Hands to Paws

02/11/2024

Today has been full of glitz and glamour 🎉

Specifically lots of ginger glitter from a lovely 10 year old boy. It was a pleasure to be given every sparkle as I completed my first treatment session with him.
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13/10/2024

Beigli is my newest client and we've just finished her 3 intensive treatment sessions before moving to a maintenance protocol.

Beigli came to the UK after being rescued from Europe during lockdown and has since had TPLO (https://www.ndsr.co.uk/information-sheets/tplo-surgery-for-cruciate-ligament-rupture/) surgery on both stifles.

Beigli recovered well but her owner knew that arthritis was a likely consequence and made the decision to be proactive as keeping the musculature around the joint strong will also keep the limbs strong and moving the way they should.

Having seen Beigli doing zoomies I wondered what I could do to help but trusting the power of Galen Myotherapy there have been positive but subtle changes.

Being proactive will always be better than reactive with arthritis as our stoic dogs will only show us they are painful when the disease is well advanced.

And remember ,"Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of chronic pain in dogs. It affects 80% of dogs over the age of 8 years old, and potentially up to 35% of dogs of all ages. " (https://caninearthritis.co.uk/what-is-arthritis/arthritis-in-dogs-the-basics/)

13/10/2024

A great listen for anyone interested in canine wellness and the links to training 🙂

03/09/2024

A great podcast which got me thinking again about my own younger dog, Finn and all the things I've put in place and some I still need to do (as non of us are perfect).

Woody taught me so much about arthritis and even he was considered young at diagnosis, 6.5 yrs old, to be showing severe diagnostic signs. The symptoms were far less easy to see!

There is so much great information available now about arthritis but I think the biggest thing we need to keep shouting about is,

"It's not just an old dog disease"

Check out Episode 3 - Prevalence and identification of OA pain in younger dogs - Duncan Lascelles from Canine Arthritis Matters on Amazon Music.

Dr. Lascelles is Professor in Small Animal Surgery and Pain Management at North Carolina State University. His research program (Translational Research in Pain [TRiP]) develops methods to measure pain associated with spontaneous disease in animals, and seeks to understand the underlying neurobiol...

01/09/2024

I've updated my Privacy Policy on my website which provides information relating to records and their retention periods.

https://www.handstopaws.co.uk/privacy-policy

Cute dog pic of my bestie to make this essential post less boring!!!

Your information is securely stored via jotform and Google Drive. We keep the defined personal information for 1 year following your pet’s last treatment session. We will then dispose of your information by deleting all electronic records including, client consultation forms, emails, and Whatsapp ...

30/08/2024

The power of Galen Myotherapy Positive Pact®️ protocol.

Sita is a wonderful and energetic girl who loves scootering with her mum. I saw her this week (as well as her older brother and sister) for our check in before the canisports season kicks in.

By using the Positive PACT protocol so that she has freedom of movement and "choice" on how her sessions progress, we have developed a relationship and this week she really started to relax and will now benefit fully from her Galen Myotherapy sessions.

Big shout out to her owner who has also trusted me for the last two sessions when it looked like very little "hands on" work was being done.

"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” -Orhan Pamuk

Find out more at https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/positive-pact

Pics - Sita and Mallory showing what Galen Myotherapy is all about.

I must also mention Edith even though I didn't get her pic 🐕🐕🐕