Hector's Clinical Canine Massage

03/01/2025

Wishing all my clients a healthy and happy 2025! I am very much looking forward to helping as many dogs as I can this year 🐶❤️

Hector (pictured) is looking forward to continuing to help me by joining me for some more CPD sessions with to ensure I am updating my skills and being the best massage therapist I can ❤️

Please get in touch to discuss how clinical canine massage could benefit your dog
📧 [email protected]

29/12/2024

Help us find Harrison a home! 🙏

Stunning Harrison has been at the sanctuary for eight months now with little interest. 😭

In that time he has met some lovely potential adopters but alas it wasn't meant to be! ☹️

This wonderful lad is desperate to be out of kennels and in his new forever home so please share his post to help us reach as many dog lovers as possible. 💚

Harrison is looking for the following type of home. 🏠
🐾 An adult-only home
🐾 A pet-free home
🐾 A home with a private secure garden.

If you are interested in applying for Harrison please click on the link below 👇

https://oxfordshireanimalsanctuary.org.uk/adoption/dogs/harrison-2/

Please share Harrison’s plea to find his forever home. 🥰

24/12/2024

Wishing all my lovely clients a very Merry Christmas and happy new year 🎄❤️🤍🎅🏻

A massive thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support this year. I have truly loved having the pleasure of treating your lovely dogs and I am very much looking forward to 2025 ❤️🤍🐶

15/12/2024

11/12/2024

Last call for raffle tickets for Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Christmas raffle 🎄🐶❤️

🎄 Our BIG Christmas Raffle for 2024! 🎄 Get ready to win some incredible prizes, including: 🥇 1st Prize: 💸 £200 cash! 🥈 2nd Prize: 🍽️ The Trout Inn Wolvercote: Dinner for Two + Bottle of House Wine (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Valid until 4th May 2025) 🥉 3rd Pri...

08/12/2024

Meet lovely Lottie 🤍 Lottie is one of my regular clients who I have been treating for about 5 months.

Lottie also sees a chiropractor which massage works really well alongside. Lottie’s owner has seen a great improvement in her gait and overall demeanour since Lottie has been having both treatments 🤍

Lottie has had cruciate ligament surgery on one hind leg and luxating patella surgery on the other. Massage can help dogs who have had surgery for these issues in the following ways:

🐶 Helps areas of overcompensation - the dog will often take their weight off the affected leg into their lower back, neck, shoulders and the unaffected leg
🐶 Reduces pain and significantly improves comfort levels
🐶 Addresses areas of protective muscle splinting
🐶 Improves gait
🐶 Speeds up the natural healing process
🐶 Reduces inflammation and helps combat lymphoedema
🐶 Improves weight bearing
🐶 Promotes mobility
🐶 Helps to rebuild atrophied or wasted muscle and maintain muscle tone
🐶 Decreases fibrosis by relieving contracted muscles and tendons
🐶 Help a return to normal, stable exercise

📧 Please get in contact to find out how massage could help your dog 🐕 🐩 🐾

[email protected] 🧡💚

07/12/2024

🎄 Our BIG Christmas Raffle for 2024! 🎄 Get ready to win some incredible prizes, including: 🥇 1st Prize: 💸 £200 cash! 🥈 2nd Prize: 🍽️ The Trout Inn Wolvercote: Dinner for Two + Bottle of House Wine (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Valid until 4th May 2025) 🥉 3rd Pri...

23/11/2024

Meet lovely Luna 🥰 Luna is a 7 year old agility dog who has maintenance massages to keep her in tip top condition for her sport.

Clinical canine massage can help performance dogs in the following ways:
🐕 Addresses tight, hypertonic and sore muscles which are common with repetitive and high intensity exercise
🐕 Helps break down restrictive scar tissue which can build up after a muscle strain, therefore restoring flexibility in the affected muscles
🐕 Releases restricted fascia, improving range of movement and reducing pain
🐕 Helps to prevent injury happening by finding and addressing musculoskeletal issues before they become a problem
🐕 Enhances performance by warming the muscles, increasing blood flow, improving mobility and reducing stiffness

💚 Routine maintenance massages really are important for any performance or working dog.

🧡 If you’d like to find out how clinical canine massage could help your dog please get in contact today 🙏

📧 [email protected]

22/11/2024

I am proud to be part of the Canine Massage Guild 🤩

21/11/2024

Please support Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Christmas raffle to make funds for the great work they do! And you might be in with a chance of winning a massage session with us! 🎄 💚❤️🤍

🎄 Our BIG Christmas Raffle for 2024! 🎄 Get ready to win some incredible prizes, including: 🥇 1st Prize: 💸 £200 cash! 🥈 2nd Prize: 🍽️ The Trout Inn Wolvercote: Dinner for Two + Bottle of House Wine (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Valid until 4th May 2025) 🥉 3rd Pri...

14/11/2024

Tiny Taz is requesting applications! 🐶

Taz has arrived at the sanctuary due to no fault of his own. 😢

He's a smashing friendly boy who is always ready for a an adventure but equally loves the comfort of a warm sofa or lap! ❤️

This mini lad is lovely to walk and is happy to say hello to people and other dogs while out and about but he would like his forever home to be pet free so it can be all about him! 🥰

Taz is looking for the following type of home 🏡
✅️ Taz can live with children aged 12+
✅️ Taz would prefer a pet free home.
✅️A private secure garden with minimum 4 ft fencing.

If you would like to apply for Taz please click on the link below 👇

https://oxfordshireanimalsanctuary.org.uk/adoption/dogs/taz/

13/11/2024

🐕 🐩 Is your dog showing any of the following?:

🐶 Slowing down on walks
🐶 Lameness/ limping
🐶 Increased stiffness which has maybe become more apparent in the damp and colder weather
🐶 Struggling to get in and out of the car & up and down stairs
🐶 Quivering or twitching skin
🐶 Behavioural changes/ anxiety/ depression
🐶 Diagnosed orthopaedic conditions such as arthritis, hip and elbow dysplasia, luxating patella, spondylosis
🐶 Soft tissue injury
🐶 Performance issues in sporting/ working dogs

💚Clinical canine massage can help! It can be very beneficial for all dogs, of all ages, enhancing their quality of life.

🧡I am a fully insured member of the Canine Massage Guild and I would love to chat to you about how clinical canine massage can help your dog 🐕

📧 Please get in contact today for a no obligation discussion [email protected]

10/11/2024

Meet lovely Mischief 🩷 Mischief is 12 and is an ex agility dog. She suffers from arthritis which many older dogs do, but in fact arthritis can affect dogs of any age.

Arthritis is a progressively worsening inflammation of the joint caused by deterioration of the cartilage. Unfortunately it is a progressive disease with no known cure. However there are ways to help manage it, including massage 🙏

Mischief’s owner books her in for maintenance massages each month which can help arthritic dogs in the following ways:

⭐️ Helps address areas of protective muscle splinting around the arthritic joint, therefore significantly reducing the dog’s pain.
⭐️ Helps to relax tight muscles that have become fixed in an habitual pattern, which causes pain and inhibits movement.
⭐️ Identifies patterns of overcompensation and pain referral at secondary sites.
⭐️ Improves movement, gait and range of movement.

📧 Get in touch today to find out how clinical canine massage could help your dog 🐕 [email protected]

07/11/2024

Please support Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Christmas raffle where there are some great prizes up for grabs, including a massage voucher for a treatment with me! 🎄 🤶 🎅🏻

🎄 Our BIG Christmas Raffle for 2024! 🎄 Get ready to win some incredible prizes, including: 🥇 1st Prize: 💸 £200 cash! 🥈 2nd Prize: 🍽️ The Trout Inn Wolvercote: Dinner for Two + Bottle of House Wine (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Valid until 4th May 2025) 🥉 3rd Pri...

04/11/2024

I have also checked the YuMove digestive care tablets I use and the batch number on the box does not match the tablets and the date on the box does not match the tablets. So they are clearly fake. I have reported this to Amazon so please check yours if you purchase any YuMove products from Amazon

01/11/2024

Meet lovely Shona who is a 2 year old Labrador with no diagnosed issues 🧡
Shona’s owner has booked her in for some monthly maintenance massages as massage doesn’t have to be for injuries or conditions, it can simply help any dog of any age in the following ways:
🐶 Provides a hands on check for your dog
🐶 Helps to identify potential issues
🐶 Relieves tight muscles and muscle spasms
🐶 Reduces stress and anxiety
🐶 Improves mood and provides a sense of relaxation
🐶 Improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow
🐶 Improved mobility
🐶 Improved performance in sporting and working dogs
🐶 Influences the bodies natural healing process

Massage enhances quality of life for a happier healthier dog 🧡

29/10/2024

As Halloween is approaching please keep your pets safe 🎃

Here are a few hints and tips:

🍭 Ensure sweets are kept away from pets most sweets contain Xylitol which is highly toxic. Always have your vet's contact details at hand just in case.

🐈 Keep cats indoors where they are safe.

🦮Now the clocks have changed ensure you and your dog are visible during the darker evenings.

🎃 Keep lit pumpkins out of reach. Discard old pumpkins so your pets don’t eat them.

ℹ️ Check your pet's microchip details are up to date.

🎆 If your pet struggles with loud bangs then please ask your vet for advice on different calming aids.

🐰 Don’t forget loud bangs can also scare our small furries, check on them regularly and keep them busy with different enrichment activities.

Keep an eye out on our social media to see our furry friends enjoying Halloween 🎃👻

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