Resources

The following links provide additional information that may be useful or interesting. Vancouver Animal Massage does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information.

Booties

Mutt Luks dog boots - 6 models of dog boots to suit your dog’s activities and climate.

Voyagers K9 Apparel booties - Dog boots designed to fit and stay on specific dog breeds.

 

Mobility Aids

Adventure Support Lift Harness - Helps assist medium-large dogs with ease and improves the mobility for aging, disabled, or injured dogs.

Animal Orthocare - Custom animal braces. Built for your dog's specific injury, we handcraft every brace with high strength polymer, so it will withstand the test of time.

Anti-Knuckling / Anti-Dragging devices - A variety of products that help support both front and hind limbs if your dog is unable to place their paws correctly.

Biko Progressive Resistance Bands - Biko Progressive Resistance Bands provide stability and muscle-building resistance for dogs with hind limb weakness and ataxia.

Bio-Groom Anti-Slip Pad Spray - Helps to prevent slipping on wood and tile floors.

Dr. Buzby’s ToeGrips - Non-slip grips that fit on your dog’s toenails to enable instant traction and improved mobility. Good for hardwood floors.

Handicapped Pets - Dog Wheelchairs, Products, and Support for Disabled, Injured, and Aging Pets

Handicapped Pets Canada - Wheelchairs, harnesses, slings, splints and braces

Help Em Up harness - Dog-lifting mobility harness featuring our patented Hip Lift!

OrthoPets - Custom made orthotics and prosthetics that help pets recover from injury, improve function, and enjoy an active life

PawFriction by Pawtology - A revolutionary dog paw pad coating system that increases traction, stops slipping, and improves stability.

Paw Pad Grips - Anti-slip patches that adhere to paw pads to prevent slipping on hardwood, tile and other slippery surfaces.

Puppy Treads - Anti-slip traction for hardwood floors and stairs. Can be stuck on stairs and peeled off when not needed.

Soft Paws Nail Caps - Nail caps to protect nails from wearing down from dragging paws

ToesUP Walkaboot Anti-Knuckling Aid - Helps reduce dragging paws by providing toe lift and knuckle support for comfortable walking assistance

UPETS Splints - Selection of splints for limb support, protection, and immobilization

WiggleLess back braces - Support for dogs with spinal instability

Custom carts and harnesses

Best Friend Mobility - Adjustable carts to fit dogs of all shapes and sizes

Eddie’s Wheels - Custom dog wheelchairs for a variety of handicapped pets.

K-9 Cart wheelchairs - Products for handicapped and senior pets

K9 Carts - Dog and cat wheelchairs, harnesses and nursing care

Pet Smart - dog wheelchair - Best Friend Mobility Rear Support Dog Wheelchair

Used Dog Wheelchairs - Classified ad listing site for used wheelchairs

 

Ear protection

Aquabandit - Ear protection while swimming

DogLeggs - Swim snood - Ear protection while swimming

 

General Links

Adaptil - Collars and diffusers that emit pheromones to calm and soothe dogs

Assisi loop - Targeted pulsed electro-magnetic field device

Back on Track - Coats and mats with an in-built therapeutic lining that increases vascular function, keeping your dog warm and improving soft tissue health

BC SPCA - British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Vancouver

Canada West Veterinary Specialists - Canada West Veterinary Specialists is a dedicated referral hospital in Vancouver combined with 24/7 emergency care.

Cooling Mats - a selection of gel-filled cooling mats to keep dogs comfortable during hot weather.

FitPAWS - Experts in Fitness, Conditioning and Canine Rehab products

Lifting Stars Pet Homecare - In-home veterinary humane euthanasia and consultation services in Vancouver.

Moist Heat Pad - Your local pharmacy (Shoppers, London Drugs, etc.) should sell these. A small or medium size is usually sufficient. On a LOW setting, drape it OVER your dog’s painful area for 15 mins 3 x day.

Northwest School of Animal Massage - Northwest School of Animal Massage, US providing equine and canine massage courses.

Petietec - targeted heating therapy, providing concentrated heat to specific areas of your dog’s body to reduce pain and accelerate the natural healing process.

Simply Natural Raw Pet Food - Simply Natural Raw Pet Food is based in Vancouver's Kerrisdale. Let us help you feed your cat and dog the way Nature intended.

Until We Meet Again - Pet cremation services and memorial products. Situated in Surrey and Victoria.

Western Canada Veterinary Eye Specialists - The only Veterinary Ophthalmology clinic in B.C.. This is a specialty clinic in New Westminster for animals suffering from eye diseases or vision problems.