Dog Hydrotherapy & Physiotherapy
in Stockton-on-Tees
Compassionate Care
Every Pet, Our Promise At Butterwick, we pledge to treat your dog with the utmost care and compassion. Our promise is to listen, understand, and deliver personalized treatment, ensuring your furry family member feels at home and thrives under our expert care.
Lasting Results
Innovative Healing Our clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for cutting-edge hydrotherapy and physiotherapy treatments. We employ innovative techniques to help your dog recover from injury, manage age-related issues, and improve overall well-being.
Advanced Treatments
“We help people who are concerned about their dog’s health and want their dog to lead a more active, mobile and pain free life!”
Professional services
We care about your dogs
just as much as you do.
Your Dog’s Wellness, Our Compassion
At Butterwick Animal Rehabilitation Clinic (BARC), we share a mutual bond with you – a deep affection for dogs. We understand the distress you experience when your beloved canine companion is in discomfort, unable to communicate their pain. That’s why we’re here: to advocate for your dog, to interpret their needs, and to support you through your concerns with empathy and compassion.
Our approach is founded on the belief that no one understands your dog as you do. We commence by attentively listening to your worries and understanding your aspirations for your dog’s well-being. With this understanding, we:
- Thoroughly evaluate your dog’s condition
- Work in collaboration with you to devise a bespoke treatment plan
- Continuously monitor progress to ensure sustained improvement
- Coordinate with your veterinarian for comprehensive and integrated care
- Assist you with administrative tasks, such as insurance paperwork, to alleviate any burdens.
At BARC, we are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for your furry family member, working alongside you every step of the way.
Expertise with Empathy
With years of experience and numerous success stories, our team in Stockton-on-Tees at BARC has the expertise to address a broad spectrum of canine health issues. However, it’s not just our skills that distinguish us – it’s our empathy. We refrain from referring to your dog as ‘it’ because they are more than just pets; they are family.
At BARC, you’re placing your dog in the care of a team that treats them with the same affection and commitment we would want for our own. Allow us to assist your dog in rediscovering a life brimming with vitality, comfort, and the simple joys of being a dog.
The best hydrotherapy and physiotherapy for your pet
Expert Hydrotherapy & Physiotherapy for dogs.
Hydrotherapy provides a calming yet efficient route to recovery for your dog. Picture the comfort as your pet undergoes gentle, hassle-free rehabilitation:
- Relaxed Rehabilitation: Movement in water alleviates strain on muscles and joints.
- Pain Alleviation: Warm water therapy aids in relieving muscle tension and discomfort.
- Fitness & Vigour: Specific exercises enhance fitness, preventing potential injuries and enhancing the immune system.
- Energetic Happiness: Observe your dog’s exhilaration and vitality as they rediscover youthful enthusiasm.
Restorative Veterinary Physiotherapy
Just like humans, dogs can greatly benefit from Physiotherapy:
- Root Cause Treatment: Address the underlying issues, not just the symptoms.
- Enhanced Mobility: Increase your dog’s freedom of movement for a more active lifestyle.
- Energy & Playfulness: Rekindle the liveliness your dog had in its puppy days.
At BARC, we promise a happier, more active life for your dog through our tailored hydrotherapy and physiotherapy programs. Ready to see your best friend bounce back?
Enquire about getting started
We know you want the best of the best for your dog, and we also know you’re a busy person. If you want to get your dog back to being happier, healthier and doing what you both love and want to get booked in – click on the link below and fill out the short form for information about getting booked in and availability.
Enquire about free taster session
Not sure? No problem! Why not bring your dog in for a free, non-obligatory session in which we see what’s wrong, what can be done so you have all the information you need and start getting both you and your dog feeling more optimistic about the future? We mean it – no fees, no obligation, nothing: all we want is to meet you and to say ‘hi’ to your best friend. Click the link below to get booked in, now.
Talk to a Vet Physiotherapist
We know how difficult it is to trust someone else when it comes to the health of your dog. It’s just so hard. So, that’s exactly why we also know how important it is for you to ask all the questions you have, find out all the answers you need, and for you and your dog to trust us. So, give us a call to chat to one of our Vet Physio. We’d love to meet you and find out more about how we can help your dog, right now, just click the link below.
Enquire about getting started
Apply for a free taster session
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About Butterwick Animal Rehab Clinic
Nationally known Veterinary Physiotherapist and Hydrotherapist.
Butterwick Animal Rehab Clinic was founded by Mark Harding – one of the UK’s leading Veterinary Physiotherapists & Hydrotherapists, a nationally known Speaker, lecturer and has appeared on BBC’s Look North programme.
Mark has been helping pet owners just like you in the North east of England for nearly two decades. People just like you who are worried about their pet, potential long term dependency on drugs and their pets’ reducing quality of life. We strongly believe that a combined approach with your Vet, you, and us gives your dog the best chance possible of gaining and maintaining their zest for life and keeping them happy and healthy.
Mark Harding had an extraordinary idea in 2004… why not create a safe, healthy, comfortable environment in which to rehabilitate injured, elderly dogs? And even better, why not just make that space about providing the best quality of life for all dogs?
And so, Butterwick Animal Rehab Clinic was born!
Nowadays, with the hydrotherapy side booming because of the amazing community support and interest, Mark soon realised more could be done, more dogs could be helped and more owners could be left feeling hopeful of a happier and healthier future again. His revelation was on account of a particular special woofer, Hector. Having had no feeling below the neck, Hector couldn’t walk following a spinal surgery, and he – as well as his owners – were, understandably, miserable. Mark wanted to do more – for this dog and the countless others he met. His search for something more led him to Veterinary physiotherapy! And without further ado, Mark jumped in and became one of the most sought-after veterinary physiotherapists in the area. If you’re still wondering about Hector – he went back to walks on the beach and having a ball.
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