Our Services
During your first appointment at Wellsprings-K9 a licensed massage and swim therapist will perform a full assessment of your dog. This includes a discussion of his/her overall health, any concerns you have regarding specific conditions, a full medical history, and an analysis of her/his gait. Then your dog is introduced to the pool. We want your dog’s first experience at Wellsprings-K9 to be positive, fun, and safe and so we let him/her set the pace of this first session. Some dogs adapt quickly while others need a bit more time. Therefore, the amount of time your dog is in the pool during this first session can vary from 15-30 minutes.At the end of this first session, Sheila will discuss with you a treatment plan with specific goals and recommend a swim/massage schedule.
After the initial assessment, your dog will work with a licensed therapist in one-hour sessions that include both swim and massage. During the swimming portions, the therapist works with your dog to make certain s/he is in a proper and efficient swimming position to achieve the best results. Using our jetted underwater non-weight bearing resistance treadmill pool, we focus on helping your dog receive the benefits of non-weight bearing exercise to improve cardiovascular conditioning, achieve and maintain full range of motion, and strengthen areas of concern. In between sets of swimming, your dog will receive a massage that includes body work focused on your dog’s particular needs as laid out in the treatment plan. This includes specific range of motion exercises, stretching, proprioceptive work, and massage to help relieve toxins and tension in compensatory muscles. At the end of the session, the therapist will share with you her findings and discuss exercises you can do at home in between sessions.
“I often recommended Wellsprings-K9 to my patients but now I’ve not only seen the results in the animals I treat but also in my own dog!”
Lena McCullough, DVM
We’re now featuring Alpha-Stim – the drug-free treatment that works
The Alpha-Stim electrotherapy device is proven effective and safe for pain management and treatment of anxiety, insomnia, and depression. It has no lasting side effects, no risk of addiction, and no danger of interaction with medications. Alpha-Stim helps you fight both the sleepless nights and the overwhelming sadness that can make it hard to get out of bed in the morning. It relieves both your nagging lower back pain and the constant burden of stress. Results are long lasting and often immediate.
For more information on Alpha-Stim, click here.
PEMF (Pulse Electromagnetic Therapy Frequency)
WellspringsK9 now offers PEMF. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy is a non-invasive treatment modality that pulses electromagnetic fields in body tissues to speed and promote healing. In humans, PEMF devices are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat certain bone fractures and to treat plantar fasciitis, post-operative pain and edema, and arthritis. This modality is being utilized more and more in veterinary medicine as well for inflammation and arthritis, bone fractures, pain, edema, and to promote chronic wound healing.
Palliative/Hospice Care
We also offer Palliative/Hospice sessions for dogs. Being cradled and held in the warm water can take the dog back to a nurturing, vulnerable state where they can just breathe and be — free from aches and discomfort — melting into loving touch while releasing worry and fear. Our focus is on creating a healing, relaxing environment where owners and dogs can spend time together in a quiet peaceful bonding session. Our therapists are trained in the art of holding this sacred and loving space for your beloved dogs and willingly share their knowledge with you during sessions.
Touch and intention (of love and a supportive positively held space) is such a wonderful way to enhance our animals’ lives while in palliative/hospice care enhancing a nurturing and safe way to have your dog enjoy time just for them either one on one with you and/or with a compassionate therapist. We also offer tips on how to maintain quality of life while your dog is in palliative care.[/one_half_last]
Please note: We accept cash, checks, PayPal, Venmo and Zelle for all appointments. Payment is required at time of service. We require a 48 hour notice of cancellation.
Massage Only
Our licensed massage therapists can work with your dog outside of the pool as well providing relaxing and focused therapeutic massages.
House calls
Sheila is honored to once again be offering “End of Life Care” services through Wellsprings-K9. With years of experience as a nurse, vet tech, massage therapist, and animal communicator Sheila is available for house calls to provide dogs with palliative body work, basic nursing, and comfort care as well as teaching families how to provide the same during this meaningful time. As a healer and communicator, Sheila’s powerful connection with animals can make this difficult transition more peaceful for you and your dog.[
Cold Laser Therapy
We now offer Cold Laser Therapy for dogs, a noninvasive procedure that uses light to stimulate cell regeneration and increase blood circulation. Cold laser therapy treats the surface of the skin, while hot laser treatments affect deeper tissues.
Hot laser treatments come with greater risk of cutting and/or burning caused by the increased intensity of laser beams.
Often called low-level laser therapy, cold laser therapy or Class IV laser therapy, by any name, is still a relatively new concept that is being used more recently to treat dogs with arthritis, tendon or soft tissue injuries and to promote wound healing.