Has anyone had Mctimoney treatment on their dogs? if so what do you think.

Yes I have on his back because he was moving his one leg not in line with the others. Previously had been spot on. Vets couldn't find anything wrong yet there clearly was. Unfortunately the Mctimoney made no difference whatsoever

Did you ever find out what was wrong. I am having second thoughts as I wasn't told by the lady who was going to do it that they cannot play for 2 days and have to be kept quite.

I know several people who have used this type of therapy for their dogs and all of them have seen an improvement afterwards. I personally haven't heard of them not being able to play or having to be kept quiet after treatment - we had  a practitioner come to our agility club to treat several dogs but as my dog wasn't in need of any treatment I never actually spoke to him.

Virtually all the dogs we have had have been, 2 examples.........
Xbreed shuffled into vets...prostrate infection = antibiotics = £40+ bill.........took him to Mctimoney chiropracter who sorted his back = bounced out and jumped into car
GSD who couldn't/wouldn't run in a straight line = base of tail re-aligned = straight recalls
plus numerous other 'not quite right' stuff all sorted
BIG advantage....the guy I see does people as well.........my back goes to the extent I cannot get up from a dining room chair let alone an easy chair so I have been known to go for a double appointment, dog first then me :-D
Chris

Both of ours have had treatment and regular check ups over the last five years. Occassionly when they have been chasing around and slipped on the turns or jumped when they shouldn't, noticed unease in movement, or a roached back, our chiroprator has known them since pups and has realigned vertebrae and hips. Yes, have noticed and improvement, an ease, flow of movement again and with their long backs like to have someone we know and  respect check them over. I don't know about two days but it has been suggested after treatment that they are kept quiet for the rest of the day, same as when I have been for treatment.

Yes, my dogs see a McTimoney chiropracter every quarter, most of the time just for a prophylactic check up, but occasionally they need tweaking.  As they are performance dogs, I like to optimise their health.

Had our chiropractor out just two weeks ago.  Soli's original aggression problem was greatly reduced thanks to her - Soli had a tilted, twisted pelvis and a sore neck.

She has a tune-up a few times a year now for her arthritis - I know when she needs it as she gets grumpier with the other dogs, and starts licking her wrists.  This last time she'd licked one wrist to bleeding in a week - the worst she's ever done it - and it turned out that her lower back was extremely sore, although we aren't sure why.  But with that sorted, the licking stopped and her grumpiness - which was getting very bad - improved the most I've ever known it improve, it's almost gone now.

I also had the chiro look at Tia - I knew Ti had neck problems thanks to a lifetime of pulling on leads and hitting the end of the flexi with no attempt made to train her to do otherwise (with severe fear aggression on top which has caused her to nearly choke herself before).

It took a while and poor Tia was in a lot of pain, even with strong painkillers, but it's made a heck of a difference to her.  Her neck and shoulders were the worst but much better now, although I have to stretch her neck a few times a week now.  But well worth the money and the stress (she hates being manhandled and didn't want to lie down).

I've also used the chiro for Remy he hurt himself years ago - it took him 6 months to fully recover and his being tweaked really sped things up (he'd whacked his shoulder and with limping, it was knocking everything else out a bit too).

And of course Saffi saw her when she first got here - dog knows what she'd been through but the chiro said that she'd never seen a dog with such severe tension over her rump as Saffi had.  Again, much better now, although she could do with a tune-up since everything that's happened with her arthritis.

Yes, they do have to be quiet for a couple of days afterwards - no stairs, definitely - but it is well worth it.  When Soli's joints are bad, everyone is tense because she just flies at the other dogs during the night if they get anywhere close (and me sometimes, if I startle her awake).

Yes one of mine is being treated by Helen Lightfoot at the moment...
One of my other dogs saw her a few years ago and after one treatment which was all Helen thought she required, has been great ever since.

I use a McTimoney chiropractor regularly, both for myself and my dogs (the same person :-) ). It has made a huge difference to my dogs and also to a couple of my rabbits. ;-)

I could highly recommend it, certainly worth a try! And yes, they should not be exercised for 24 - 48 hours to help the muscles adjust to the new bone position, otherwise they'll just knock them out again and it may then not be so beneficial! But that's really a small price to pay for the benefits I would think.

Situations where I have used my chiropractor for my dogs:
* After accidents
* Arthritis/joint/mobility problems
* Rehabilitation after TPLO (and regular 6-monthly check ups for said dog for the rest of his life)
* General check ups
* Limping
* Aggression

Apologies for tagging on to an old thread but does anyone know if you need a referral letter from your vet before your dog can be seen by a McTimoney practitioner ?

I didn't actually need a letter but I was asked for all my vets details and she did say I should get the ok from my vets before I visited her, which I did.

I didn't need one when I got a practitioner for my bitch.