What to expect
For Your Animals
Animals love having treatments
“My dogs pull us to Jen’s door to receive their treatments” M and J Eaton, Tewkesbury
Animals are rightfully apprehensive of situations they are unfamiliar with, but once they have experienced their first treatment session with Jen they are enthusiastic to have more. Both Bowen and Shiatsu are non invasive treatments and as such are relaxing and unthreatening to receive. This has proven to appease even the most sensitive, vulnerable or skittish animals.
“Jen has a natural way with horses, I was so impressed with the way the horses responded to her and the treatments” Veterinary Surgeon, Bristol
Before the treatment session
Completion of vet permission forms are part of standard practice for all non veterinarian therapists. You can download these through the link at the bottom of the page. Once downloaded simple fill in your animals details and forward to your animals veterinary practice for their vets attention. Once completed by your vet they are returned directly to Jen for your animals treatment file and Jen will contact you to arrange a treatment appointment.
In the treatment session before hands on treatment starts
Jen starts a session simply being around your animal discussing with yourself what you have observed and what you feel their health needs are. This gives time for the animal to observe Jen and without having focus directed on to them, often helps them relax before any hands on treatment begins. If they are lame or have movement issues Jen will observe your animal in movement before treatment. Ridden or without a rider for a horse depending on what is appropriate. These biomechanical observations help inform where your animal needs help and guides treating your animal at the casual level of their condition, and when repeated at the end of treatment they help show how the treatment has affected change.
Bowen Technique
During the actual hands on part of your animals Bowen treatment session Jen will continually assess the quality, nature and functional state of your animals fascia, soft tissue, nerve responses, and joint mobility to help guide their body back to a better state of health. Jen will then discuss with you the changes occurring from treatment and what you may expect to experience with your animal over the next few days as the treatment develops in the physiology of their body.
Recommendations may then be given to help you further develop your animals health between treatment sessions, and further treatment appointments will be made if needed.
Shiatsu Massage
During the actual hands on part of your animals Shaistu treatment Jen will use a highly trained sense of touch and observational skills to get a picture of how your animals Qi balance is and make an initial Qi diagnosis. Treatments then continue this dialogue observing and affecting the quality, nature and functional state of the Qi in your animals Meridians and Acupressure points to support them back to health. On smaller animals physio inspired stretches and non invasive joint manipulations, focusing on quality of the support of Qi in the physical structure, may also be made. At the end of the treatment Jen will discuss with you observations about Qi quality changes affected by treatment and what you can expect to see in your animal over the next few days. Recommendations may then be given to help you further develop your animals health between treatment sessions, and further treatment appointments will be made if needed.
For Both the Very Young and the Very Elderly
Rest assured your animal will be in the safest hands
All treatments are bespoke, that is, the treatment is always made appropriate for each and every animal on that day. Therefore supporting their return to a better state of health or improving their quality of life safely.
Jen is experienced in treating animals from their first day of life to their last.
HELPING YOUR ANIMAL
TO BE PAIN FREE
Treatments, How Many, How Often?
Bowen
Two treatments are recommended at first usually 4 to 7 days apart depending on the severity of pain and urgency of the condition. This allows Jen to treat your animal, assess their response to treatment, and observe their body's capacity to improve between treatments.
By the end of second treatment, if your animal has not already achieved their health goal, Jen will be able to give you a good indication about how many more treatments they may need and how regular these would have to be to achieve their desired return to health, well being and best performance.
Generally 3 to 8 treatments at 7 to 14 day intervals have proven sufficient for most animals to reach the desired outcomes.
For animal athletes pre season and post season check ups along with regular treatment sessions throughout the performance season have proven to raise their well-being, performance, and reduce injuries throughout the performance season.
Shiatsu
3 treatments at weekly intervals are highly recommended to provide a good level of improvement to your animals health.
Then further sessions, if needed, are made at intervals to match your animals individual needs.
Sporting, working and chronically ill animals often show remarkable benefit from regular treatments. Both improving their mental and physical health, all year round and year on year.