Suilven Centre
Home to the Orkney McTimoney Chiropractic Group and Centre for Natural Health in Kirkwall
tel 01856 875433email suilvencentre@gmail.com
Serving Orkney and the Highlands for 36 years
Treatments for large and small animals are available over large areas of the north of Scotland. Areas commonly covered are Caithness and Alness, Inverness-shire/Elgin, Morayshire and Aberdeenshire. If you would like to organise a visit for your animals, please contact the animal co-ordinator for your area. Forthcoming animal treatment dates are posted on the website well in advance.
How Chiropractic may help
Many animals suffer from spine, neck, pelvic and musculoskeletal problems at some time during their life. They may have suffered an accident or fall. Like people, they may benefit from Chiropractic care.
You can improve the comfort and mobility of your animal, whatever their age. Improvements in movement and relief from pain and discomfort may help your animal's general soundness, wellbeing and performance. Chiropractic care is suitable for a wide range of animals - horses and farm animals, such as sheep and goats, dogs and cats. Treatments are suitable whatever activities you do with your animal.
As with people, Chiropractic will help to align and balance the animal's musculoskeletal system, optimizing the animal's flexibility and functioning.
Kay McCarroll and Julia Smith-Pearse are fully qualified, experienced Chiropractors, registered with the General Chiropractic Council. Kay has been working with animals in the Highlands and Orkney for over 30 years and works with large and small animals. Julia has recently joined the Highlands Chiropractic Group, on relocating to the Highlands. They both work with people and with animals.
You will probably have an acute sense of when something is not quite right with your animal. Conditions that may benefit from Chiropractic attention are lameness, reluctance to exercise, uneven gait, changes in performance or behaviour and specific or general signs of discomfort. All animal practitioners are trained to recognise when an animal needs to be referred to a vet. Treatments include an evaluation of what the issues may be. Animal owners often notice improvements in general temperament and wellbeing of their animals once the physical problem has been resolved. If you would like to discuss the situation with one of the Chiropractors, please contact them.
The Chiropractor will then directly feel the animal's spine, neck and other relevant areas to gain a more detailed picture. They will gently treat the animal and observe the effects. After the treatment, they may make suggestions of how you can maintain improvements, for example, by massaging stiff muscles.
The Chiropractor will work closely with you to put your animal at ease, especially on first appointments. After learning from you what the problem is, the Chiropractor will observe the animal's movement, discomfort and points of pain or sensitivity.
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