Massage for horses, dogs and cats

KEY BENEFITS

• Reduces tension arising from injury or treatment
• Improves blood flow removal of wastes & toxins
• Improves oxygen levels for tissue repair

METHODS
Therapeutic massage is a systematic stroking or kneading of the soft tissues of the body. It reduces inflamation and swelling in joints, alleviates pain and promotes natural healing processes by increasing the flow of nutrients to the muscles

Hand Massage
With fingers or palm, pressure can be put on to muscle groups to help relax them. This can be done fairly quickly, and some animal will only permit short periods of such intense contact. On the other hand most horses will delight in massage and will lean into it, pushing their masseur in the wall. Or they can pull against tail-traction so much you might worry that they might damage their dock - but no, they love it!

Mechanical Massage
Using massagers can help with deeper muscles that we cannot reach by hand. A horse's hind quarters may have eight inches of pure muscle - too much for finger tip pressure

During a consultation, Fenella advises and demonstrates massage and other soft tissue techniques that apply to therapy for your animal, so you are able to carry out daily rehab and physical therapy exercises to help speed-up the recovery of your animal.