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We specialize in helping senior dogs enhance their independence with every day activities, so they can lead a healthy, active lifestyle without pain.

20/06/2025

Meet Archer! 😀This handsome and gentle pup has graduated his PT program. Archer has a CCL tear but is able to manage this injury through consistent physical therapy and avoid surgery. 👍 Even though he has graduated we will still see this pup again for wellness visits as needed. Archer is doing fantastic and we are very proud of his amazing progress. Way to go Archer!! 🐾

19/06/2025

Do we think this pup is limping because of his hip, his knee, or his ankle? Most people think it’s their hip, but in fact, Milo is limping because his ankle is very painful. He ultimately needed surgery to fix the issue in his ankle and has now been thriving! 🐾 Despite all of our efforts to manage his pain conservatively, Milo needed further medical attention for his ankle. 💥

18/06/2025

Waggin Wednesday? OH YEAH! 👍 Here's what Winnie's experience with rehab was like:

"𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.
𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 15 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦! 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱."𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 15 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦! 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱."

17/06/2025

This is Missy. 😍 This adorable girl come to put to help with her bilateral luxating patella, back pain, weakness, and overall physical health as she is 15! 😱 Keeing active is so important as pups age, so she takes her rehab very seriously - and her sweet potato treats too! 🍠 Paws all the way up for Missy!

16/06/2025

A limp can present itself in many ways and is not always a dramatic leg lift that we may picture. Holding up the leg (even if intermittent), toe touching, skipping, and bunny hopping are all descriptions of a limp. If any of these walks sounds like the way your dog moves, please seek the guidance of a canine rehabilitation therapist as it needs to be addressed!

Limping = pain!💥

13/06/2025

WE ARE HIRING!🐾

Are you a veterinarian or physical therapist wanting a change of pace? Want to be more connected to your patients?
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This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to grow with us and help heal the dogs of the Portland metro area!⁣⁣ Let us help you pursue your passion helping pups. ❤️
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Would you like more information? Please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]

12/06/2025

Braces are used in 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 cases with our canine patients. If a patient is not a surgical candidate or finances are a limiting factor, we will turn to a brace as a last resort. However, there are many types of braces on the market and we are selective in which brace is appropriate for each patient. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

11/06/2025

It's Waggin' Wednesday again! Here's what Meadow's mom had to say about Canine PT and Me:

"Working with Kelsey has been a lifesaver after our dog's TPLO surgery. Without the guidance and support we received from Canine PT and Me we would not have known how to help our dog recover from this major surgery. We were sent home with instructions and the surgical center was helpful, but the number of questions and concerns we still had been many. Kelsey has answered all of our questions and made plans with us weekly to support the healing process and having her one-on-one care catered specifically to our dog was priceless. Not only does she take tremendous care and focus during her home visits, she also sets us up with precise care instructions to help us until her next session. On our own we would not have known how to do the proper exercises to build up the stabilizing muscles. The scheduling and billing are quick and seamless, and the program used to help you understand your PT homework is easy to use and comprehend. Thank you Canine PT and Me!

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Our dog managed to tear her ACL in her other hind leg and had another TPLO surgery in April. She also had a torn meniscus in her other knee. Kelsey knew right away that something wasn't right with Meadow and helped us get the care she needed. She also supported us through another surgery and the healing process with Meadow. She spoke directly with our surgeon over multiple concerns for weeks after the surgery. All of our exercises were modified and catered to our dog's special circumstances. I am happy to report that our dog is RUNNING and JUMPING and so happy and well after a year of surgeries and healing. We could not have done it without Canine PT and Me. Kelsey is a part of our family now. We highly recommend her personalized care for your pet. She gives it 100% all the time."

10/06/2025

Meet Taco! 🌮 This adorable and friendly pup is an amputee and uses physical therapy to support his body and maintain mobility. Another way rehab can help an amputee pup is building confidence in their bodies. ❤️ The beauty of treating these pups every week is that we are able to build trust and an increased sense of self-assurance. This guy has the bigggest personality and 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴! We love having Taco here in the clinic! 😆

09/06/2025

Did you know that a lot of dogs are scared or hesitant to use the therapy equipment? Some dogs have had troubled pasts and they struggle with confidence in new situations. By encouraging the dog to touch or sniff the equipment is the first step in building certainty and trust. 😍 If our patient is skeptical of a piece of equipment, we do not force them to use it. We slowly work up to it in order to maintain that bond with the dog. This is partially why we start with less intimidating equipment before advancing to more challenging things.🐾

06/06/2025

Button has graduated! 😁 This sweet girl came to Canine PT and Me for her recovery after having a bilateral TPLO (both legs at once!). She put in some amazing work and after several months, she is back to doing all her favorite things and living her best life. Rehab is such an important part of recovery from this surgery and Button is the perfect example of this! 🐾YAY BUTTON!

05/06/2025

This exercise is more advanced! Here, this pup us demonstrating using control to jump over an object. We employ flexion in the joints as well as explosive movement of the hind end muscles. Doing this can Helps build muscle strength in pelvic limbs! 👀

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My Story of Becoming a Canine Physical Therapist

Welcome to Canine PT and Me! This has been a dream of mine for over a year now. Let me explain a little bit more about how my business came to be. And, I will expand a bit on how I became a canine physical therapist.

I’m Dr. Kelsey Jonas, PT, DPT, CCRT. I started my career thinking that I wanted to be a sports physical therapist and I wanted to work with athletes for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I got burnt out from working with people within my first year of practicing physical therapy. Somewhere along the way in PT school, one of my classmates had mentioned in a passing comment. She said “hey, did you know that you can do physical therapy for dogs?!” That had always stuck in the back of my head and when I was feeling so incredibly burnt out, I remembered that comment. Therefore, that’s when I decided to do some research on dog physical therapy.

The transition to canine physical therapist

In 2019 I came across Canine Rehab Institute (CRI) in Florida and decided to change directions in my career. Subsequently, I took all of my coursework, completed my exams and internship to become a certified canine rehabilitation therapist (CCRT). Prior to completing my CRI coursework though, I was encouraged by my mentor to pursue my own business and become an entrepreneur. This idea had never occurred to me, nor was it remotely on my radar for my future. So, I decided to take additional courses on the side. This allowed me to build my own business and in December 2019, Canine PT and Me was established!