“Making friends” (Cont) #8– Working with Veterinarians
Like human massage, dog massage has an accepted place in the veterinary world. It is considered an adjunct to physical therapy which can be performed by the physical therapist or a specialist in dog massage. I connected with own vet and her entire staff by giving them an hour long presentation / demonstration of massage. Although vets are highly skilled in certain arenas of medicine, massage is not one of them. I love my vet and she is a very sensitive human being but knows very little about the techniques of massage. The group presented me with one of their dogs and as luck would have it, the dog was highly receptive indeed. This led to vet sponsoring a night at the local library for dog massage. And this led to a class at the vet’s place. So far so good. And yet I have another idea to push this forward. What if we took the “idea’ of a visiting nurse but made it a “visiting massager”. This would be particularly useful after surgery with the long healing process that involves cold, heat, massage, confinement, slow walking, hills, etc. It would also be useful where there is injury or trauma not arising to the level of surgery. I envision myself being both a coach and a teacher for the many dog owners whose dog is in process of recovery. I am not aware of any service quite like this for dogs so it is a bit cutting edge. I plan to propose it in the near future and see what she says.
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