Canine Wellness Center

08/21/2026

08/04/2025

Everyone wish a happy birthday to Pharaoh! Pharaoh initially came to see us for neurological issues. Now he sees us for maintenance care and because he makes us smile.

07/30/2025

Zeppelin is graduating! He originally came to see us for a torn cruciate ligament in his left leg. His owner chose to see us instead of pursuing surgery. Zeppelin is all better and ready to take on the world. We loved spending time with baby Zeppelin and let him know he could return whenever he wants.

06/30/2025

Bailey is graduating and leaving us for the summer. She came to us limping on her left back leg due to cruciate disease. She is doing much better and we will miss her while she is out of state. She does look so cute in her graduation cap though!

06/25/2025

Happy Graduation day to Da Vinci. Da Vinci has been an amazing patient. We started falling in love with Da Vinci when he came to visit us for weakness in his back legs and arthritis in his front legs. He has been so delightful to work with and see him progress. He is off to New Mexico to start his new adventure. We will miss him but are happy for all the time we got to spend feeding him cheese.

06/09/2025

🐾 Is Your Dog Slowing Down? It Might Be Osteoarthritis. Here's How Rehab Can Help. 🐾

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 1 in 5 dogs, causing chronic pain, stiffness, and a reduced quality of life. You might notice your pup hesitating to jump, lagging behind on walks, or seeming stiff after naps. These could be early signs of joint degeneration — and they’re treatable.

💡 What is Canine Osteoarthritis?
OA is a progressive joint disease where cartilage breaks down, leading to pain and inflammation. It’s common in senior dogs, but also in younger dogs with past injuries or joint issues.

🔄 How Rehab Helps
Canine rehabilitation isn't just for post-surgery! It plays a vital role in managing OA by:

✔️ Improving joint mobility
✔️ Strengthening supportive muscles
✔️ Reducing pain through therapeutic exercises, laser therapy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture & more
✔️ Helping owners manage weight, movement, and comfort at home

📚 Evidence-Based Benefits
A study published in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice (Millis & Levine, 2014) shows that multimodal rehab can significantly reduce pain and improve mobility in arthritic dogs. Another study by Moreau et al. (2003) demonstrated measurable improvements in dogs undergoing physical therapy compared to those on medications alone.

📏 How Can You Tell If Your Dog Is In Pain?
Pain in pets can be subtle. Fortunately, there are great tools to help you assess your dog’s comfort level at home:

🔹 Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI)
🔹 Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD)
🔹 Helsinki Chronic Pain Index (HCPI)

🧰 Access these tools here:
📎 https://www.zoetispetcare.com/checklist/osteoarthritis-checklist
📎 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/life-sciences/load/
📎 https://eltd.ca/education/helsinki-chronic-pain-index/

🦴 Bottom Line
Osteoarthritis is manageable — and your dog doesn’t have to live in pain. If you’ve noticed subtle (or not-so-subtle) changes in your pup’s behavior or mobility, talk to your vet or a certified canine rehab therapist.

✨ Let’s help our dogs age comfortably, stay active, and enjoy life to the fullest!

Use this quiz to see if your dog may be showing signs of osteoarthritis

06/06/2025

When you are just trying to strengthen your new legs and be part of their world.

06/04/2025

Pebbles is a superstar! She is like a circus dog preforming all the tricks, but the best trick that Pebbbles can do is paying her own bill at the end of her session.

05/26/2025

Hello fellow Olive fans. I know Im a few days late on my Olive outfit post. I thought it was scheduled to post and it didn't. So here it is late. Here is Olive in her beautiful summer dress looking super fashionable.

05/15/2025

We are starting a new Thursday segment called "Thursday Threads with Olive" Olive is a super model weimaraner who comes to PT for pelvic limbs weakness, arthritis, and geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis and polyneuropathy. The important things to know about Olive is she loves cheese, loves to talk, and loves to dress up. Please enjoy today's addition of