- Increases recovery speed
Hydrotherapy will benefit
- Hip and elbow dysplasia
- Arthritis
- Spinal injuries
- Cruciate ligament injuries and post-operative recovery
- Pre and post-operative condition
- CDRM Chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy
- Recovery from injury – fracture, soft tissue and neurological damage
- Relief of pain, stiffness and swelling
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular fitness (heart and lungs)
- Muscle strengthening
- Relaxation of muscle spasms
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Buoyancy lightens the load on joints, alleviating pain and allowing easier movement.
Hydrotherapy is a very safe and effective form of exercise, which most dogs find enjoyable.
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