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McTimoney has been specifically adapted to treat animals Like people, animals suffer from back, neck, pelvic and musculoskeletal problems and, like us, they can benefit from McTimoney chiropractic manipulation. For more than forty years, McTimoney chiropractors have been helping horses, dogs, cats, farm animals and even some "exotics" with a non-invasive technique which involves no drugs or anaesthetic and which most animals accept quite readily. Chiropractic manipulation aligns and balances the animal's musculoskeletal system. By manipulating any misaligned joints throughout the whole body, with special attention to the spine and pelvis, it helps both to restore and maintain health, soundness and performance. It works holistically to eliminate the cause, not just to treat the symptoms. When to seek help We rely on owners’ observations and subsequent referrals from veterinary surgeons. Indications include:
What causes these problems Trauma is often the most obvious cause e.g. falls, accidents, slipping, etc. Modern competitions often include tight turns, slippery going and twisty courses. More subtle causes are confrontation problems, such as long or weak backs, ill-fitting equipment, excess weight and even dental problems. Horses Horses did not evolve specifically to carry weights on their backs and modern competition places even more strain upon their skeletal structure. In addition to the general symptoms listed above, horses may also need treatment when showing the following signs:
As well as falls and accidents horses can damage their backs by; getting cast, slipping on icy or smooth roads and yards, wearing tight rollers, saddles or harness; being unable to meet the demands of jump-offs, advanced dressage etc. Horses receive great benefit from preventative treatment - they are natural athletes and "fine tuning" helps them perform at their best. DogsIn addition to trauma, including road traffic accidents, dogs can have problems from modern competitions (greyhounds and agility dogs), and confrontation (dachshunds, bassetts, etc). These include:
Symptoms that dogs may show include crying out when getting up, difficulty climbing stairs or jumping into cars, showing discomfort when stroked along their backs and reluctance to exercise. Other animals
Case Studies
A young sheepdog called 'Bess', had caught her hind leg in some wire when jumping over a fence. She was a very timid little dog, who had possibly been harshly treated during training. She had a twisted pelvis and problems in her lumbar region, which were put right in three sessions. She was very sweet and gave her chiropractor a lick at the end to say thank you very much. Dogs tend to be very expressive in their post-treatment behaviour. During a visit to a farm to treat a dog, the chiropractor was asked to have a look at an unfortunate duck which had been lame on one leg for a couple of months, and could only swim in circles. The chiropractor reported later, 'It was difficult to know where to start on a duck! But her owner held the 'sharp end', and I palpated her and felt how she would move. 24 hours later she was back to normal'.
Training
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Heavy
weight Working Hunter Champion and Chiropractic Patient Rocky ridden
by Louise Bell, both regular chiropractic patients, won the Working
Hunter class at the Horse of the Year Show for four years in a row.
Both Louise and Rocky benefit from regular maintenance using chiropractic.
In 1999 they lost the title to another grey horse, Gordon, ridden
by Louise's husband Robert, both of them also receive regular chiropractic
treatment. 
