Heat Hacks & Healthy Backs for Your Pets

Published: Mon, 01/27/25

Updated: Mon, 01/27/25

Welcome to our first
Active Pet Rehabilitation newsletter for 2025!

Looking back at 2024 we are delighted to have welcomed 96 new fur babies to our programs and helped those in our Superpaws pack achieve their goals of staying stronger for longer 486 times 😍

Although we had to say goodbye to some of our favourite fur babies and some valued staff members too, we continue to do the things we do in spite of all the things that have happened around us.

We are excited to share upcoming 2025 plans

The programs we currently offer will be getting re-imagined in the next few months to make them more purpose built for the different types of patients that we see, so watch out for new arthritis management "Trim and Toned" and "Painful to Playful" offerings ahead.

If you already know us for our cruciate surgery rehab, or our dedicated spinal injury care, you may like to take advantage of our beyond surgery programs so your fur baby can live their best life.

If you would like to help us mould these plans
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Hot Tips for a Cool Summer

1 Change the time of day or location you exercise with your pup.
- early morning walks or shady park walks in the evening avoid hot pavement and mean the air temperature is cooler for exercising

family walking their dog under shady trees

2. Cooling bandanas and carrying a bottle of water
- does your fur baby has a heavy or dark fur coat? Wetting their head and ears helps to lower their core temperature faster if they have been too enthusiastic while out exercising.

cooling bandanas for walking in hot weather

3. Set up an indoor mini gym
- use broom handles or pool noodles, mini-steps and ramps for exercising when it is too hot to walk outdoors.

ramp,snuffle mat and obstacles for exercising indoors

4. Cool mats for summer time exercise recovery
- if your cool mat is large enough, it will offer your pup some grip when they are getting up from the floor
- if they are reluctant to use it, cover it with one of their (thin) blankets so it smells familiar
- or use a wet a towel, wring it out, and wipe your dogs face and paws with it for instant cooling

5. Add "hide and seek" snack times for frozen treats
- this is a great way to engage your fur baby's brain for mental stimulation and a little extra exercise while keeping cool at the same time.

chilled blueberries and cucumber slices for hot weather treats

6. DIY Splash Zone
- Set up a shallow pool or use a garden sprinkler for supervised water play especially for dogs who enjoy splashing around.
Take care with a sprinkler or hose that your pup does not swallow too much or inhale the water.

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Could your fur baby be prone to spinal issues?
Dachshunds, Beagles, and Shih Tzus are commonly affected, but did you know that Dalmatians, Dobermann Pincers and German Shepherd dogs can be affected too?

Discover simple exercises that can help reduce your pet's risk of injury while keeping them active and healthy.

The last time we wrote about spinal injury and exercises to help prevent it, or improve recovery from it, was September 2016! (if you are a history buff check out www.activepetrehab/gettingactiveblog/building-better-backs)

Since recent research has shown that multimodal treatments can be as effective for pain relief and mobility as surgery for some patients, we felt it might be time to revisit tips to strengthen spinal support muscles and reduce the risk of needing a spinal surgery.

Better Backs start here!

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At Active Pet Rehabilitation, we’re passionate about helping pets live their best lives.

Thank you for being part of our community—we’re here to support you and your fur babies every step of the way!

Warm regards,
Carmel and the Team at Active Pet Rehabilitation

83 Hutton Street
Osborne Park
Perth Western Australia 6017
AUSTRALIA

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