Operation K9 Ltd Hydrotherapy Centres

21/12/2024

Day 10 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips 👀🎄🐾

There's usually a lot of extra tasty food around at Christmas, making a tempting time for our pets.

Make sure you are up to date with the foods that are dangerous to dogs so emergencies can be avoided;

❌️ Mince pies
❌️ Christmas cake / pudding
❌️ Grapes / raisins
❌️ Onion
❌️ Chocolate
❌️ Cooked bones
❌️ High fat foods
❌️ Alcohol
❌️ Zylitol (artificial sweetener)

If you're worried your dog has eaten, they shouldn't have, get in touch with your vet. Even if it is out of working hours, there will be a Vet you can speak to for advice by calling your usual number

20/12/2024

Day 9 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips 🐾🎄👀🚶‍♂️

Exercise!

When exercising a dog with arthritis, little and often is best to avoid them being inactive for long periods of time

Avoid high impact exercise such as chasing a ball, jumping, and twisting as this can cause strain on the joint and speed up the disease process

Also, consider the terrain you walk your dog on. Is it smooth and flat or undulating and steep?

Each dog will have an individual care plan, get in touch if you would like to discuss your dogs treatment

☎️ Sherburn 01944 710044
☎️ Beverley 01482 888509

20/12/2024

This is a reminder of our Christmas opening times

Please ensure you have your appointments booked well into January to avoid disappointment, as the New Year is a busy time for us

Monday 23rd is also the last day for the collection of dog food in Sherburn, so please make sure you are stocked up 🎄🐾

19/12/2024

Day 8 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips 🐾🎄🎊👀

If you suffer with arthritis yourself, you'll know cold weather increases the pain and stiffness in your joints.....well it's the same for dogs!

This time of the year is a good time to have a pain review with your vet and consider complimentary therapies to help your dog navigate the colder months

A coat or jumper can help insulate their joints and muscles from the cold weather

We recommend our drying coats for after a hydrotherapy session. They are extremely effective at warming and drying the coat quickly

In stock now for a last minute Christmas present

18/12/2024

Day 7 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips 🐾🎁

Christmas and New Year can be a busy, hectic time for many families. Our pets can, unsurprisingly, find this quite stressful.

Check out our blog for some great tips and advice on how to limit the effects of the festive season on your dog, especially if they are in their senior years
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https://operationk9.co.uk/christmas-with-the-older-dog/

17/12/2024

Are you looking? 🐾👀

The BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 series, The Dog House, is looking for families, couples and individuals to participate in their brand new series.

17/12/2024

Day 6 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips 🎄🐾

Our pools and water treadmill are between 28 and 30 degrees in temperature. The warmth of the water ensures optimum blood flow to the muscles, allowing them to move fluidly and freely.

In between sessions, you can use heat wraps like to help

Reduce pain: Heat can help relieve pain and increase a dog's pain threshold 

Reduce stiffness: Heat can help with joint stiffness and muscle spasms 

Improve range of motion: Heat can help improve a dog's range of motion, especially after exercise 

Relax muscles: Heat can help relax muscles and increase tissue extensibility 

Reduce anxiety: Heat therapy can help reduce anxiety 

https://operationk9.co.uk/product/healed-led-therapy-wrap/





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16/12/2024

Day 5 of our Christmas Canine Care Tips

Weight management......literally the cheapest way to help control your dogs arthritis symptoms!

Did you know 63% of dogs are overweight??

Having a lean body condition can

⚖️ help slow down the progression of arthritis
⚖️ reduce excess strain on joints
⚖️ increase your dogs lifespan
⚖️ reduce inflammatory mediators that are carried by fat....further increasing arthritis pain for overweight dogs

We weigh our patients at each session to monitor their weight, and work together to create a plan that is achievable for the owners and the pet

We also stock low fat, high-quality dog food, which can help reduce the weight of our canine friends

Weight clinics available

☎️ Beverley- 01482 888509
☎️ Sherburn - 01944 710044

15/12/2024

Day four of our Christmas Canine Care Tips! 🎄🐾🎊

Following on from our home adaptations advice, trimming the hair under the feet can help with traction on solid flooring ⛷️

Those little Grinch feet need a tidy once a month to help avoid those little slips 🦴🦴

We offer foot tidys to our registered clients for free

14/12/2024

Day three of our Christmas Care Tips! 🎄😞

It's time to be your dogs own personal occupational therapist

This role is integral to human arthritis management, but have you thought of the ways you can adap your dogs home to ensure they can move around it safely and prevent further injury and stress on their joints? 🦴

Luckily, we have access to an amazing resource that supports and educates owners who are navigating the diagnosis of arthritis for their dog

Check out some more tips and advice at;

https://caninearthritis.co.uk/managing-arthritis/home-environment-adaptations/

Also their Facebook group Holly's Army(managed by vets, RVNs and therapists)

https://facebook.com/groups/2161091580843717/

13/12/2024

Day two of our 12 days of Christmas K9 Care Tips!

** Prize for the best idea!! **

Enrichment!
Mental stimulation is just as important as physical exercise. Especially is the weather is rubbish or you need to skip a walk

Give us your best idea for mental stimulation and enrichment, the winner get a snuffle mat! worth £15
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Your turn! 👇👇👇👇👇👇

12/12/2024

The countdown to Christmas is on!

Day one of our K9 care tips and giveaways 🎄🐾

11/12/2024

**Cancellations**

We know this can be a busy time of year snd as the festive season is upon us, we are seeing priorities shift and more late cancellations

We pride ourselves in offering a bespoke private heath service for our patients but we also run a business

Please be mindful of this as it can have a detrimental effect on our small business, especially at this time of year

Our cancellation policy is full payment within 24 hours of cancellations or moving of appointments

Thank you for your continued support and understanding

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10/12/2024

We are all stocked up on plenty of for the holiday season

Some extra treats for the dogs, too, with their own Chrismss Dinner and treat cones for the big day!

08/12/2024

The news we have all been waiting for! 👶

The safe arrival of our new team member

Piper Enid Clarke 💕

Congratulations to Vicky and Tom on their beautiful baby girl 💕🎊

And yes......she was a water birth 💦💕😀

07/12/2024

Keep an eye out in our stories for all our festive patients 🎄🤶🐾

05/12/2024

Our harness sale continues, available from our centres or online

A great choice for dogs that need that extra support negotiatiating terrain on walks or steps in the house

Grab a bargain!

https://operationk9.co.uk/product/mobility-assist-harness/

02/12/2024

New boy Jasper smashed his second session in the water treadmill today! 🦴🙌

Jasper is only a young lad recently diagnosed with hip dysplasia, unfortunately a common condition in his breed type, and many others

Adding in hydrotherapy to his treatment plan will develop the specific muscles he needs to help support his joints and encourage a more normal gait. This will, in turn, help slow down the progression of his symptoms and keep him.acrive and comfortable for longer

Hip Dysplasia is best treated early! A proactive approach to management of the condition can make a massive difference to their quality of life going forward

We are also helping his owner with other management considerations like body weight, exercise, and home adaptations

Well done, Jasper. We are looking forward to seeing how he progresses 👌😉🙌🦴🐾