Olympic Animal Massage

14/07/2024

Watch the heat for your animals! They can overheat quickly just like we can.

Working in ER this past week: We had four heat injuries each day for two days straight. Four of these were French Bulldogs, which happens to be the most common US breed these days. The others were three Rottweilers (brachycephalic by exam) and one Pit X.

Only ONE survived. NOT a Frenchie. Not a brachycepahlix breed. The Pit X.

Why? He happened to be playing in a pond. He ran and played with kids on land and then in the shallow pond water in 95 F 85% humidity weather until he collapsed. The humidity at his breathing level was probably a lot more, since it was approx 12 inches above water level.

They recognized a problem and brought him in… from one hour away.

On arrival
he was HYPOTHERMIC. Low body temp. Typical of heat injury. We warmed him up, treated his other abnormalities and within a
few hours he waa normal. Like NORMAL. No kidney failure. No coagulopahty. NO PROBLEMS.

Why is this? Probably because this dog reached critical heat injury when he happened to be in the best environement for treatment… IMMEDIATE cooling in water that was colder than him.

RAPID cooling with the coldest source available is what saves dogs with heat injury.

It’s time ro let go of the old wive’s tales of how ice water causes vasoconstriction or that rapid cooling is bad. HEAT is what causes death in heat inrjury, not the coolong method.

18/12/2023

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A city council has allowed a police officer to purchase his longtime K-9 partner.

16/10/2023

19/05/2023

Avoid this style of toy. It is not safe!

This is the second dog in the last two weeks that we’ve had come in to our hospital with this type of bone stuck around it’s mandible. Separate companies but the EXACT same design.

Please do NOT buy this type of bone for your pup! It’s not worth the risk. Luckily for this patient, our technician was able to wiggle it free but our previous patient was under general anesthesia for nearly a half hour while we went through every tool in our arsenal to saw through both sides of the bone safely.
Both dogs are lucky that they did not end up with lacerations or broken teeth.

04/05/2023

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27/04/2023

Help your dog relax while you are away by petting them before you leave.

A study explores how your dog does when you're not home.

02/03/2023

A study explores how your dog does when you're not home.

10/02/2023

This sweet dog is available in the Olympia area for meetings with qualified adopters. It is a sad story that his owner is no longer able to care for him. If you know someone who needs a loving dog, and does not already have a dog or kids in the household, this would be a great opportunity to help out an animal in need and get some love in return.

05/10/2022

Benny is a 15 yr old retired thearpy dog. He was so relaxed after his first massage session that he cuddled up and fell asleep at the end of our session. It was so sweet to watch him in such deep relaxation. There is something magical about being able to give back to these animals who give so much to us. 

02/10/2022

Maisie loves her massage sessions! Her unusual muscle tension patterns observed in our massage sessions recently lead her owner to work with a vet and discover that she lacks a ball and sock hip joint connection. No wonder this girl is always tight in certain areas and appreciates her massages so. Her muscles work extra hard to compensate and keep her moving.

28/05/2022

Photos of some of my happy dog massage clients from the past month. I feel so blessed to get to work with so many truly special dogs!

29/03/2022

This big guy is feeling so relaxed after his massage today that he just can’t trouble himself with the idea of getting up to leave. 

01/01/2022

Happy 17th birthday to Alo! This lucky Malmute’s owners braved the snow to bring him in for his birthday massage and laser session. What a fun dog to work with as my last client of 2021.

19/11/2021

Pascal relaxing after his massage and cold laser session. He looks like a work of art.♥️

02/10/2021

So true!

20/06/2021

My smallest massage patient of the week had the biggest heart and was overflowing with joyful energy. He got a massage to promote relaxation during his boarding stay at Northwind. Just too cute not to share his picture.

19/06/2021

Science confirms what my clients have already discovered,massage can help your dog manage pain and improve its quality of life.

Background Clinical canine massage involves muscle tissue manipulation and fascial release techniques to rehabilitate injured soft tissues. Quantitative efficacy data are lacking. This cross-section...

17/06/2021

My biggest dog patient to date was total sacked out at the end of his massage session this week. He is feeling a lot of relief after overcoming some very intense nerve pain in his neck, that was causing him to feel too uncomfortable to laydown. It is so rewarding to see him laydown comfortably!

14/06/2021

This sweet older guy sure appreciated his massage time while staying at the Northwind kennels. He even knew that he should drink water after his massage.