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Fitness and Leisure Hydrotherapy Pool for Dogs
What can hydrotherapy do for my dog?
HYDROTHERAPY: THE BENEFITS
The benefits that swimming can produce in humans are well known, and dogs can enjoy exactly the same benefits.
Swimming works more muscles than conventional exercising, so as well as repairing muscles, it can also strengthen them.
As it is a non weight bearing exercise that can help many canine conditions including:
Arthritis
Hip displacia
Spinal injuries
O.C.D
Sprains and breaks
Obesity
Pre/Post operative muscle regeneration or maintenance
Ligament problems
Relief of pain, swelling or stiffness
Improve mobility and flexibility
General fitness
Specific fitness training for high performance dogs such as: Racing, agility and working dogs.
Or at any time that weight bearing exercise proves too strenuous