Alleviating Pet’s Hip And joint Pain With Canine Chiropractic Care
My 13-year-old Golden Retrieve, Orville, has always been my “baby”. Including the best trainer, groomer, food and supplements, and veterinary care, I have spared no expense in his care.
Just recently, I began to notice signs that he might be having trouble with his hips and joints. At first, I wasn’t too concerned because it might just be signs of aging. However, once I looked this up online, I was startled to learn that Orville might very possibly be in pain. I hated the thought of my beloved companion hurting, so I asked friends who happened to have a couple of older dogs. When they had a similar experience, they took their dogs to a veterinarian who specializes in chiropractic care for their canine, feline, and equine patients.
Since my friends recommended her, I set up an appointment with Ava Frick, DVM with her Animal Fitness Center, near St. Louis, Missouri. They were impressed with her care that had made a difference in the quality of their dogs’ lives and praised her.
Orville’s first appointment with Dr. Frick was a month ago and just had his second appointment this afternoon.
Including pain that the pet might be experiencing in their back, leg, or even in their tail, Dr. Frick told me that she offers chiropractic care for dogs due to many reasons.
Basically, chiropractic care concentrates on disorders of the human nervous system, musculoskeletal system and how these systems affect our overall health. Animal chiropractic care is the same since it concentrates on the dog, cat, or horse and its nervous system, muscuskeletal system and their impact on the pet’s health.
Our first appointment involved providing Orville’s health history, similar to what you might expect the first time you visit any other doctor or veterinarian. It is important to establish a thorough, accurate history when you visit a health care provider for the first time, and a visit to the veterinarian is no exception. Dr. Frick asked questions about Orville’s current state of health and she also asked what led us to make the appointment.
She had Orville lie down so that she could exam him and adjust his spine, similar to what I have experienced when I visit my own chiropractor. Orville was okay all throughout the exam. He actually has always loved to be messed with and it seemed like he was relaxing during a massage. That is, until Dr.Frick paid attention to his hips. Orville snarled just a bit, so Dr. Frick was even more careful in that area, and for the rest of the exam.
Following the exam, Dr. Frick spoke with me about the importance of making sure Orville gets more exercise. She said that the muscles in his back legs need to be strengthened. Each day of small amount of exercise would prove beneficial. Dr. Frick’s advice to tickle Orville’s tummy while he was standing was something I thought was really interesting. This would help his spine, she said, because a dog will automatically hunch up when his stomach is touched.
I am so glad for achieving such great results without stuffing pain pills into my dog and was impressed with what has been provided by Dr. Frick.
Ava Frick, DVM oversees pet Fitness Club in Union, Missouri. Her veterinary practice aims are pet nutrition, recovery, pain management, and | href=’http://www.utterli.com/petPainRelief’>pet chiropractic care.
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