Paws Swim Therapy

05/29/2026

Happy 100th hydrotherapy swim session to this wee 12 1/2 year old Brussels Griffon! I just LOVE working in the pool with “Roger” on Friday mornings! 🥰🐾💦❤️

05/21/2026

Yesterday was Arthur’s 200th hydrotherapy session at Paws Swim Therapy! And if you can believe it he will be 16 years old on Hallowe’en! He sure has a ton of zest for a senior dog, first photo is calm purposeful swimming and the next minute he wants to come jumping in my pool, he keeps me on my toes and we enjoy every minute together! Just keep swimming Arthur! Love you and see you next week! 🥰🐾💦❤️

05/18/2026

Happy Victoria Day! 🇨🇦 Hopefully everyone is out enjoying the beautiful warm sunny long weekend! ☀️🐾💦😎🥰 a fun Snapchat photo with Brinkley, neither of us have wrinkles! 😉

05/11/2026

Happy 15th Birthday to this beautiful girlie who has the most stunning eyes “Skye!” I have enjoyed many hours of pool time with her and her silly older canine sibling! Looking forward to many more Friday swims together! Enjoy your special day! 🎂🐾💦🥳🥰

05/10/2026

This handsome senior is having a special birthday today! Ripley LOVES and is benefitting so much from his weekly hydrotherapy sessions! He has a spring in his step again! Happy Birthday 🎂🐾💦💙🥳

05/09/2026

I have many fabulous women who bring their dogs to me faithfully! Have a super day! 😊🐾💦❤️

05/08/2026

Unfortunately ticks are extremely bad especially with the cooler spring we are having! The vet meds are not stopping them completely, I have pulled engorged ticks off dogs. This has been highly recommended in the holistic dog world post tick bite!

Ixo-sheild tick bite supplement for dogs and cats helps to support your pet's immune system and activate their body's natural response to bacteria.

05/06/2026

Heart Health 🐾🐾

A new peer-reviewed, randomized controlled study in dogs with heart failure, published in the American Journal of Physiology–Heart and Circulatory Physiology, found that a coconut-derived medium-chain fat called octanoate also known as caprylic acid, which comes from natural fats especially those rich in medium-chain fatty acids, helped improve heart function and slow disease progression. It worked by providing the failing heart with an easier to use fuel source, which improved pumping ability, increased cardiac output, and reduced strain on the heart. The dogs receiving octanoate showed better metabolic efficiency and more stable heart performance compared to controls, suggesting that supporting energy production in the heart may be a promising strategy for heart failure management.

This research highlights an important clinical takeaway. Targeted nutritional support can directly influence cardiac energy metabolism. Coconut oil as a natural source of medium-chain triglycerides including octanoate may be a useful nutritional addition for dogs with cardiac compromise. When combined with a low-AGE, fresh, nutritionally complete meat-based diet and mitochondrial supportive nutrients such as coenzyme Q10, acetyl L carnitine, and taurine, this approach may help support the metabolically stressed heart by improving energy production, enhancing contractility, and supporting overall cardiac resilience.

05/04/2026

MAY the 4th BE WITH YOU! 🤣🐾💦🌌