Canimotion - Veterinary Physio and Hydrotherapy

23/04/2026

Super happy to announce that I have made finalist for the Therapist of the year.

Touched to be placed against some amazing therapists and for the support that’s got me to this point.

Now all of you who know me will know I have to go shopping, because I definitely don’t own appropriate awards evening attire!

20/04/2026

Unfortunately, due to illness, I’m currently off sick and will need to postpone any of today’s appointments. I’ll be contacting everyone affected individually as soon as possible to rearrange and reschedule.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

19/04/2026

Huge congratulations to our very own Holly and sponsored dog Dodger for qualifying for Crufts 2027 in the YKC Jumping Cup!

09/04/2026

Because he’s too cute not to post!

Future agility star Stitch had his first treadmill session today and he did great!

08/04/2026

Let’s look at part of my assessment with Vega today 👀

For clarity Vega is my own dog, a 5 year old Eurohound - competitive sled dog who has represented Great Britain twice. She has good obedience and knows all her basic commands, including ‘SIT’! Vega recently had a spinal epidural for lumbosacral disease and lower lumbar disc extrusion.

In this weeks session I reassessed her functional movement patterns; including sit to stand. Quite quickly you can see that she shows reluctance to sit, a behaviour I know she knows well.

Sitting requires controlled movement through the hips, pelvis, and lower spine. If there’s pain or restriction in any of those areas, that simple cue suddenly becomes difficult, even distressing. You can see in the video she enthusiastically tries to offer me other behaviours and may not necessarily come across as a dog ‘in pain’.

So why is this important? This change in behaviour could be considered ‘disobedience’.
So, Instead of asking: “Why is my dog ignoring me?”
Try asking:“Could this be uncomfortable for them?”

Subtle signs matter — slow transitions, sitting off to one side, hesitating before lowering, or avoiding the position altogether. These things are often early indicators that something isn’t quite right. Or in this case, that although there’s been vast improvement, there is still some apprehension or discomfort associated with the sit position.

Dogs are incredibly good at masking pain. By the time they clearly refuse, they may have been coping quietly for a while. So it’s important to act early when you notice these things and for physiotherapists, it’s important to ask our clients how their dog’s obedience normally is when we assess functional movements. Let’s be part of changing the narrative around behavioural change; it’s always worth looking a little deeper, could it be pain instead of a ‘disobedient’ dog?

05/04/2026

Happy Easter to all my wonderful clients!

We enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs on horse back!

We are back in clinic after some much needed family time on Tuesday!

For anyone waiting for messages or replies we are grateful for your patience!

25/03/2026

A very useful point made here!

We must be critical about the claims of ‘natural’ food providers!

🐰🐰🐰🐰 Let's 'rabbit' about furry ears (and other furry bits of animal you might consider feeding to your dog) 🐰🐰🐰🐰

Following on from a great chat all about fibre with a client today, it's a good time to revisit the oft cited myth that rabbit ears are effective (de)wormers......

TLDR; they aren't 🫣

🐇👂'Ear, 'ear 👂🐇

Can I whisper something to you? 🤫

*hairy ears (or other hairy body parts of animals) are NOT effective de-wormers for your dog* 🙈

I see this being advertised and advised a lot and it worries me as parasitic worms are capable of causing significant health and welfare issues if not appropriately managed - and feeding hairy ears are not appropriate management methods! 🐰

If furry things were effective dewormers, wild and free-living scavengers and carnivores would not have the parasite burdens we know they can have 🦊🦝🦡🦅

What these chews are however, are tasty (for some dogs) additions to our dogs' daily diet and can provide enrichment and a source of animal-derived fibre that may support gut health. Their effectiveness at 'trapping' worms and microscopic worm eggs in the gut....no robust evidence at all 🪱🔬

(And honestly.... just because you never see worms or eggs, that doesn't mean they aren't there!)🫣

If you want to control parasites;
🪱poo pick regularly and keep housing areas clean - many parasites are transmitted in 💩

🪱ensure good overall health for your dog through diet, exercise, management and care

🪱use a service to know what is ACTUALLY going on

🪱treat based on need and seek veterinary advice on local issues relating to management, parasite species concerns and possible resistance problems - these differ based on geographical location, climate, vector species and a whole host of other variables!

Keep hairy ears as tasty treats (but also source carefully....remember these are by-products of animal production systems and not all are as high welfare as we might like to think 🐰)

If you want to learn about dietary animal-derived fibre, have a look at

Depauw S, Hesta M, Whitehouse-Tedd K, Vanhaecke L, Verbrugghe A, Janssens GP. Animal fibre: the forgotten nutrient in strict carnivores? First insights in the cheetah. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2013 Feb;97(1):146-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01252.x. Epub 2011 Nov 10. PMID: 22074361. 🐆

23/03/2026

Just a gentle reminder that I am closing today and tomorrow while I attend my mums funeral.

There will likely be a short delay in responses to messages and emails while I take some time.

Thank you for all your understanding.

13/03/2026

Couldn’t resist sharing Maggie’s super cute head tilting while I was getting her ‘wall of fame’ photo!

11/03/2026

I always recommend people bring their dog favourite (non crumbly) treats for their sessions. But Frank is my first to bring Salad! 🥗

08/03/2026

Massive congratulations to Wiccan and Kiko and the rest of their team in These two are regulars here at Canimotion!

They only went and won the flyball!