Dogs

Signs that suggest your dog may need treatment:

• change in behaviour
• reluctance to go for walks
• reluctance to jump - ie, in and out of cars, on furniture etc
• stiffness after rest
• pain or discomfort when being groomed
• stiffness after exercise
• difficulty getting up or down, breaking sits/stays
• change in gait - holding hind quarters to one side

 

Causes of back problems in dogs: 

• trips, slips and falls
• playing rough with friends
• tug toys 
• injuries gained from exercise, agility, jumping etc
• landing awkwardly when jumping
• compensation from injuries
• conformation
• pulling on the lead