Fluid Motion Veterinary Physiotherapy

Fluid Motion Veterinary Physiotherapy A mobile service around Hampshire and surrounding areas. I am a fully qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist once graduating from Coventry University.

Offers available for multi dog households, discipline teams and accessible at selected events.

14/01/2022

Not long now until the biggest dog show!! Very excited as the flyball team I compete with, Lightning Strikes Flyball & Agility Club will be competing on the green carpet so look out for us! The first of a few exciting events this year for our fastest team and a special mention goes out to Becky with Flare the welsh collie cross american whippet who has regular maintenance sessions with me to keep him in tip top condition!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my four legged best friend and I! ๐Ÿถ
24/12/2021

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my four legged best friend and I! ๐Ÿถ

09/09/2021

Our members will have covered topics such as in-depth anatomy, neurology, orthopaedics, physiotherapy and much more. They are skilled in clinical reasoning and the application of a treatment programme designed for the individual and therefore do not just use prescriptive programmes

For further information on course content, you should contact the universities delivering a veterinary physiotherapy degree course directly

31/08/2021
From a very young age, Kelly Black has been extremely passionate about dogs. She grew up in a busy household with active...
26/08/2021

From a very young age, Kelly Black has been extremely passionate about dogs. She grew up in a busy household with active Border Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs from both breeders or rescue. Kelly joined the BFA (British Flyball Association) when she was 11 years old and developed a love for the sport very quickly. She successfully competed with her Border Collie Blitz for many years until she retired due to age and safety. Kelly now trains and competes with a team members Border Collie, Kruger, in the top divisions whilst preparing her 1yr old Border Collie, Snitch for Open competition. She is training him in the foundations of both agility and flyball and when he is ready, she hopes to compete in both.

Kelly completed a 2 year Animal Management at Sparsholt College. This involved many different topics ranging from handling, training, behaviour and anatomy. It was in her second year that she began to fall in love with the idea of training as a Veterinary Physiotherapist. Kelly went on to study BSc (hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy at Moreton Morrell Collage and completed her degree in October 2020!

Kelly is now officially taking bookings! After a long delay due to the Covid-19 outbreak Kelly feels now is the time to follow her passion! To book please do not hesitate to contact her on her social media pages as well as through email at [email protected].

02/08/2021

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 13mo of age.

01/08/2021

The British Flyball Association Festivals commence on Friday 6th August starting with the Indoor festival! With every competitor beginning to get very excited (include me!) here's a little reminder of the importance of warming up and cooling down your four-legged athlete! With lots of dogs not only competing in their normal divisional racing, many are also involved within speed trials this year which only means more physical demand on their bodies.

Please feel free to come and say hello and ask me any questions you may have! I will be at both festivals competing with Lightning Strikesโšก

Good luck everyone race hard, but most of all have fun with your best friend!๐Ÿพ

29/07/2021

Credit: Dogs Trust

20/07/2021

Can I give my dog frozen treats? ๐ŸงŠ

โ˜€๏ธ The weather has really warmed up over the last few days, and is set to stay that way for a while longer. This has meant a lot of mixed messages being shared over social media.

๐Ÿ˜žOne post that I see frequently shared with regards to ice cubes & frozen treats is well-meaning but a little misleading. The original poster unfortunately misinterpreted what was said by the vet and, when recounting the advice, missed a crucial element of the advice - that the advice was specific to dogs who are experiencing hyperthermia/heatstroke.

โœ… If your dog is not showing any signs of heat stroke then it is safe to give them frozen treats, ice cubes and doggy ice cream. You can add ice cubes to their water, let them play with ice cubes or freeze treats inside ice cubes for them.

โŒIf a dog is showing signs of heatstroke then it can be dangerous to give them frozen treats, ice cubes and icy cold water. Instead you should prioritise getting them to the vet for treatment and using safe methods of cooling on the way.

โ˜€๏ธSome signs of heatstroke are:
- excessive, vigorous panting
- agitation
- dark red, sticky/tacky gums

๐Ÿ’ฆSafe cooling methods:
- stand the dog in cool/tepid water
- wipe the dog's paws, abdomen, arm pits and neck with a wet cloth, refresh and repeat.
- use a fan/air con

โ€ผ๏ธPriority should always be to get the dog to the vet as a matter of urgency.
๐ŸŒกNo dogs have died from missing a walk but heatstroke can be fatal.

Prevention is the best option. Why not try some fun training or enrichment in the garden, play in a paddling pool, eat some tasty, frozen snacks or just chill out in front of the fan!

Stay safe out there โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒก

18/07/2021

Summer has finally arrived, and it comes with its risks!โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿพ

Walking dogs in hot weather is not advised, due to the high risk of heat stroke. Heat stroke in dogs is essentially a high temperature, but not caused by fever. It occurs when dogs are suddenly unable to self-regulate and keep their body temperature at a comfortable level.

To prevent this, we advise not walking your dogs between 8am-8pm when temperatures are at peak!

If you notice any signs of heatstroke including excessive panting, weakness, excess salivation, vomiting, reddened gums, loss of consciousness, collapse and uncoordinated movement, please contact our surgery on 01635 41509.

See image below from VetsNow for more information on keeping your dog safe during these high temperatures! ๐ŸŒกโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿถ

21/05/2021
With the world beginning to get back to normal, canine and equine sports have already begun or will be commencing in the...
16/05/2021

With the world beginning to get back to normal, canine and equine sports have already begun or will be commencing in the coming weeks! It is really important to look at every animal participating as an athlete. When we watch people participating in sports such as; football, netball, athletics and rugby, every participant completes series of activities to aid them in warming up and cooling down.

Therefore, we shouldnโ€™t look at our animals any differently! There are many benefits to completing warming up and cooling down routines and if you are unsure of how to help your animals feel free to contact your local Veterinary Physiotherapist!





08/05/2021

A 2020 study by Hibb et al examined crooked tail carriage (CTC) in horses. 520 lame and 170 nonlame sports horses were examined for CTC and other characteristics. All horses were evaluated when ridden. Lame horses were also assessed in hand and on the lunge.โฃ
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๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:โฃ
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- CTC occurred more frequently in lame (32.5%) compared with nonlame horses (5.3%)โฃ
- The direction of CTC was not related to the side of the lame limb (ie a horse with a lame left limb did not necessarily hold their tail to the left)โฃ
- CTC was associated with sacroliliac joint region pain and increased thoracolumbar muscle tension, but not thoracolumbar pain, thoracolumbar reduced range of motion or saddle slipโฃ
- CTC increased in circles to the direction of the crooked tailโฃ
- CTC was slightly more common in hindlimb lameness (35.7%) than forelimb lameness (21%)โฃ
- Of 169 lame horses with CTC, 103 held their tail to the leftโฃ
- The use of diagnostic anaesthesia to abolish lameness and SIJR pain resulted in resolution of CTC in only 12.2% of horses. This suggests that CTC may not be a direct response to perception of pain in many horses, nor the result of a compensatory mechanism in response to lameness.โฃ
- CTC was present in a small proportion of nonlame control horses, implying that there are variables other than lameness influencing tail carriageโฃ
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๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜›๐˜Š ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜Š๐˜›๐˜Š ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.โฃ
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๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โฃ
Nonlame horses were a convenience sample and lameness assessment, other clinical observations and determination of the presence of CTC were subjective, with potential for bias.โฃ
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What are your thoughts on this study and your experience of CTC? โฃ

Ref: Hibbs, K.C., Jarvis, G.E. and Dyson, S.J. (2021), Crooked tail carriage in horses: Increased prevalence in lame horses and those with thoracolumbar epaxial muscle tension or sacroiliac joint region pain. Equine Vet Educ. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13316

08/05/2021

Unlike humans, horses are designed to run on a full stomach. Feeding your horse 2-3L of chaff or a biscuit of hay prior to exercise has two benefits :
1๏ธโƒฃ The chaff will form a ball of feed in the stomach, which will help prevent acid from splashing up from the lower part of the stomach to cause gastric ulcers.
2๏ธโƒฃ Blood is normally diverted away from the stomach during exercise, which reduces some of its normal protective mechanisms. Research has shown that feeding your horse before exercise actually reduces the amount of blood that is shunted away from the stomach and also increases the amount of blood delivered to the skeletal muscles and muscles of the chest. So not only are you helping to protect the stomach, you also might be improving your horseโ€™s performance.
For more information : http://ow.ly/CfYy50Dmwnh

I had a very exciting delivery yesterday, my business cards arrived a lot earlier than expected!โ˜บ๏ธ Looking forward to ta...
20/04/2021

I had a very exciting delivery yesterday, my business cards arrived a lot earlier than expected!โ˜บ๏ธ

Looking forward to taking booking very soon! Keep your eyes pealed!๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ

28/03/2021

Veterinary Physiotherapy is a non-invasive technique that helps to treat a range of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions including post-surgical conditions, performance enhancement and maintenance.

Patients are evaluated before treatment which involves the assessment of the animal's movement in walk and trot as well as feeling their muscles and joints for any signs of pain, inbalances or current/previous injuries. Physical treatment includes massage, stretching, electrotherapies and remedial exercise.

Working alongside other veterinary professionals is essential to ensure the individual animal is receiving the best possible treatment.

Common Conditions that can be treated using Veterinary Physiotherapy are;

- Hip Dysplasia
- Elbow Dysplasia
- Tendon and Ligament Injuries
- Arthritis
- Obesity
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Muscle Wastage
- Luxating Patella
- Performance Maintenance

*Please note Veterinary Physiotherapists can only work under a Veterinarianโ€™s referral or consent*





25/03/2021

Welcome to Fluid Motion Veterinary Physiotherapy!

โ—๏ธNow taking bookings!โ—๏ธ

Kelly is a fully qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist completing her BSc (hons) degree in October 2020. She specialises in the canine field with a large amount of knowledge looking specifically at the canine athlete, although, will happily work with horses or cats as well.

Fluid Motion will be a mobile service operating in Hampshire, Berkshire and surrounding areas, however would be happy to travel further such as to specific clubs for an additional fee.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact us through our social media pages or via email: [email protected]





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