Beverly Animal Natural Health Center

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October News

Happy Fall to everyone! The leaves are slowly starting to change after a great summer.

The ticks are out but their numbers don’t seem too bad.

Just a few reminders as the season changes:

Please continue your dog’s Interceptor. Not just for heartworm prevention but for year round parasite control against roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. These are the gastrointestinal parasites that are more common than heartworm AND can be transmitted to us.

Car maintenance: Be sure to fix any leaky radiators as antifreeze is a sweet tasting, deadly poison to dogs and cats. Keep dogs away from any green puddles you may encounter.

Tip of the month:

GOOD DOG AQUATIC FITNESS

Just as humans need physical therapy for various orthopedic and neurological conditions, so do our dogs. Good Dog Aquatic Fitness provides skilled rehabilitative services in a dog friendly environment. Clients include older, arthritic dogs; dogs recovering from knee, hip and spinal surgeries; and conditioning for agility, Schutzhund and companion dogs.

Their goal is to help speed recovery and improve the overall quality of life for you and your dog.

A referral is required from your veterinarian to begin rehabilitation. After an initial consultation at Good Dog Aquatic Fitness, a custom program is tailored to your dog’s needs which may include hydrotherapy, therapeutic exercise, massage therapy, and a home program. Your veterinarian is kept informed on your dog’s care plan.

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy is indicated for many cases of arthritis. Dogs that show signs of advancing degenerative joint disease (DJD) in their hips, stifle, shoulders, and elbows may also benefit from hydrotherapy.

Hydrotherapy utilizes the properties of water which include buoyancy, resistance & viscosity. It also counteracts gravity, reduces pressure and strain on the affected joint, limb or spinal column and assists with weight bearing. The buoyant environment of water allows for pain free exercise, by reducing the strain on joints while building muscle. Their heated 8’x16’ swim spa pool offers adjustable currents for easy or challenging swimming depending on your dog’s condition.

Hydrotherapy may also benefit the following problems:

Cruciate Ligament Repair (ACL)
Spinal Cord Injuries/Surgeries
Shoulder & Elbow Injuries
Ligament & Tendon Injuries
Osteoarthritis
Fractures
Neurological-Stroke
Degenerative Myelopathy
Hip & Elbow Dysplasia
Muscle Strains
General Conditioning

Good Dog Aquatic Fitness was founded by Luis & Mary Carrillo in April 2004. Luis is a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (University of Tennessee, 2003). Mary is certified in small animal massage from the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy and Animal Care Specialist (North Shore Community College, 2004).

Good Dog Aquatic Fitness
29 North Main Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-682-3647
Fax: 978-688-6278
www.gooddogaquatic.com
E-mail: info@gooddogaquatic.com

October 2005 Issue

Office Updates

Fund for the Forty Update

Good Dog Aquatic Fitness

In Memoriam

News Archives

Fund for the Forty Update

Thanks to all of you who have donated to the fund to assist in the medical care and rehabilitation of the dogs that have arrived from Katrina devastated areas.

They are in foster homes now and we are working on medical issues ranging from heart-worm disease to fractured bones.

In one case, the rescued dog, Cajun has both! Cajun is an intact male Rottweiler that is about two years old. He is very sweet despite his long list of issues. We have no idea if he was a homeless dog before the hurricane or just not fortunate to have an owner who was able to provide care for him. He is getting great care and love these days with the help of the Animal Rescue Network of New England and Katie, our technician and his foster mom.

After two weeks, his cough has resolved. We are working still on getting his loose stool cleared up. He’s not a big fan of the rain. Who would be after surviving a hurricane! He will be going to a physical therapy appointment at Good Dog Aquatic Fitness to test his water skills before he has surgery next week to repair his broken hip.

He will be undergoing a femoral head ostectomy as he has an old fracture of the hip joint that is not fixable. He will need to get right into physical therapy to rebuild the muscle that he will need to get his 100# body moving comfort-ably. After his 6-8 weeks recovery, we will reevaluate him to decide his heartworm treatment! For now he is on monthly medication to keep his heartworm at bay so he can get his leg operated on.

We will try to keep you updated on his condition.

For more info on the others as well as some great links for adoption information, please go to www.arnne.org.