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Healing Arts Animal Care

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Healing Arts Animal Care

Veterinary acupuncture, rehabilitation therapy, physical therapy and athletic conditioning to the dogs and cats of Portland.
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09/01/2024

08/31/2024

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I brought Henry, my 12 year old lab, to Healing Arts Animal Care when he started to experience mobility issues. At our first visit Dr. Mandi and her team conducted a very thorough examination and created a care plan tailored to his needs. We have been maintaining care here for several months and have seen such a huge improvement! He is able to navigate our stairs with relative ease, he is able to lay down and get up without trouble, and he is back to enjoying his longer walks in the neighborhood! Henry lights up when we pull into the parking lot at Healing Arts. It’s his favorite place to visit these days! Everyone is so kind and considerate of his needs, and there are always many treats to be had. We feel so fortunate to have found Dr. Mandi and the whole team at Healing Arts.

08/30/2024

08/29/2024

Though we never try to separate you from your pet for treatment, sometimes nodding off with a patient is just what the doctor ordered. Beaker is having electroacupuncture for neck pain and anxiety -- clearly not at this moment though......

08/28/2024

08/26/2024

It was no mistake when the Universe decided that Dr. Mandi should be born on National Dog Day. And her happy fate was sealed......Happy Birthday Dr. Mandi!

08/25/2024

Rehab Bloopers! Anyone else relate to Mimosa's version of exercise? Same.

08/24/2024

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I can't say enough good things about Healing Arts. My dog, Lucy, has IVDD and needed physical therapy following surgery last January. To start, we had a virtual consult with Dr. Mandi - an infinite source of information, in which she was patient and thorough as she explained water treadmill therapy, laser and physiotherapy, the therapies she thought would work best for our case. Their office is clean and highly functional. They were great about following social distancing and mask policies. They only used positive reinforcement. The reception staff is very professional. We specifically worked with Amanda and Whitney. Amanda was super sweet and helped Lucy get comfortable in a new setting. Whitney is FANTASTIC. I honestly can't say enough good things about her. Lucy was a little scared of the water treadmill at first so Whitney would go in with her! To me, that's going above and beyond. She worked so patiently with my Lucy who can be a little difficult at times! She showed me how to do stretches and exercises at home and made suggestions for things we were struggling on. We went back a total of 6-7 times and each time, Lucy would get so excited to see her new best friend, Whitney 🙂 Lucy progressed slowly and surely and is still doing great. I know we got lucky with her recovery and a huge part of that was the care we received at Healing Arts. If you want to make sure your dog is in good hands, Healing Arts Animal Care is the best care you can get.

08/24/2024

Rehab Bloopers! The biggest challenge with exercises for dogs is helping them first understand what you want, and second overcome their concerns about doing it. For Stella, there is a third -- she's deaf. When given the choice of trying to figure out what we were asking for (paws up on the peanut) or doing something else, she opted to BOOP Dr. Mandi and ask for a rescue.

08/22/2024

Happy Birthday to Tanya! Tanya's gift is low stress handling. She takes pride in finding out how a patient ticks and then meeting them where they are to create comfort in their hearts. This applies to her people too -- we are lucky to be some of her people!

08/21/2024

Balance exercises: Imagine standing on your mattress and turning your head from side to side. Would you be able to keep your balance? If you have arthritis or neuropathy would it be harder? Heck yeah. Our dogs make it look easy. Of course, if you gave me a cookie while I did it, I probably would try harder.

08/20/2024

Before you cross the street to avoid a pitty, ask yourself this.....do vets think pit bulls are dangerous? The answer is almost always -- nope. Especially in Portland!

08/20/2024

Make sure you're prepared for the routine and the unforeseen costs of caring for your pet. Be prepared for the unexpected with pet medical insurance – talk to your veterinarian today!

08/19/2024

Dr. Mandi calls these "endorphin eyes" -- when you are just so relaxed that your eyes are at half mast. Linus the Beagle is has acupuncture needles in his neck (and other areas) for a slipped disc in his neck.

08/19/2024

Happy Birthday to Caitlin! Caitlin is native to the PNW but has worked at some of the premier rehab centers in NYC and in Los Angeles. We are so lucky to call her ours!

08/17/2024

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Healing Arts has been amazing for my teenaged mid-sized dog with severe back arthritis. The team cares so much for her; she is always happy for the visits (laser therapy and water treadmill). We discuss how things are and they provide suggestions on changes to exercises if appropriate.
Angel is much happier, active and in less pain than a year ago.

08/16/2024

Making sure that pets are comfortable in the underwater treadmill is essential to future success in muscle building, retraining the gait and overall body comfort. Amanda is our queen of low stress handling introductions. See Zorro's worried eyebrows? She won't take him further until he's ready!

08/15/2024

This big boy's dads deserve the BEST CHEERING SECTION award. Complete with soundtrack!

08/14/2024

Watch to the end......Elevated sit to stand: The purpose of this exercise is to have the dog do a deep sit and then stand. This works the knees and hips at a larger range of motion that a simple sit. However, just like when we go to sit in a little kid's chair, dogs worry about it at first. Maggie Mae added her own brand of adorable to her efforts.

08/13/2024

The underwater treadmill is not just for walking! We can do therapeutic swimming for all but the biggest dogs! When we added Caitlin last year, she taught us great techniques for swimming our big guys. Abby was born with only part of her left front leg. She swimming to help with body awareness -- she tends to rely a bit too much on her "flipper" and not enough on her leg.

08/12/2024

When the Heart meridian is out of balance, there is a lack depth in relationships and interactions with others. The physical issues we tend to see with a Heart meridian imbalance include short-term memory problems, high blood pressure, heart palpitations, insomnia and anxiety.

08/12/2024

08/11/2024

Tonight on Nextflix!!

08/10/2024

Patient comfort is our jam! For Oakley, showing his belly to have laser of his sore iliopsoas muscle was a bit scary. So Dr. Lyn asked the owner to be a trough to support him. He's happy as a clam.

08/09/2024

08/08/2024

Tuxie would like to share that at Healing Arts, you get to choose your treatment location. If you wanna be treated under the rolling stool -- if that's what makes you feel safe and comfortable -- then that is what you get to do! And not just on International Day of the Cat but every single day of the year!

08/08/2024

The world is better with a cat by your side. Happy International Cat Day! 🐈 🌟

Address

8505 SW Creekside Place Suite 120
Beaverton, OR
97008

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9pm - 8pm

Website

http://www.healingartsanimalcare.com/

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On National Beach Day, we want to share one of our favorite success cases. Maya had distemper virus and has long term neurological changes as a result. She went from dragging to hopping to walking before she and her family moved to Hawaii. WE LOVE getting these updates! #NationalBeachDay #SuccessStory #DistemperSurvivor #NeuroRecovery #MiracleDog #RehabRocks #HealingArtsVet #VetRehab

Cats can do physiotherapy!! Especially with Churu -- AKA kitty crack! High steps and crawling are great for kitties with low back discomfort. Believe it or not 80% of cats over 5 have low back arthritis of some form! #CatPhysiotherapy #KittyCrack #SeniorCatCare #PetRehabilitation #cavalettis #churu #healingartsvet #vetrehab

Rehab Bloopers! Anyone else relate to Mimosa's version of exercise? Same. #RehabFails #WorkoutHumor #GymGiggles #PhysicalTherapyFails #RehabComedy #Frenchiehumor #FrenchiesofIG #mimosa #Healingartsvet #RehabBloopers

This big boy's dads deserve the BEST CHEERING SECTION award. Complete with soundtrack! #newf #newfoundland #landseer #underwatertreadmill #hydrotherapy #veterinaryhydrotherapy #eyeofthetiger #cheeringsection #healingartsvet #vetrehab

Rehab bloopers! Crawling is a great exercise for working gluteal muscles. Pugs are well known for being food motivated -- and food motivated enough to create their own exercise if they think they will get the treat faster. #RehabBloopers #GlutealWorkout #PugFitness #PugLife #WorkoutHumor #Crawling #pugsofIG #healingartsvet

There is more than one way to walk on a treadmill! We use our land treadmill sideways for dogs needing shoulder strengthening, elbow ligament retraining, and forelimb awareness retaining. Millie is recovering from elbow surgery -- what a rockstar she is at this exercise! #elbowdysplasia #FMCP #fragmentedmedialcoronoidprocess #irishsetter #irishsettersofIG #landtreadmil #treadmilltricks #bodyawareness #ligamenttraining #healingartsvet

Cavaletti poles: Two purposes. First, is to put the body in touch with where the feet are in space. Anytime there is pain, surgical intervention, or neurological damage, the "fine tuning" of where the feet are in space can be altered. Second, is to have to pet calculate how to stand on one foot while stepping over with the other. If they have a wiggly pug butt too, so much the better! #CanineRehab #TherapeuticExercise #AnimalPhysicalTherapy #CavalettiTraining #PugButt #HealingArtsVet #VetRehab #PurposefulExercise

Rehab bloopers! We often put a scrunchie on the foot of the "good" leg as an irritant and to encourage better weight bearing on the surgery leg or affected leg. Maple took "irritant" to a whole new level. #RehabHumor #PhysicalTherapyFun #AnimalRehab #VetRehab #CanineRehab #healingartsvet #maltese #maltesesofIG #scrunchie #sillypuppy

We are so lucky to add One Tail at a Time PDX ( @otatpdx ) to the rescues we support. This organization makes sure that any pet they take on, not only has the best life with their new family, but that they got there with the best health care. Stout is getting an Orthopets stifle device to support his only hind leg's ACL until he is in a stable home and can have surgery. He is such a perfect boy -- we LOVED him! If you would like to conttribute to his care, please contact OTAT. https://www.otatpdx.org/

Happy National Swimming Pool Day! 🎉 Dive in with us and celebrate the joy of splashing around! One thing that sets our underwater treadmill apart is that we are a bit psycho about how clean out treadmills are. Weekly water changes, monthly bacterial cultures and twice daily chemical testing we are unique in our area! Jump on in -- the water is CLEAN! #cleanlinessisnexttoDOGlyness #onlythebest #microbiologymatters #havenspapoolandhearth #poolchemicals #healingartsvet #vetrehab #hydrotherapy #underwatertreadmill #dontbeicky

POINTS FOR CREATIVITY! Veterinary PT is a creative art. Since dogs are all shapes and sizes, and their people are different ages and abilities, there are not many "uniform" pieces of equipment for exercises. For Mr. Yam Yams we fashioned a way for the single owner to suspend him and work on steps on the front legs and the back legs. #veterinaryphysicaltherapy #vetrehahb #healingartsvet #healingisanart #holisticcare #mindandbody #makeitupasyougoalong #paralysisdog #toypoodle

Acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE) is a type of intervertebral disc disease that can affect dogs and is considered a neurological emergency. It occurs when excessive force is applied to a normal disc, such as from trauma, falling, or vigorous exercise. This force tears the outer shell of the disc, allowing a part of the disc's center to be forced out of the shell and hit the spinal cord at high speed. This causes spinal cord bruising and bleeding, but not compression as in other types of disc extrusion. #ANNPE #neurologicalinjury #discdisease #vetrehab #hydrotherapy #underwater treadmill #dogsofinstagram #dogsofpdx #increaseyourchances #healingartsvet

Losing’ it, but this too small pass

Thanks for your patience. Computers are still not functional. Seems the person who created our VPN left the firm and made no notes. AAALLLLLLL the IT nerds are on it but taking so much time!! We’ll let you know when we’re back on line. Appointments Friday and Saturday are still a go!!!

Our wonderful reception team Doc Gieselle and Doc Anji live on separate islands in the Philippines so have never met, even though they work together everyday. Anji was on Gieselle's island for her birthday, so Healing Arts took them out to dinner! It turned into quite an adventure that of course, involved a dog! #alwaysadog #remotebutclose #finallytheymeet #dogadventure #birthdaywraps #workfamily #healingartsvet #veterinaryrehabilitation #vetrehab #veterinarycommunity

Closed on Tuesday

While Dr. Mandi’s Colorado/Wisconsin blood LOVE love ❤️ LOVES the snow and cold, others do not. We’re closing for Tuesday to keep everyone safe (and let Dr. Mandi go play outdoors!)

Silver lining

Well I was pitching a fit because the weather s terrible and we are getting down to the wire getting the clinic ready. Welllll. The universe knows what it is doing as the was a great opportunity to find out that our skylight is leaking snow!!!. Awesome landlord all over it!

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Our Story

As a general practitioner in Southern Oregon for 15 years, Dr. Mandi Blackwelder continued to love the science of veterinary medicine, but felt that there was so much more that could be done for our recovering and elderly pets. Even with years of acupuncture under her belt, she felt there was more. Entering they physical therapy and rehabilitation program at the University of Tennessee shone a light that missing link -- it was finishing what we have started. In veterinary medicine we tend to get them through surgery and then tell them to be quiet a few weeks and then BAM back to activity. Or we tend to rest dogs with back injuries and then let them out of crate rest and expect it to never happen again. Or even with our elderly dogs, we’ve watched them run and jump and hike and chase balls for 12-14 years and then when they are achey and sore we only offer medication. There is SO much more!

Once Dr. Mandi was certified, she began looking for a rehab home. A friend told her of a rehab practice in Portland where the practice owner had passed away -- she and her husband drove to Portland and bought it, nearly on the spot. THIS was what she had been waiting for! In 2014 Healing Arts Animal Care opened it’s doors in Raleigh Hills offering rehabilitation, physical therapy, and athletic conditioning to the pets of Portland. The underwater treadmill was installed, the Class IV therapeutic laser was instituted and acupuncture Chi was flowing. From the start, the mission was all about comfort. Comfort for the pet. Comfort for the owner. Comfort for the staff. Our favorite thing to hear is “He just pulls me in the door. He LOVES it here!” or “There she is Sparky, YOUR Dr. Mandi.” We love being “owned” by our patients, where they feel at home, the come in, flop down and be ready to be comforted.

In August 2017 we moved into our new home in Beaverton. We started in 158 square feet, so moving to 1200 sf was like taking a long deep breath! Ah.....more comfort. In addition Healing Arts became a Premier Partner with Orthopets, a company that makes custom orthoses and prosthetics for pets -- we fit supports for stifles (knees), ankles (tarsus) and wrist (carpus) in addition to prosthetics for amputees. We are also a trusted partner with Eddie’s Wheels, a wonderful company making custom carts (wheelchairs) for our dogs with significant mobility dysfunction. We even started a local group called Calling All Carts for our wheelchair bound friends. There is nothing more fulfilling that seeing a park site filled with happy dogs rolling around!

We continue to grow and hope to open a second location on Portland’s East Side sometime in the early 2020’s.