rocky_dp
Citizen of Zooville
Hey there folks.
Question for you.
My girl is getting quite old these days (nearly 16 years) and with age of course comes problems particularly with muscles, bones, soreness and mobility. My girl is no exception. She gets around remarkably well for her age but I can tell she hurts sometimes and i wanna do anything and everything I can to help.
I've been giving her muscle massages, particularly in the back legs once a week/as needed for quite a while now and it seems to help but I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with muscles to focus on, tips, tricks and techniques or the like to help me out and be more effective.
Normally she will lay on her side or back and I can just sit next to or behind her on the bed and manipulate her legs as I wish. She actually seems to enjoy it and she gives me feedback on what feels good and what doesn't but honestly I haven't the slightest clue what I'm actually doing. I can feel her muscles and ligaments and such, some feel more tense than others so I try to focus on the tense bits and watch for her reaction (if any) and go from there.
Any insight or useful rescue would be greatly appreciated.
Question for you.
My girl is getting quite old these days (nearly 16 years) and with age of course comes problems particularly with muscles, bones, soreness and mobility. My girl is no exception. She gets around remarkably well for her age but I can tell she hurts sometimes and i wanna do anything and everything I can to help.
I've been giving her muscle massages, particularly in the back legs once a week/as needed for quite a while now and it seems to help but I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with muscles to focus on, tips, tricks and techniques or the like to help me out and be more effective.
Normally she will lay on her side or back and I can just sit next to or behind her on the bed and manipulate her legs as I wish. She actually seems to enjoy it and she gives me feedback on what feels good and what doesn't but honestly I haven't the slightest clue what I'm actually doing. I can feel her muscles and ligaments and such, some feel more tense than others so I try to focus on the tense bits and watch for her reaction (if any) and go from there.
Any insight or useful rescue would be greatly appreciated.