

Vestibular Disease in Dogs and Cats: Signs, Recovery and How Physiotherapy Can Help
One moment your pet is perfectly normal. The next, they're stumbling, falling over, and holding their head at a strange angle. For many owners, these signs can be frightening and may even look like a stroke. While stroke is one possible cause, another common cause of these signs, particularly in older pets, is Idiopathic Vestibular Disease (IVD). The good news? Many pets improve significantly with time, appropriate veterinary care and supportive management. What Is the Vestib


Kinesiology Taping for Dogs
I’m sure you’ve seen colourful strips of tape on athletes or on people walking out of a physiotherapy clinic before. When I was younger, I honestly thought they were just there to look cool and sporty, and I really wanted one myself (probably for the aesthetics more than anything else). As it turns out, kinesiology tape (K-tape) is much more than just colourful tape. It’s a rehabilitation tool commonly used to support movement, reduce discomfort, improve body awareness, and a


Everything You Need to Know About Your Dog's Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL).
Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) disease is one of the most common causes of hindlimb lameness in dogs and a major contributor to chronic stifle pain and osteoarthritis (Vasseur, 2003; Comerford et al., 2011). And despite what many people think, it usually isn’t caused by one dramatic injury. Most of the time, it’s something that has been developing in your dog quietly over months or even years. What is the Cranial Cruciate Ligament? Similar to the human's anterior cruciate li

