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Muzzle To Muscle

Canine Wellness Centre offering underwater treadmill, swimming, conditioning equipment and more!
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Muzzle to Muscle is a canine rehabilitation service designed to assist all dogs throughout various stages of their lives. Whether you have a senior dog or a dog suffering from a chronic or debilitating disease (such as arthritis, hip or elbow dysplasia, obesity or degenerative myelopathy), or if your dog has undergone and is recovering from surgery (such as cruciate ligament repair, TPLO or spinal

surgery), Muzzle to Muscle can help your dog move better, function better and feel better. We will work in conjunction with your veterinarian to offer a customised therapy program to make your pet comfortable and get them back up on their feet sooner. We offer an ever expanding range of therapeutic services including:

Hydrotherapy Treadmill
Canine Remedial Massage
Ultrasound Therapy
Therapeutic Exercise
Nutritional Advice

Our goal is to offer a unique and professional service to our client's,
patient's and referring veterinarians. We aim to improve the qualitly of
life for our patients by working in conjunction with veterinarian surgeons
to tailor individual rehabilitation programs. We also provide a number of produts which we reccomend for either hire
or purchase.

20/11/2024

Just a quick PSA to please be careful when exercising your dogs in this hot weather!

I have seen a lot of posts in community pages about being careful to avoid burnt paws. I have never seen paws burnt from walking on bitumen. That's not to say it doesn't happen but that it is not as common as the real threat that routinely kills dogs, heat stroke.

Please have a look at the pictures (sourced from Vets Now - a UK pet emergency service) and familarise yourself with the signs of heat stroke. Avoid making or letting your dog exert themselves in hot weather. If your dog is overweight, brachycephalic or has certain health conditions (such as laryngeal paralysis), exercise even greater caution.

Heat stroke isn't always just a case of we cool the dog down and they're fine. High body temperatures can result in multiple organ failure and death. It's not even technically summer yet and this has already been occurring. It is absolutely heart breaking for the dogs and for the owners who are often well intentioned loving pet owners just trying to enjoy the outdoors with their dog.

If your dog is showing signs of heat stroke, begin active cooling immediately by wetting them with a hose and then place them in the air conditioned car while you transport them to your nearest emergency vet for triage.

11/11/2024

Christmas Sale! 20% off all enrichment toys 🧩 Perfect for doggie Christmas presents 😄🎄

Lickin' Layers was $52, now $41.60
Dog Tornado was $44.95, now $35.96
Dog Smart was $32, now $25.60
Dog Brick was $38, now $30.40
Puppy Tornado was $42.95, now $34.36
Puppy Smart was $32, now $25.60
Lickimat was $12, now $9.60
Lickimat Mini was $8.95, now $7.16
Small SloDog Slow Feeder Plate was $16.95, now $13.56
SlowDog Slow Feeder Plate was $19.95, now $15.96
Chase now Chomp Sticky Bone was $22, now $17.60

09/11/2024

🎄 Christmas Hours 🎄

The centre will be closed from Friday 20th December - Thursday 26th December.

I will have some appointments available for pre-existing clients only on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Monday 30th December.

Clients will be contacted to either reschedule or cancel appointments that fall during the period we are closed. :)

10/10/2024

We are committed to ensuring all sessions are rewarding and positive experiences! Odin the Rottweiler is seen here using one of our suction slow feeders. 😋 He has to make sure he gets his fair share of the dog-safe (xylitol free) peanut butter his Mum gave us! 😄

08/10/2024

Monday 7 October - Friday 11 October is Veterinary Nurse and Technologist Awareness Week!! 🥳

The theme this year is 'Celebrating all the ways we make a difference.' Throughout the week the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia Inc. (VNCA) is spotlighting the diverse settings that Veterinary Nurses and Technologists work in. Today's theme is Specialty and Referral!

I have spent the majority of my career in Specialty and Referral hospitals. Even now in addition to running Muzzle to Muscle fulltime, I still work in Emergency and Critical Care. I love providing high level care to unwell and critical patients.

This week I have been listening to the Radio Vet Nurse Registered series. I encourage all of my fellow veterinary professionals to have a listen and reflect on why the professionilisation of veterinary nursing is so important for ourselves, our team, our patients and the community. 🩷

27/09/2024

Miss Indy is loving her underwater treadmill sessions and all the treats that come with them!

27/09/2024

In store now :)

23/09/2024

How cute is this DOG Copenhagen set 🤩

My dogs have had the same DC harnesses for about 5 years now and they're still going strong. They are in my opinion one of the best harnesses on the market in terms of quality and fit.

Urban Freestyle Leash (S)
Comfort Air Walk Harness (XS)
Urban Style Collar (S)
All in Wild Rose. 🌹 More colours, sizes and styles available in store

16/09/2024

Another Prime100 order is arriving soon!

Flavours stocked will be
🐓 Chicken and Brown Rice
🦃 Turkey and Flaxseed
🐟 Salmon and Tapioca
🦆 Duck and Sweet Potato
🦘 Kangaroo and Pumpkin

Also, a reminder that there is special pricing for M2M clients. Just join Muzzle to Muscle Friends :)

14/09/2024

Muzzle to Muscle will be at the Burdekin Plantation Park Markets tomorrow. 🥳

We will be selling a variety of dog treats such as pig ears, beef trachea and duck wings. And plenty of Lickimat and Outward Hound enrichment toys. ☺️

03/09/2024

After a busy day with clients it's nice to get to spend some quality time in the sun with my dogs. ❤️ George my Tervueren enjoyed pool time yesterday afternoon before we attended a group training class. 💪

17/08/2024

Update: there ended up being no abnormalities found with x-rays or CT of his hips, knees and spine. No surgery was therefore required. We are therefore ~just~ treating/managing a nasty iliopsoas strain. 😇

Hi all, one of my dogs has had a partial cruciate tear that was doing well with management under specialist guidance but has now worsened. We will be pursuing surgery next Thursday.

Muzzle to Muscle will therefore be closed on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of August.

It sucks to close again after just getting back from being away but I need to make this happen for the well-being of my dog.

I am in the process of contacting clients who this impacts and will have some extra weekend slots available to reschedule to. Thank you all for your understanding 🙌 Please send healing vibes Reb's way!

30/07/2024

Meet Jimmy 💙

Jimmy has a pretty traumatic history of injuries and surgeries to his forelimbs that eventually resulted in one forelimb being amputated. At 5 years old he has been experiencing some pain in his remaining forelimb. 😞

Lucky for a complex case like Jimmy, JCU Vet had a visiting specialist veterinarian who is dual boarded in surgery and sports medicine and rehabilitation. Together the specialist, myself and Jimmy’s owner (who is also a vet nurse) made a plan to try to get Jimmy comfortable and strong without the need for further surgery.

Jimmy did so well today for his second session in the UWTM 💪 We will be reporting back to the specialist before she’s back in Townsville with videos and updates on his progress to ensure he is tracking in the right direction 🙂

23/07/2024

Elroy the Basset Hound has been seeing us for underwater treadmill sessions to help with his recovery from grade 4 IVDD and consequent spinal surgery. He is a happy dude who has been enjoying treats in the underwater treadmill while putting in the work 💪

Elroy’s sessions have been focused on improving his muscle mass, balance and hindlimb proprioception 🏋️

29/06/2024

We have a huge range of enrichment toys in store now! 🥳 Our range of treats, enrichment toys and supplements will also be available at the Strand Night Markets next Friday 🙂

18/06/2024

It has been a busy June for the Muzzle to Muscle team! I am catching up on emails and calls this week so if you’re waiting to hear back from me, you will soon. 🙂

01/06/2024

We are at the Plantation Park markets in Ayr this morning selling treats and enrichment toys 🐶

29/05/2024

Percy the Airedale Terrier came to hang out the other day through our medical day boarding service 🐶 He was so well behaved!

Percy recently had a fracture repair so his family wanted to ensure he remained calm and rested during the early stages of recovery while they couldn’t be home. 🙂

Address

251 Ingham Road
Townsville, QLD
4814

Telephone

+61427014501

Website

https://www.muzzle2muscle.com.au/

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The fluffs enjoyed breakfast through their enrichment toys this morning. 🧩 Enrichment toys are great for dogs at all stages of life and activity levels. They can: 💭 Reduce stress and boredom 💪 Improve confidence through problem solving 🧠 Provide mental stimulation 🐌 Slow down fast eaters Featured in order: Nina Ottoson Dog Brick Nina Ottoson Lickin Layers Nina Ottoson Hide n Slide All of these + more are currently available in store and will be at the Strand night markets this Friday ☺️