Canine hydrotherapy techniques include recreational pool swimming, walking on an underwater treadmill in what looks like an enormous fish tank, and paddling upstream in a small “endless” pool. Water temperature is regulated so that it is warm enough to keep the dog’s muscles supple, but cool enough for the dog to exercise without overheating.
The underwater treadmill is used to treat neurological injuries and to strengthen muscles and improve range of motion following orthopedic surgeries. As the dog’s condition improves, the water level in the tank is lowered gradually and treadmill speed is increased.
 In an endless pool, the dog swims against a current that is created with water jets. The animal’s weight is supported entirely by the water, making it a good option for obese dogs or dogs suffering from osteoarthritis. The force of the jets is adjusted to the dog’s ability.

Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles into a patient at specific locations resulting in targeted stimulation of the nervous system. The nervous system is the body’s communications network, and it is capable of altering the biochemical and physiologic properties of any intact body system.

We evaluate each patient and design a set of exercises that are most effective in that patient’s rehabilitation. These are designed to achieve the goals set for that patient’s recovery. Exercises may be directed at helping the patient with strengthening specific muscles or stretching to increase flexibility or learning how to regain the feeling and use of a foot or limb. We demonstrate each activity in our hospital and teach our clients to perform these at home on a prescribed schedule. We try to incorporate the special needs and skills of patients and their families.

Herbs are plants that contain ingredients with active therapeutic properties.  These active ingredients may be present in the whole plant or only in a specific part.  Other parts of the same plant, or other plants in the same genus, may have no activity or may in fact be toxic. An herb may be used in various forms, including teas, granular extracts (Chinese medicine), fresh herbs, dried herbs, oils or tinctures.  It may be commercially available as a loose herb, capsule, tablet, liquid extract, lotion or cream. Herbal therapy is the use of herbs, either as single products or in combination with other herbs, for medicinal purposes. 

Homeopathy is a distinct philosophy of medicine that has its roots in eighteenth century Germany, and subsequently spread to Europe, India, Australia, South America, the United States, and Canada. The underlying basis of homeopathy is the principle that 'like cures like', or that a substance that is capable, in toxic doses, of producing a set of symptoms is also capable, in much lower doses, of curing the same set of symptoms regardless of their perceived cause.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of medicine developed in China.  Its roots are in writings and practices which were developed over millennia. TCM uses acupuncture, herbs and other natural substances, acupressure, food therapy, meditation and exercise to maintain health and treat disease. The Chinese medical view is that each living creature is a small part of the infinite universe, and is subject to the same laws that govern the rest of the cosmos.  Therefore, an understanding of health requires an understanding of the laws of nature.