Pet Massage and Rehabilitation Services
At Stay N Play Pet Ranch, our massage professionals work with pets with special needs, such as post-op and muscle sprains and strains, as well as those who just need pampering and extra attention. We use a variety of bodywork techniques on our client pets including Swedish Massage, Reiki, Canine Touch, Aston® Therapeutics, Pilates-assisted stretches, Acupressure, Sports Massage, and Energy Healing Techniques. We provide your pet with a customized, therapeutic session based on specific and individual needs. Massage and bodywork is available for our boarded and day care pet clients, as well as by appointment for non-boarded pets. And, as with all of our services, our ultimate goal is the well-being of your pet’s body, mind, and spirit!
The physical benefits of massage/bodywork include:
- Enhances muscle tone and range of motion
- Helps relieve physical and emotional stress
- Reduces inflammation and joint swelling which alleviates pain
- Promotes healing by increasing blood flow carrying nutrients to the muscles, eliminating excessive fluids, toxins, and metabolic waste
- Releases tension and increases relaxation by creating contraction and release process of the muscles
- Releases endorphins, the body's natural painkillers
- Helps maintain the body in a better physical condition
- Works to breakdown adhesions and scar tissue
- Provides a form of exercise
Meet Our Massage Practitioners
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Donna is a Canine Massage practitioner who began riding 6 years ago and was introduced to Equine Touch for her horse. She was intrigued by the therapy and found she could also apply the techniques to her dogs. After Griz, her beloved dog, broke his back in a car wreck, she began utilizing Canine Touch as one of the modalities when she massaged him with amazing results. Through utilizing Canine Touch modalities in massage, she has been able to relieve his pain and restore some muscle development. Griz is now able to use a doggie "wheelchair" and is getting some movement back in his hind legs which had been paralyzed. Donna has a BA in Anthropology and Sociology and a MAG of Applied Geography. She became a Reiki Master in June 2008. |
With a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Physical Education, Jo seamlessly transitioned into massage Therapy. A licensed Massage Therapist since 1986, Jo has owned a Wellness/Massage Therapy company in Dallas, and has experience in Trauma, Rehabilitation, Pre and Post- Operative, Emotional and Pre-Natal, has taken continuing education classes in Cranio-Sacral, has been an Instructor at New Beginnings Massage Therapy School. Her journey into Canine Rehabilitation and Canine Massage began when her Dalmatian was hit by a car and severely injured. Applying human modalities to her dog, she received an “A+” from the orthopedic veterinarian who performed all the surgeries. Jo’s Canine Massage, which she has been providing at Stay N Play Pet Ranch for 12 years now, brings animals the same benefits of massage whether it is for stress, rehabilitation, emotional stress, sports rejuvenation, or relaxation. She believes our companion animals should receive the same opportunities of health and well-being that we give to ourselves. After all, isn’t that part of unconditional love? |
If your pet is recovering from surgery or injury, it is important to keep movement and hydration in their body at each stage of rehabilitation. Enter Sarah Irwin. With a BA in Dance, and as a dancer/ choreographer for over 30 years, teaching movement has been at the forefront of Sarah’s career. She added teaching fitness classes, yoga and then Pilates at the Houston Ballet in 1986. On faculty at Pilates Institute of London, and in venues all over the world, she taught advanced training for Pilates instructors. Upon moving to Austin 11 years ago, she earned her massage license and, after years of training with Judith Aston, she added Aston® Practitioner to her skills. Today Sarah is the owner of Aston® PilatesWorks. Aston® work combines body work and movement therapy. Because each pet comes with an individual physical and emotional history, Sarah conducts all body work with one-on-one communication with your pet to find their ultimate "balance." A highlight of a lifetime of great partnerships with her dogs, and one wonderful horse, was her last dance performance in Houston which included a duet with her dog, Ivy. |
Donna Burrow
Jo Albertson
Sarah IrwinTo learn more or to schedule your pet's massage appointment, contact us today.