Canine Chiro Sa?

[Esky the husky]

After some consistenly poor training runs with Esky I've been suggested to get her check out for any physical problems.

So would a canine chiro be the appropriate person to go see or is there some other branch of vet sceience I don't know about ? :laugh:

Does anyone in SA have some one they go to?

I found an old thread on this, but it was very old so who knows if it would still be relevant.

Thanks

ETA: Oh yeah and how much should I be expecting to pay for a consult?

Edited April 6, 2012 by Esky the husky

[Guest Arcane]

Dr.Matthew Condon at ChiroPet. just google ChiroPet. Matthew is a veterinarian as well. He has a wonderful manner.

Enquire direct for charges, but Matthew has always been very reasonable.

Edited April 6, 2012 by Arcane

[ness]

Agree - Matthew is awesome .

[harley]

Another vote for Matthew! :)

[voloclydes]

some human ones do pets as well... along with horsey ones do dogs as well...

i have paid around $20.00 mark but not one with consulting rooms just traveling ones.

[cornell]

Matthew is your man!

[piper]

Another for Matthew. I like the fact he is a qualified vet as well. I worry about possible damage from some of the people out there that dont have any proper training.

[Bully]

Yep, Matthew is great http://www.chiropet.com.au/ :)

[Esky the husky]

:laugh: It's unanimous then

[ness]

if you want a good canine physio then I can recommend Emma Kirby :laugh:. And for normal non-broken massages Suzi Drake (Therapetics ). Although she has been working on my broken one as well :D.

[Esky the husky]

Oh, would a physio be the person to go to, or a chiro?

[ness]

Depends Esky :laugh:. Sorry not much help. My first point of contact is usually Matthew though. I tried the physio as I wanted a second opinion over a problem. If cost does come into it the physio is a little more expensive. I only went to the physio once we were fairly sure we knew what we were dealing with and she had been back to Matthew a few times so I was prepared to try something different in case one worked better then the other.

http://www.vetreferrals.com.au/physiotherapy.html

[Red Fox]

Matthew has done a great job with my dog also. Highly recommend him.

[piper]

Esky, it depends on the issue. In Ness's case they got to the point they knew it was soft tissue injury which is the area of a physio. And that is another reason I like the fact Matthew is a qualified vet as well as a chiro, he can tell you if it is something else that is not going to be helped by chiro.

I was going to menton Therapetics for straight out massage as well.

[ness]

Here is a link for Therapetics to -

http://www.therapetics.com.au/

Might as well add them all to this thread.

Edited April 6, 2012 by ness

[jr_inoz]

Dr.Matthew Condon at ChiroPet. just google ChiroPet. Matthew is a veterinarian as well. He has a wonderful manner.

Enquire direct for charges, but Matthew has always been very reasonable.

another recommendation for Matthew.

[yellowgirl]

Thanks for this thread EtH, it was just the info I was looking for! I wasn't sure if I should be looking at a chiro or physio for my rescue boy (http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/236229-chiro-or-physio/page__gopid__5794080#entry5794080) but I've made an initial appointment with Matthew for tomorrow at 3pm

Have you looked into it for Esky yet? I'll update my thread tomorrow and let you know how we went :)

Consult is $100.

Thanks for the recommendations everyone! :D

[Sayly]

Another big thumbs up for Matthew. I am another who really appreciates that he is a veterinarian. He may be more expensive than some other pet chiros but you are paying to see a veterinarian who has done a fair bit of extra training, and in that regards, his prices are very, very good. He has been incredibly reasonable with the prices for my girls and he is wonderful with the dogs. He is also reasonable about when to come back and doesn't make you come back numerous times if there's no reason.

Holly was in a bad way after coming back from having her litter and he has made a huge difference. I highly doubt we would be doing the winning we are with her if we hadn't of seen him.