fir tree canine massage

Put your trust
in our hands

Our Promise is...

To take care of your dog and provide the best clinical canine massage we are able to.
To provide the owner with honest feedback and complete transparency.
To provide the veterinary professionals with a succinct and clinical report in a timely manner.

What we do

About the Founder, Helena Eizenberg

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Completed Veterinary Consent Form Required

All clients must obtain a signed veterinary consent form prior to treatment so we comply with the Veterinary Act 1966 and Exemptions Order 2015.

Which Category Does Your Dog Fit Into?

Most dogs will benefit from massage, however, there are dogs which will really benefit from massage and these are broken down into sections below. These sections give an overview of conditions that massage can help with but does not cover everything so if your dog’s specific condition isn’t listed it doesn’t mean we can’t help. Please get in contact so we can talk it through.

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Older Dogs

Orthopaedic conditions eg Osteoarthritis
Taking pain medication or dogs unable to take pain medication
Limited movement/not wanting to move
Struggling with daily activities
Sad/depressed/grumpy/not interested in life

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Sport/Active Dogs

Agility dogs
Canicross dogs
Obedience dogs
Racing dogs

Working Dogs

Gun dogs and field trials dogs
Sheep dogs and herding trial dogs
Tracking and scent work dogs

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Dog Rehabilitation

Treatments covered by insurance
Cruciate ligament/TPLO surgery (Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy)
Strains and sprains
Breaks and fractures
Soft tissue injuries eg Intermittent lameness
Trigger points and Myofascial pain

Breed Specific Conditions

Hip and elbow dysplasia is more common in larger breeds like German Shepherds, Labradors, Golden Retriever and Bulldogs
Luxating Patella is more common in smaller breeds like Bichon Frise, Maltese, Chihuahua, Toy Poodle
Cruciate ligament injuries, are more common in breeds like Labradors, West Highland White Terriers, Collies and Rottweilers
IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease) is more common in Dachshunds, Lhasa Apso, Doberman

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Other Conditions That Rehabilitation Can Benefit

Obesity and the affects that this has on the body
Anxiety
Orthopaedic conditions
Disabled eg Tripawed
Neurological conditions eg Cauda Equina Syndrome
Progressive degenerative conditions eg CDRM (Chronic Degenerative Radiculomyelopathy)

Pet Insurance Accredited Treatment

The Canine Massage Guild is listed as an official provider with Petplan UK, LV Pet Insurance, Pets at Home Insurance and Animal Care Insurance so you are now able to claim back the costs of your dog’s clinical canine massage with a registered member of the Canine Massage Guild.

Invest in your canine companion

Why choose us? - At Fir Tree Canine Massage we provide a quiet and calm treatment room where your dog can take its time, build a relationship, and develop trust before settling into the massage treatment. Your dog is handled with empathy and kindness and at no point is treatment forced on your dog. Your dog is able to take breaks during the treatment if they need to.

Clinical canine massage is a unique, strong complementary therapy.

It is not a ‘fluffy’ treatment but one which utilises a range of techniques to achieve a specific outcome eg reduce lameness, improve posture, reduce pain.

Clinical canine massage works by releasing tight, sore muscles and removing debilitating knots or trigger points that cause pain. It helps rehabilitate injuries by breaking down restrictive scar tissue caused by daily activities that may be responsible for your dog’s discomfort. It can help to resolve many day to day mobility issues whether they have come on suddenly or have been there for a while.

It is a natural form of pain relief that can help to resolve soft tissue or muscular problems and helps support orthopaedic issues like arthritis and hip dysplasia with tangible results.

Getting your dog a clinical canine massage is a must for any dog owner concerned about their dog’s mobility and health. It can help give you answers for what you are seeing with your dog and importantly then do something about them with our hands on therapy.

Our Prices

About our founder

Helena is based in Nailsea, North Somerset and switched careers from supporting legal professionals to supporting your dogs, which is a lot more rewarding!

Growing up with dogs Helena had always wanted to work with them and canine massage allowed her to fulfil her dream. It only took her 40 something years to find the perfect job!

After extensive research Helena enrolled with The Canine Massage Therapy Centre and became a student in their two year Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme externally accredited by Lantra. On completing the course she become a member of the Canine Massage Guild. As part of this Guild members are required to attend 25 hours of CPD (continuing professional development) annually to learn new techniques and keep skills refreshed and up to date.

Fir Tree Canine Massage are able to utilise the following techniques in massage treatments:

Swedish Massage

Sports Massage

Myofascial Release (both direct and indirect)

Deep Tissue Massage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Trigger Point Release

The Lenton Method®

The Lenton Method® is comprised of advanced palpation, body mapping and seven protocols using direct myofascial releases.

Winchester University along with the Canine Massage Guild carried out clinical trials into the efficacy of Canine Massage. The results show that 95% of dogs showed a significant decrease in pain and an improvement in quality of life. To find out more please click here:

Effect of massage therapy on pain and quality of life in dogs: A cross sectional study.

Because of these results some pet insurance companies now
cover clinical canine massage.