Congrats to Dr. Allison and Dan! It was a fun and beautiful wedding our team is grateful to be a part of.
Have you ever seen a “land seal” so excited for the water?
This is one of Fiona’s favorite parts about coming to see us at Walking Paws Rehab 🌊
The underwater treadmill is just a piece of your pet’s rehab plan to help maintain or return them back to their previous activity level!
Reggie is currently being treated for suspected intervertebral disc disease which is causing him weakness in the hind limbs and back pain. 🐾
At Walking Paws Rehab, the first thing we focus on when a patient with IVDD comes in is decreasing pain and swelling around the site of injury. We then focus on relaxing the muscles surrounding the spine. Rehab techniques are focused on bringing back sensation and proprioception. Once proprioception is improved we work on stability. We start with positional balance exercises and then progress into dynamic movements. We focus on retraining transitions and taking appropriate steps. Lastly, we focus on rebuilding the stabilizers in the spine to prevent future injuries. We can also help make recommendations for assistive devices for your pet, such as booties or carts based on their needs.
If your patient has intervertebral disc disease we have many therapies and supportive devices that can help. At Walking Paws Rehab we have helped thousands of patients with back pain. We have successfully helped many patients go from being paralyzed to walking again. Visit https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ to schedule an appointment today! 📲
Wheelchair: Walkin' Pets
Our stretching program will help your patient's muscles feel better! We are skilled at finding trigger points in muscles, determining which muscles are tight, and how to safely stretch each muscle.🐾
At Walking Paws Rehab, we will also teach the patient's owners how to perform these stretches at home.
Help your patient get back to their favorite activities! Visit https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ to schedule an appointment and get them moving again.📲
Our patients are real athletes! 🐕
We have many different types of rehab equipment that we have our patients use, and Fell is showing you how it is done!
By asking a pet to perform a certain exercise, we help them build a specific muscle, improve their range of motion to a joint, improve their balance, or retrain them to walk! 🐾
Do you have a patient who would benefit from physical therapy? Visit https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ to schedule an appointment today!📲
FitPaws
We get that sometimes things seem much easier when you have a friend by your side🦮🐕🦺
From moral support to a workout buddy, we have a strong belief that best friends who rehab together stay together! 🐾
Oscar has lumbosacral disease and elbow arthritis, and part of his treatment plan includes walking backward on the underwater treadmill. 💧
Oscar LOVES treats. ✨
In fact, he learned that he can still get treats if he walks backward-- even if the Walking Paws team has turned off the treadmill and is draining the water. 🐾
"Work smarter, not harder" is his motto! 😅
In 2021, Elbert was struck by a car resulting in a lameness in his left forelimb.
He developed a wound on his foot that persistently reopened over the last 3 years despite different surgical and bandage techniques to close the wound. Elbert saw specialist after specialist. And spent 3 years in a bandage receiving regular bandage changes! In October of 2023, Elbert came to Walking Paws for his initial consultation for a diagnosis and to come up with a solution to be able to walk on his paw one day without reopening his wound on the bottom of his paw. And we did it!
Our team performed a full exam and found he had a chronic injury to his 5th digit and carpal hyperextension injury that was causing excessive pressure not allowing the skin to heal. After 3 years, Elbert finally received a diagnosis as to why his skin wouldn’t heal! And all it took was a thorough exam by one of our doctors!
We then were able to establish a plan for the wound to heal. We found him an over-the-counter support to keep weight off of his injured leg. The wound finally healed with frequent bandage changes, carpal support, and the diligence of his owners. ⭐
Our team then casted and measured him for a custom OrthoPets carpal orthosis, which was specifically designed to take pressure off of the area of his paw that was causing the wound to open again. Elbert’s wound is now fully healed and he is comfortably wearing his custom orthotic. We are grateful to be able to give Elbert a happy ending! ✨
Now we are focused on getting him back to a life full of walks, fetch, and hiking! 🐾
Kyleigh wanted you to join her for her day at Walking Paws Rehab! ✨
She originally came to us with bilateral elbow dysplasia, but she currently is pain-free! Her physical therapy now is to make sure the pain doesn't return through a maintenance program. 🐾
She started this particular day with a stone massage and ended it with mobility training.
Do you have a patient with muscle or joint pain? Schedule an appointment with us by visiting https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/! 📲
Walking Paws Rehab celebrated a very special 15th birthday for one of our patients, Louis, last week! 🎉
We are so happy he decided to spend part of his day with us and we just had to share how handsome he looked in his crown! 👑
Ruffian is recovering from Medial Epicondylitis which gives him joint pain.
One of the methods we use to help relieve the pain is acupuncture! Ruffian has learned that acupuncture time also means snack time, so he does not mind it! He also likes his ear muffs to calm him. 🤩
Do you have a patient suffering from back disorders, neuropathies, muscle tightness, urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence? Acupuncture can help! Schedule an appointment today at thttps://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ 🐾
Walking Paws Rehab offers spa services for pets that are so good your pet might just fall asleep! 💤
Our skilled certified massage therapists can tailor a massage session to your pet’s sore areas.
Massage benefits include:
- Reduced pain and dysfunction
- Reduced tension of muscles and fascia
- Improved mobility
- Increased circulation
- Physical and emotional relaxation
- Comfort with physical touch
- Reduced risk of injury
- Improved skin and coat quality
Schedule a massage for your pet at https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ 🐾
At Walking Paws Rehab we treat a wide range of conditions and injuries.
Sierra came in with an unstable ankle. We diagnosed a lateral collateral ligament tear that would cause her ankle to collapse outward. You can see her confidence and ability to move improve when we utilized an Orthopets Tarsal wrapped joined with custom built stays that we molded on her injured ankle! 🐾
If you notice that your patient has been limping, has an unstable joint, is getting weaker, slowing down, or exhibiting pain we can help you narrow down what is going on and what to do about it. Schedule an appointment today at the link in our bio📲
OrthoPets: Orthotics and Prosthetics for Animals
Wheelchairs can be incredibly helpful for pets with amputations, paralysis, or paresis (weakness).🦽
At Walking Paws Rehab we can assist you with picking out the best custom wheelchair for your pet. Our team of specialists will measure for the right size and work closely with the manufacturer to design an appropriate fitting wheelchair! Once we are sure it's a perfect fit, we will help your pet adjust to their new wheels! 🐾
Schedule an appointment at https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/ to see if your patient could benefit from using a wheelchair! 📲
Walkin' Pets Eddie's Wheels for Pets
Have you ever heard of ✨Barkour✨? It's like parkour but for dogs!
Here are some of our patients showing you how it's done! They are making their exercises look like a walk in the park. 🐾
If you have a patient who needs rehabilitative care, schedule an appointment at https://www.walkingpawsrehab.com/📲
OrthoPets: Orthotics and Prosthetics for Animals & FitPaws
