Small Animal Massage Programs and benefits

Rehabilitation Massage is for animals who have had a recent injury, illness, or surgery or who have medical issues that cause pain or discomfort, or for senior animals in need of pain relief and ongoing support.

Physical Benefits:

• Stimulates circulation
• Decreases inflammation
• Stimulates Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Releases endorphins
• Increases cellular activity and metabolism
• Assists in the promotion of healthy scar tissue formation
• All the benefits of Maintenance Massage

Is your animal a candidate for rehabilitation massage?  I will work with your veterinarian and others involved in their care to develop a rehabilitation massage plan that is just right for them.  

Candidates for Rehabilitation Massage include:

• Hospitalized pets
• Nutritionally debilitated animals
• Shelter animals
• Geriatric animals
• Animals confined due to surgery, injury, etc
• Pets with neurological conditions
• Pets with cancer
• Hospice care

Sessions should take place daily to weekly depending on severity

Performance Massage is perfect for dogs and/or cats that are raising their level of activity, be it through training, work or competition and also for dogs and/or cats trying to regain their previous activity level.  

Physical Benefits: 

• Consistent and improved performance
• Improves proprioception 
• Helps with posture
• Enhances training
• All the benefits of Maintenance Massage

Candidates for Performance Massage

• Show dogs and cats
• Dogs in training
• Young dogs beginning training/work
• Any pet experiencing a transition (from shelter to a home, changing or starting new activities, moving to a different home, or a rehabilitated pet returning to activity)

Sessions should take place weekly or as dictated by training/competition schedule

Maintenance Massage is designed to keep your pet healthy and can be the follow up program after Rehabilitation or Performance Massage.

Physical Benefits of Maintenance Massage

• Strengthens cardiac muscle
• Improves oxygen supply to all cells
• Decreases blood pressure
• Improves elimination of metabolic waste from tissues
• Improves digestion
• Stimulates liver and kidney function
• Improves appetite
• Relieve soreness, tension, stiffness or weakness in muscles
• Improves joint flexibility
• Improves elimination of metabolic waste after exercise
• Relives pain
• Helps with restlessness and sleeplessness
• Improves proprioception
• Improves breathing (great for brachiocephalic dogs)
• Drains lymph nodes
• Stimulates movement of lymphatic fluid
• Improves skin tone and elasticity
• Improves quality of coat

Sessions should take place monthly or bi-weekly