January 4th, 2007 § 0
The Ritz in Florida is now offering a massage for your dog for $130. While there are a lot of benefits to massage for both dogs and humans, $130/hour is pretty steep. Also, an hour massage is a long massage for a dog. If your dog has never had a massage, you are better off starting with a 5-15 minute one.
For some of the benefits of massage and chiropractic care for dogs see my post on how a chiropractor fixed Teddy’s back, after the vet said there was nothing we could do!
September 23rd, 2004 § 0
As many of you probably read, my dog Teddy has a slipped disk and I took her to a chiropractor who works on dogs. It’s time for an update. I took Teddy to the chiropracter three times, and I did not treat her back or her pain in any other way. She no longer yelps in pain! I haven’t heard a yelp in over a month! To be conclusive that it worked, I think I would need to get another xray in a few months but if she’s happy and not hurting, I’m happy!
July 9th, 2004 § 0
As I posted a while back, my dog Teddy has a slipped disk. I was told by the vet that it is a permanent condition and the best we could do was to give her pain medication. In addition, I should not take her running and I should go easy on all activities like long walks and backpacking.
It’s been tough and I can definitely tell she’s worse after a long walk, so when I heard about a chiropractor who routinely treats horses and dogs, I decided to give it a try. I have to admit that I’ve always been a little bit skeptical about chiropractors in general, but after seeing how it was done, I decided it probably wouldn’t hurt Teddy. So we went yesterday.
I can’t say Teddy enjoyed the treatment, but the minute it was done she was jumping around and twirling in circles. (And before you say, that’s because it was done, I can tell you when the vet is done with anything she runs to the door or hides under my chair. She most definitely does not even wag her tail.) She also jumped on the bed last night without any coaxing! So, it’s too soon to tell for sure, but it definitely looks like it might help!