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HydroPaws provides animal rehabilitation and physical therapy services in a compassionate, caring environment located within San Roque Pet Hospital.

Patients who can benefit from these services include post-surgical patients, geriatrics with significant arthritis, neurological disorders, and performance or agility animals.

       Services Available

• Underwater Treadmill
• Electromuscular Stimulation
• Therapeutic Ultrasound
• Cold Laser Therapy
• Heat and Ice Therapy
• Measurements with Goniometry
• Gait Analysis
• Range of Motion Exercises
• Owner-guided Exercise Plans

Arthritic, geriatric patients can greatly benefit from hydrotherapy, made possible by the introduction of the Underwater Treadmill.  The Underwater Treadmill allows the dog to start to move his joints while passively returning the limbs for another stride.  By increasing weight bearing and increasing range of motion of those affected joints, the dog is able to build muscle tone and reduce ongoing atrophy, as well as increase range of motion of those joints.  This allows the dog to bear its own weight and get up with more comfort.  By intervening with rehabilitation, we are able to slow the advancement of the dog's arthritis!

Talk to your veterinarian about a referral!  If you have questions, or would like to schedule an initial assessment, please call us at
(805) 687-4131.

Photos: "Jade" Shelling and owner Judith
           "Buddy" Dillon and owner John
           "Bart" Torres and owner Beth
           "Buddy" Dillon