South Downs Veterinary Physiotherapy

South Downs Veterinary Physiotherapy Veterinary Physiotherapy with a focus on rehabilitation & performance development. Covering Surrey,

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Covering all animals, small or large! Physiotherapy is a vital part of any rehabilitation programme, designed to support and enhance the body’s natural healing process and allow for the best recovery in the shortest possible time. South Downs Veterinary Physiotherapy offers both Rehabilitation and Performance Development Services. All athletes, be they human, eq

uine or canine, need a little help to stay in tip top condition and to perform at their best. Whether recovering from injury, or looking for that last 1%, we are able to work closely with you and your animal. Veterinary physiotherapy can assist with the following conditions:
• Tendon & Ligament Injuries
• Back & Neck Problems
• Muscles Strains & Tears
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Neurological Problems
• Over-training injuries
• Pre and Post-Surgery
• Age-related conditions
• Chronic Pain
• Performance Development
• Weight Management
• Wound Management

South Downs Veterinary Physiotherapy is headed by Katie Carr BSc(Hons), MSc, MASSVAP, MNVAP, a professional who is qualified to the highest standard in the Veterinary Physiotherapist field and fully insured. Katie is able to provide expert rehabilitation for a wide range of conditions, tailored to suit your animal’s specific requirements. She has a wide range of experience with horses and small animals. Her passion lies in athletic performance and gaining the competitive advantage. Katie specialises in treating Polo ponies and she has a keen interest in working gun dogs.

04/07/2022

WALKING over ground and raised poles can be beneficial for horses in rehabilitation or as general strengthening work, research has highlighted. A team originally from the former Animal Health Trust found that using poles can help achieve many key rehab goals set out by veterinary and musculoskeletal...

22/06/2020

Update - as the lockdown restrictions begin to be relaxed I am now able to begin working again. This will of course only be possible in situations where social distancing can be maintained and additional measures will be in place to meet the guidance of Public Health England. Please contact me by phone or email for further information or to discuss a treatment session. Many thanks and take care.

05/05/2020

At South Downs Veterinary Physiotherapy I have not been seeing patients since lockdown began, to protect my clients, my family and the wider population.

It seems that there is a lot of confusion around lockdown and people mistakenly seem to believe that restrictions are being relaxed, this is not the case and nothing has changed in the government’s guidance.

I am a member of a couple of governing bodies for my profession and the advice remains that it is not safe to continue normal practice. I will continue to adhere to these guidelines and will not be commencing work until the government guidance changes to say that it is safe to do so.

Some Veterinary Physiotherapy treatments are necessary in emergency and chronic pain situations, please contact your Vet to discuss this and make the necessary arrangements.

I appreciate your patience at this current time, I understand how hard it can be when you can’t provide your animals with the usual standard of care they would normally receive (believe me, I can’t wait to see my Chiropractor when this is all over 😂) but please remember the bigger picture and why we are all doing this.

Stay home, stay safe and I look forward to seeing you when we are able to return to work.

Best wishes, Katie

06/09/2016

This is Kiki again - 6 days after the initial video. She made really good progress in just 6 days with the help of her very willing owner. We used massage, range of motion and stretching to help Kiki with the muscle shortening following lack of use of her left hind leg and to re-engage her inactive muscles. We used weight-shifting exercises to encourage her to start putting the limb down and controlled slow lead walking to encourage her to use her left hind and re-educate the gait pattern. Dogs cope so well on 3 legs that it is often hard to break the pattern once they are happy carrying the leg, Kiki's owner was very patient and did an excellent job with her. She is now doing really well and is consistently using her leg correctly when walking, we have now moved on to strengthening exercises to rebuild muscles in her left hind leg.

06/09/2016

I recently treated a lovely Boxer called Kiki who had TPLO surgery on the left hind to repair a cruciate injury. The initial surgery was successful and Kiki was recovering well when unfortunately she went lame again and on investigation the vets discovered the lateral meniscus was torn. This is Kiki following her second surgery - lateral arthrotomy and orthozip. She was very reluctant to weight-bear on the LH and had learnt to cope well carrying the leg.

Heading back in to the Jumps season and I can't wait until the Grand National 2017. These are my favourite pics from thi...
02/09/2016

Heading back in to the Jumps season and I can't wait until the Grand National 2017. These are my favourite pics from this year's meeting, admiring the stars of the show on their morning exercise, and giving making sure Mini Clouds was feeling the love!

21/10/2014

Following a recent rise in cases, H&H explains how to identify this deadly condition and what measures you can take to protect your horses

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07/08/2014

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Haslemere
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