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Clinical Massage - As a member of the Canine Massage Guild you can be sure of the quality of my training and my practice methods.
I will tailor therapy to your dog and research confirms that improvement is seen in 95% of dogs after 3 treatments.
Clinical massage can help your dog if they:
Massage is also excellent for:
The Canine Massage Guild has produced a free tool - the 5 Principles of Pain to help you assess whether your dog could benefit from massage and to support conversations with your vet. Download it here.
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I can complete Muscular Health Checks (MOT) and Body Conditioning assessments at my Hemel and Aylesbury clinics for a minimum £10 donation to the NAWT Watford Centre. I also complete these for free at local shows.
If massage can help you will see improvements in 1 - 3 sessions.
Your dogs first massage session lasts up to 90 minutes and you will need to bring a signed vet consent form with you. The session includes:
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an analysis of your dog standing, sitting and on the move
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a few lifestyle and medical history questions
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a full body palpation to assess your dogs superficial musculature
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a full body massage (as appropriate to your dogs needs and comfort level)
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advice to take home with you.
This initial consultation costs £75
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All sessions after this cost £60 (or £65 in my Aylesbury clinic) and usually take 50-60 minutes. It is recommended that your dog has three initial treatments within a 3-6 week period. At the start of every session we chat about any changes you have noticed, any concerns you have and tackle any of your questions.
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After three sessions we will discuss next steps and I will produce a report for your vet on my findings.
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If you are not sure whether massage will benefit your dog, whether I am the right therapist for you or whether your dog will accept my touch you can always book them in for a Muscular Health Check (MOT) first. This is provided for a minimum £10 donation to NAWT Watford.
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Remember I need vet consent to treat. If I am treating an injury or a diagnosed condition you may be able to claim the costs of treatment back from your pet insurance and a call to them to check this option would be recommended.
"Karen is outstanding. She's utterly passionate about the health and wellbeing of dogs . I can't recommend her highly enough"
Anna, Aylesbury