Lake Tahoe’s Animal Chiropractic Provider🐕 Dr. Amanda Kremer, DC provides Animal Chiropractic services, serving Camas, Washington and Surrounding areas.
🐕🦺 Condition Highlight: “Intervertebral Disc Disease” (IVDD) in Dogs
Have you ever seen your dog suddenly yelp, freeze, or stop jumping?
It might not be “just a pulled muscle” — it could be a spinal disc issue.
🧠 The discs between your dog’s vertebrae act like cushions.
When one bulges, it can press on the spinal nerves or worse yet, the spinal cord (emergency)— causing pain, weakness, or even loss of coordination, or bowel/bladder issues.
🐾 Common signs:
• Yelping when picked up or moving
• Reluctance to jump or climb stairs
• “Hunched” posture
Gentle chiropractic care can help by restoring motion to the areas surrounding the injury, easing pressure, and supporting the healing process — always in collaboration with your veterinarian.
💚 The goal: less pain, better function, and helping your pet get back to doing what they love.
10/29/2025
🐾 The Importance of Strength Training for Dogs
Strength training isn’t just for people — it’s one of the best ways to keep your dog healthy, mobile, and pain-free throughout their life.
A strong dog is a stable dog. When your dog’s muscles are balanced and strong, they protect the joints, spine, and ligaments from injury. It’s especially important for:
🐕🦺 Senior dogs losing muscle mass
🏃♂️ Active and athletic dogs
🩺 Pets recovering from injury or surgery
Simple, low-impact exercises like sit-to-stands, leg lifts, cavaletti poles, hill repeats, and core-balance work can improve stability, strength and coordination. These movements strengthen the core and spinal support muscles — the ones that keep your dog steady on uneven terrain and protect against back or joint strain.
Just like us, dogs benefit from staying strong and mobile as they age.
When muscles support the skeleton, the whole body functions better — posture improves, pain decreases, and movement feels easy again.
🐶This is Alfi doing “ab roll-outs”, an advanced full body exercise. His rear legs should be stabilized, his core engages more as the ball rolls out away from him trying to keep his top line stable. And those front legs? Look how much he is using those muscles!💪
I have most of this equipment in my office to demonstrate home care exercises if needed🐕
10/28/2025
8 years old and still chasing trails 🐾🏃♀️
Alfi loves trail running as much as me❤️ Think about how challenging running trails vs pavement is for our pups- varying terrain (snow!) and obstacles (if you look closely Alfi tripped over a rock). His vision is not as good as it used to be so we go when it’s light out and I let him set the pace. Then there’s me…trying to keep up🥵
🐶🏃♀️Our set-up: Alfi’s wearing a harness that’s breathable and fits him (this is for another post) and I’m wearing a leash that has some give and attaches around my waist.
Do you run with your dog? 🐕
10/27/2025
Watch how much Alfi loves his adjustments❤️
10/23/2025
🐾 Signs Your Pet Might Be in Pain (Even If They’re Still Playing)
Animals are masters at hiding discomfort. But subtle changes can tell us something isn’t quite right.
Here are a few things to watch for 👇
✨ Reluctance to jump on the couch or into the car
✨ Hesitation on stairs or during walks
✨ Difficulty getting comfortable or frequent shifting when lying down
✨ Change in posture or head carriage
✨ Sensitivity when being touched
✨ Less enthusiasm for play or exercise
✨ Licking or chewing at a specific area
Even small changes can signal pain or restriction in the spine, joints, or soft tissues. Chiropractic care helps restore proper motion and communication in the nervous system — allowing your pet to move and feel their best. 💚
📍 Located in Incline Village
🐕 Specialized in dogs, cats & rabbits
🌐 Chiro4Critters.com
10/21/2025
🐾 How Chiropractic Helps Pets with Arthritis
Arthritis is one of the most common causes of stiffness, pain, and reduced mobility in aging pets.
Over time, wear and tear on the joints leads to inflammation and a loss of normal motion. When a joint doesn’t move properly, the surrounding muscles tighten, circulation decreases, and pain signals increase — creating a cycle of discomfort.
🐶 Chiropractic care helps break that cycle.
Gentle adjustments restore joint motion, improve nervous system communication, and reduce stress on other areas of the body.
Many pets experience:
✨ Better mobility
✨ Decreased pain
✨ Improved comfort during daily activity
Regular chiropractic care can also help detect changes early — allowing proactive management before stiffness becomes severe.
If your pet is slowing down or sore after activity, arthritis may be the reason — but they don’t have to live with constant discomfort.
📍 Chiro4Critters Animal Chiropractic – Incline Village, NV
🌐 Chiro4Critters.com
10/18/2025
Just 3 days ago the beagles were romping in the snow❄️ Today they swam at the beach🐶 They were the only dogs on a leash (if you have beagles you get it😉) but they still had a great time at the Puppy Plunge put on by the 😃 It was so much fun to watch all the dogs have such a great time!! Grateful to live so close to clean water and be a part of such a big dog-friendly community❤️
10/16/2025
🏆 Chiropractic Care for Canine Athletes🐕
Athletic dogs put tremendous demand on their bodies — sprinting, jumping, twisting, and turning at high speed. Over time, this repetitive motion and impact can cause joint restrictions and muscular imbalances that affect performance and increase injury risk.
💪 Chiropractic care helps maintain optimal movement and symmetry.
By restoring proper joint mobility and alignment, we can:
✅ Improve stride length and flexibility
✅ Enhance coordination and balance
✅ Support faster recovery after intense activity
✅ Reduce risk of repetitive strain injuries
Even the smallest misalignment can lead to compensation, fatigue, or decreased drive. Regular chiropractic check-ins help athletes move freely and perform at their best.
Whether your dog competes in agility, dock diving, or simply loves a good trail run, chiropractic care keeps them comfortable, balanced, and ready for the next challenge.
I’m missing my WA agility patients (and their humans)🥺
Did anyone else get this much snow?!❄️ The beagle boys love it!! We are excited for this winter!
10/14/2025
Hi everyone! I’m Dr. Amanda Kremer, Doctor of Chiropractic and AVCA-certified Animal Chiropractor. I’ve been practicing animal chiropractic since 2007, working primarily with dogs, cats, and rabbits to help them move, feel, and live their best lives.
After running a busy practice in Washington State for over a decade, I’ve recently brought my passion for helping animals to Lake Tahoe! My practice, Chiro4Critters Animal Chiropractic, focuses on improving mobility, reducing pain, and enhancing overall wellness through gentle, hands-on chiropractic care.
I love seeing the difference a single adjustment can make — from senior pets getting their pep back to performance dogs moving more freely. Each visit is about creating comfort, connection, and a better quality of life for your pet.
I’m so excited to meet the Tahoe pet community and help your furry friends feel their best! 🐶🐱
👉 Learn more or schedule a visit at Chiro4Critters.com
Dr. Amanda Kremer is Lake Tahoe's dog chiropractor. Serving the Lake Tahoe basin, Reno Nevada and surrounding areas. Accepting appointments!
10/13/2025
💚 Helping Pets Feel Their Best 💚
Animal chiropractic is all about helping pets move comfortably, feel balanced, and enjoy life again. Whether it’s a senior dog who’s having trouble getting up, a playful pup recovering from an injury, or a four-legged athlete keeping their body in tune — every adjustment is done gently, with care and intention.
Each visit is a reminder of why I do what I do: to help animals feel their best and keep them doing the things they love. 🐾💚
📍Serving pets in the Lake Tahoe area
📞 775-296-8896 | 🌐 Chiro4Critters.com
10/10/2025
Lord Luigi requesting another adventure🐶
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Dr. Amanda Kremer, DC provides Animal Chiropractic care in Vancouver, Washington. She has been voted the Best Animal Chiropractor in the area by local residents (BOCC 2017).
Animal Chiropractic involves gentle mobilization of the spinal joints and extremities to restore proper biomechanics and nervous system function in your pet. Whether your pet is athletic or geriatric, chiropractic care may help to reduce pain and promote optimal function of the musculoskeletal system.
Animal chiropractors work on all vertebrates; however, dogs, cats, horses, alpacas pigs and cattle are the most common. It is important to have your pet examined by a certified Animal Chiropractor regularly, even when there is nothing obviously wrong.
Much like Chiropractic care for humans, your pets can benefit from Chiropractic adjustments to keep them healthy and well throughout their life. Pet owners in Vancouver Washington, often report seeing increased energy, reduced pain or wagging tails after just a few treatments.
A certified Animal Chiropractor is a Chiropractor or a Veterinarian who has over 200 additional hours of instruction in the safe and effective treatment of animals using specific Chiropractic techniques.
If your pet is showing signs of problems, then Animal Chiropractic may be needed now!
You know your animal better than anyone. A change in behavior or mood is often a symptom that your pet is in pain, and might be caused by a joint that is not moving properly. Sometimes they may experience changes in appetite.
Your pet may benefit from chiropractic care if you notice any of the following:
Your pet has difficulty rising from a lying down position or from sitting to standing.
Your pet has muscle stiffness or weakness.
Shaking /tremors in the limbs or the body.
Mobility and gait abnormalities or limping.
Different posture, i.e. hunched back, sitting on one hip rather than squarely.
Your pet has been injured or there is a decreased performance in athletic ability.
Bowel or bladder control problems.
Changes in behavior, mood, or appetite.
What conditions respond well to Animal Chiropractic care?
Osteoarthritis (Arthritis)
Pain associated with hip dysplasia
Intervertebral disc disease (slipped disc)
Idiopathic Lameness
Weakness in a leg
Urinary Incontinence
Sports injuries
Other neurological conditions
* Chiropractic benefits pets with both acute injuries and chronic conditions.
