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- Title
Evaluation of the status of canine hydrotherapy in the UK.
- Authors
Waining, M.; Young, I. S.; Williams, S. B.
- Abstract
To establish the current status of canine hydrotherapy in the UK and to ascertain information regarding the current use of hydrotherapy, a questionnaire was sent to 152 hydrotherapy centres throughout the UK, from which 89 responded. Hydrotherapy was found to be a rapidly growing business. Stand-alone centres were in existence; however, many centres were connected to other businesses, including boarding kennels and general practice veterinary surgeries. The dogs using the facility were mainly pedigree breeds, particularly labrador retrievers (30 per cent), and the most commonly encountered conditions were rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (25 per cent), hip dysplasia (24 per cent) and osteoarthritis (18 per cent). The proportion of qualified versus unqualified staff varied between centres, highlighting a need for improved regulation of this aspect of the industry. However, all the dogs treated by the hydrotherapy centres surveyed were direct veterinary referrals, suggesting a good degree of professionalism in the field and a high regard for the benefits of hydrotherapy.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; DOGS; HYDROTHERAPY; DOG breeds; ANIMAL breeds
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2011, Vol 168, Issue 15, p407
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.c6842