Perihab, Yapton, Arundel (2025)

14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day, PeRi-Friends! 🐾
We hope that you and your beloved companion enjoyed some extra walks, games and cuddles!💕 Love is in the air, please admire this beautiful sunset at the Baltic beach. So special. ✨

10/02/2025

Today we're touching on the hot topic of 'On/off lead walks'. One habit we like, in general, is to allow dogs running freely, off-lead, exploring their environment. BUT! And this is a big but, only if and when it is appropriate and safe.

03/02/2025

Today’s episode is about the habit of giving treats. Are there any guardians around who are not giving any treats to their dog/cat at all?

03/02/2025

Morning PeRi-Friends!

We all have our own little habits, some push us towards our goals and some others become obstacles. We, at PeRiHab, decided that it is time to look into and help to develop some atomic habits for your four (sometimes three!)-legged family members. How did we call them? Well, PeRiHabits, we thought, sounds perfect!

Every week, on Monday midday we will be here, helping you and your dog (or your cat!) to develop some new little habits, advised, recommended and supported by our PeRiHab team.

Lets make some changes together!

25/01/2025

Over the last few months, we have been seeing the lovely Ruby. After we finished her treatment sessions, recently, Ruby’s guardians wrote this lovely review, which we would love to share with you.

“We were referred by our lovely Vet Eimear, at ‘Vets for Pets’ Worthing, to Pete and Rimante at PeRiHab, who came highly recommended. We had the two-hour initial consultation at our home where they watched Ruby and took lots of notes and asked questions about her history. She had been limping for a while and after several drug trials she hadn't improved and was on very restricted walks/exercise, which was sad as she loves her walks. We then started laser treatment after Pete and Rimante diagnosed a back and shoulder injury along with mild arthritis. They were amazing and Ruby enjoyed their visits (mostly haha), she was quite relaxed when the treatment took place, which was only a few minutes each time but they spent around half an hour at our home during each visit and they are lovely and so friendly and informative. Ruby had six treatments and I can honestly say that the difference is amazing: she is no longer limping and we are back to longer walks and she is pain free !! What more can we ask for? Thank you so much. They also helped us with our insurance forms, took them home with them and completed and sent them off so quickly that we received our reimbursement/claim within a week !! Thank you, we will keep in touch with Ruby updates and any changes would repeat the process again.”

We are delighted with Ruby's recovery and all the appreciation. We can share our recipe for a successful outcome: spend enough time with the patient and client, pay attention to detail, care as if it is your own four-legged family member, educate the client and, of course, find a dedicated guardian who follows your advice!

We were honoured to be allowed to look after Ruby!

16/01/2025

Did you see Graham Norton last week? Claudia Winkleman told a story about being treated by a vet who was also a veterinary physiotherapist, for her bad back, whilst filming in Scotland, which caused great hilarity amongst the public and the other guests.
But did you know that vets are, in general, allowed to treat people, as long as they agree to this, as well as animals? This would normally only happen under exceptional circumstances, of course, but legally it is allowed.

And let’s face it, we qualify after a very similar, and often even longer, academic training, as medical doctors and we use the same or similar techniques, drugs and operations as our medical colleagues do.

At PeRiHab we may not have treated Claudia, but we are able and willing to treat not only dogs, but also cats and many other small animals! Our license and insurance covers us for all ‘companion animals’. If you have a pet who would benefit from rehabilitation, physiotherapy or pain and arthritis management, including acupuncture or herbal medicine, please do give us a ring!

11/01/2025

ORGANIC HONEY FOR SALE!

At PeRiHab, we’re all about holistic, complementary and botanical treatments. We like natural, authentic and traditional treatment methods, combined with the most modern and scientifically based ideas.

We also enjoy being an independent, small business, with traditional values of personal care and attention to detail.

Rimante’s brother, Rokas, runs a very small, independent, traditional and sustainable smallholding, back in Lithuania, called ‘Little Dream’, where he grows his own organic crops and nurses a few families of bees. This year a beautiful family of alpacas will join the farm too! It is a very special, nostalgic and precious place, because this land used to belong to their grandmother which meant lots of summer holidays and weekends spent there surrounded by animals, buzzing bees, woods, aroma of linden blossoms and beautiful countryside. He therefore produces his own unprocessed and unpasteurised, just lightly filtered honey and beeswax. This means it retains the maximum level of natural antioxidants and healthy compounds for all the immune-boosting, digestive and skin-healing properties that honey offers. This honey naturally crystallizes which is a sign of purity. It is completely natural, organic and free from toxins, pesticides and preservatives, yet still complies with all regulatory demands of safe and conscientious production. Healthy bees forage amidst abundant wildflowers and meadows to produce this rich raw honey!

We, at PeRiHab, can now offer you jars (350g) of this delicious raw honey (collected last spring and summer) at only £6 a jar. It is great on sandwiches, on toast or crumpets, in coffee or tea, on pancakes, in desserts and much more. It has so many natural healing properties too!

Please do ask us, next time we visit you, for a jar or two, to support this young farmer and small rural family business!

More about ‘Little Dream’ smallholding: https://www.facebook.com/Littledreamukis

Thank you for your kindness and support!

08/01/2025

Recently, we received a lovely review, from one of our PeRiHab customers, and we would like to share this with you all.

We were lucky enough to be asked to treat the beautiful Lex, a cheeky little dog who had had surgery on one of his hind legs, for a Medial Patella Luxation. Unfortunately, his post-surgical recovery was not as good as expected and he and his guardians needed some assistance and advice on what course to take. Over the next few months, we were able to help Lex to regain full pain-free function, helped by his extremely dedicated and caring guardians. It was a very satisfying result, under challenging circumstances.

Lex's guardians wrote this about their experience:

"Rimante and Pete have been fantastic! Our dog had a major operation on his leg and they helped us pre- and post-op. Our dog is quite highly strung but they showed such patience with him and devised an excellent rehab plan along with their brilliant laser. The support they provided to help us get through the recovery period was amazing, we couldn't have done it without them! I would not hesitate to recommend them."

If you and your dog need some help, regarding rehabilitation or pain management, do not hesitate to contact us!

31/12/2024

A very Happy New Year to everybody!
May your year be filled with four-legged friends, fitness, fun and frolics!
From the PeRiHab team, including Spikey, our 'PeRi-Dog'.

24/12/2024

We would like to wish all our past, present and future clients a very Merry Christmas!

We hope you all are able to celebrate Christmas with not only your two-legged family and friends, but also with your four-legged friends!

Make sure you spend some time with them, give them an extra treat, go for a nice long walk or simply sit together for a while, over the festive period!

And remember, presents and treats are not really important at all, but health and fitness, and, most importantly, not being in pain, is by far the most important to wish for your pet for Christmas.

If you think your pet needs some help in this respect, please contact PeRiHab in the new year!

The picture below is our 'PeRi-Dog' Spikey, on a deserted white sandy beach in Lithuania, where we are spending our Christmas, with Rimante's family.

See you all soon!

29/11/2024

PeRiHab Winter Advice for You and your Dog

As winter is approaching, we, at PeRiHab, think that it’s important to take several things into consideration, to help keep your dog safe and healthy throughout this colder time.

The following are our ‘Top Ten Tips’:

1. Keep your dog warm: we make sure that we dress up warmly when going out in the cold, so why not your dog? They may have a ‘coat’ themselves, but some dogs are definitely negatively affected by colder weather. There are many different coats on the market, to keep your dog warm and comfortable, there will be one to suit your dog for sure. This may be a fleece coat, or a waterproof coat, or something else, perhaps including cover for their legs. Make sure that, whatever you use, it fits well, snugly but not too tight (make sure you can always get 2 flat fingers underneath it).

2. Keep your dog’s feet happy: after a walk in the snow, clear all snow or ice from their feet, including in between their toes and stuck to hairs. Also, if the local authorities have spread salt or grit, make sure you wash your dogs’ feet thoroughly after a walk, as some salts and grit can cause skin burns and irritation. Some dogs benefit from wearing special boots, especially when walking in the snow or over rough terrain. Many different brands are available. You may choose to use a special dog paw balm, designed to protect and nourish your dogs’ paws’ sensitive pads. PeRiHab produces its own dog paw balm, called PeRiBalm, made of all natural and organic ingredients!

3. Make your dog visible: during the winter days are short and we often walk them in dusk or even dark conditions. Make sure your dog is seen, by you and others, by making them wear a high vis jacket, or a flashing tag on their collar for instance. Alternatively, some dog coats have reflective strips incorporated in them, which also helps.

4. Make sure they can be identified: all dogs must, by law, have a microchip implanted. Make sure the details on the database are correct and up to date. But they should also always wear a collar and identification tag, by law.

5. Keep them active: even if we don’t necessarily walk them quite as far, or as frequently, as during warmer months, make sure they get their activity, needed to keep them from mischief. This may mean that you do some extra play indoors, or play games, or do obedience exercises, on top of the outside walks.

6. Don’t overfeed your dog: as they may have less outdoor exercise than during warmer months, you may have to adjust their food intake, to prevent them gaining weight over the winter months. This is especially important for older dogs, or dogs with osteo-arthritis for instance, as they are more likely to suffer from being overweight, or find it harder to lose the weight again once the warmer months come along.

7. Snow and Ice: apart from the above-mentioned potential paw issues, snow and ice carry other risks for dogs too! As much fun as it is for us, dogs may find snow and ice uncomfortable, or even scary, to walk or run on. Slipping and sliding, or subsequent falling, can cause muscle and other soft tissue injuries, or even broken legs. Beware also of frozen ponds, as the sharp ice can cause injuries, apart from the obvious risk of drowning if the ice is over deep water.

8. A comfy bed: make sure that when your dog comes home, that there is a soft, warm and comfy bed waiting for them. Again, this is especially important for older or arthritic dogs.

9. Medication: if your dog seems especially stiff, or slow, during the winter time, please do ask your vet for advice, as they may need medication to keep them from being in pain. Remember, there are many more ways than medication, to keep your dog from being in pain. At PeRiHab, we have access to many different ways to help your dog, such as acupuncture, laser treatment and much more.

10. Dangers: remember that some products we often use during the winter time, can carry significant risks for dogs (and other pets too of course!). The most common poisoning we see in the wintertime is the one caused by the ingestion of anti-freeze, as it’s commonly used and actually very attractive for dogs, as it’s sweet tasting! It can cause severe poisoning, often leading to death, especially if not treated immediately.

PeRiHab hopes that with these 10 simple tips, we can all try and keep our dogs safe and healthy during the colder winter months.

12/11/2024

At PeRiHab - Mobile Canine Rehabilitation, we pride ourselves on the fact that, when we do a home visit, our patients are, generally, very easy-going, relaxed and accepting of our treatments.

Most of the pets we treat are completely different from what they are like when visiting a vet practice, for regular vet treatment, for instance.

Here we are with Minnie, one of our new patients. Minnie is an ex-rescue dog, who is having K-laser treatment for hip- and lower back pain. You can see for yourselves how incredibly relaxed she is, even with her ‘doggles’ on!

We LOVE treating our patients at home, in their own environment, spending time getting to know both the patient, as well as their guardian, a little better, due to the time spent with them.

If you have a pet who you feel is a little scared or nervous, don’t hesitate to ask for our help, as most can be assessed and treated, with ease, in the comfort of your home.

06/11/2024

Dear PeRi-Friends,

Today, PeRiHab is THREE YEARS old! So, for the last three years, we have been treating our canine and feline patients through our holistic, complementary mobile veterinary rehabilitation service.
We have seen patients after orthopaedic surgery, patients with neurological conditions, patients with osteoarthritis or other forms of pain, patients with congenital deformities, patients with vague soft tissue injuries and many more. We have used all sorts of treatment modalities, such as manual massage and manipulations, laser treatment (photobiomodulation), therapeutic ultrasound, Western acupuncture and Western herbal treatment, as well as individualised home exercise programmes.

We have been seeing lots of patients in Sussex, some in Surrey and Hampshire, and some even further afield. Some are working dogs, some are lovely pets, but all are much-loved family members and we have been honoured to be allowed to treat all of these lovely patients over the last three years.

We have seen snazzy Schnauzers, lovely Labradors, testing Terriers, dashing Dachsies, creaky Crossbreeds, spirited Spaniels, laid-back Lurchers, confident Collies and feisty Frenchies as well as a few friendly felines!

We have done presentations at seminars, we have had stands at fairs, we have presented webinars, we have advertised through local magazines and through the veterinary practices we both do locum work for, and we are very grateful for all those people who have helped to spread the word about our service, so that we are able to help as many patients as possible.

Please do let us know if there is anything we can do to make our service even better. And please do keep spreading the word about us!

We hope to see many of you again, in our fourth year, and hope to meet many new clients and patients too of course.

Pete and Rimante, and our PeRi-dog Spikey and PeRi-Cat Rocky, of course!

31/10/2024

Dear PeRi-Friends, happy Halloween from the Spooky Spikey & Reckless Rocky (aka Catcula)! We hope that you all had a spooktacular time with your four-legged friends🐾✨

18/10/2024

10 years as a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist (CCRT)

Recently, Pete, one of the two founders of PeRiHab, celebrated being qualified as a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist (CCRT), 10 years ago! Together with the first cohort of some 12 British vets, he qualified from the world-renowned Canine Rehabilitation Institute, based in Florida, USA, after 3 years of intense study.

The CCRT qualification is one of the very highest possible qualifications in canine rehabilitation and is widely recognised as such, worldwide.

Since qualifying, Pete has worked in various practices, doing rehabilitation as part of his wider role as veterinary surgeon. He set up a rehabilitation service in practices in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, working alongside GP vets, as well as specialists, such as those at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedic and Neurology, where he held the role of Lead Vet in Rehabilitation.

About 3 years ago, together with his fiancée Dr. Rimante Butkute, he set up PeRiHab, a dedicated, family-run, independent, mobile canine rehabilitation service in the South of England. Pete and Rimante still work, a few days per week, in general small animal veterinary practice, alongside doing rehabilitation work, and they also give regular lectures, and do webinars, on canine rehabilitation.

But it is rehabilitation, in all its aspects, that they are both totally passionate about, not only for dogs, but also for cats! It is the most satisfying part of their jobs and they hope to keep going for many years to come! Here’s to the next 10 years!

05/10/2024

Hi PeRi-Friends!

For the last 2 years we have done presentations at the yearly NARCH (National Association of Registered Canine Hydrotherapists) Education Seminars, talking about various subjects. We also had a stand, showing all the services we offer at PeRiHab. Both years, it was a fun and successful day, and this year we were once again asked to come back!

So tomorrow, Sunday 6th October 2024, we are talking at the NARCH Education Seminar, held in Guildford, Surrey. This time we will do two short presentations: one about the drug called Librela and one about Western Veterinary Acupuncture. Once again, we will be manning a stand to advertise our services. Other speakers on the day include specialist vets, vet nurses, physiotherapists, hydro-therapists and more. It promises to be a great day, once again!

We are always happy to educate and inform people about animal rehabilitation as we are so passionate about it. Please, do ask us, if you think a presentation for your dog club, or organisation, would be appropriate!

04/10/2024

Today is ‘World Animal Day’, the international day of action for animal rights and welfare! It is celebrated on 4th October, each year, as this is the feast day for Franciscus of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

On this day, many people not only do something nice and extra for their pets, such as give them an extra treat, or a longer walk, but they also reflect on what their pets mean to them. This can be a companion, a friend, a confidante, a sounding board, something/someone to cuddle up to.

It is also important to make sure people, worldwide, help to increase awareness and improve education about issues surrounding the keeping of pets. This year’s theme is “The world is their home too!”

One of the most important things to consider is the ‘Five Freedoms’: The freedom from hunger and thirst, the freedom from discomfort, the freedom from pain, injury and disease, the freedom to express normal behaviour and the freedom from fear and distress.

As PeRiHab, the third freedom is what we concentrate on mostly. And, in our daily lives as veterinary surgeons, we feel that many pets are in chronic pain, which is often difficult to recognise and assess. We know that there are so many ways in which we can help pets have a better, more comfortable and pain-free life.

If you think your pet may be in some discomfort or pain, please contact us at PeRiHab!

19/09/2024

September is ‘Pain Awareness Month’!

We, at PeRiHab, specialise in treating and managing pain, especially chronic pain, the most common and important type of pain.

Chronic pain, which includes various types and has various components, is not only common, but also stressful for the patient, it decreases their quality of life and can cause many different secondary issues, as well as ongoing suffering.

Symptoms of chronic pain are not often vocalisation, but commonly behavioural, activity related, postural and habitual changes. They are often subtle and misunderstood, or misinterpreted as ‘getting old’.

Treatment and management of (chronic) pain can involve many different methods, from medication to physiotherapy, from herbal/botanical medicine to acupuncture, from laser treatment to massage.

If you think your pet could be in pain, in any way or form, please do get in touch to ask for our help!

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