Moulton Animal Therapy Centre

General information

The Animal Therapy Centre at Moulton College has Grooming and Hydrotherapy facilities (including 2 Water Treadmills) all under one roof and is one of the first of its kind in the country. Our team are all fully trained in animal and human first aid and are employed to care for dogs, cats and other small animals from arrival at the centre through to collection. We have modern purpose built kennel facilities for dogs waiting for their therapy appointments as well as heated indoor kennel facilities for cats and old or unwell dogs. The Animal Therapy Centre has a professional computer system used by a large number of veterinary practices around the country, which enables us to store records on animal consultations and retrieve information on individual animals. Our fully trained hydrotherapists (all registered individuals of the Canine Hydrotherapy Association) swim dogs by vet referral only. Dogs are swum for the following conditions:- pre-surgical conditioning, post operative rehabilitation, arthritis management, obesity management, poor mobility and fitness training. All dogs are health checked, fitted with life jackets and receive a specialised programme to meet their individual needs and the treatment they require. Our pool measures 4.16m long, 1.63m wide with a depth of 1.2m. We keep the chlorinated water temperature at between 28 and 30 degrees and test the water at least 3 times a day. We also have a Hydro Physio Water Treadmill for use with Spinal case dogs and large breeds amongst others and a recent addition of a larger water treadmill with an automatic belt incline facility which allows our hydrotherapists to develop rehab programmes for dogs much further than before. The new state of the art treadmill runs via a system which means that data stored from previous sessions can be saved and uploaded to a computer for ease of analysis.