Animal Massage Therapy

Animal massage therapy is becoming a very big business.

Specially-trained therapists massage dogs, cats, horses, pet rodents, farm animals, and even zoo animals.

Of course, the most massaged four-legged creatures are horses, dogs, and cats.

Where did you go to school to learn animal massage? What animals have you worked on? Is your practice exclusively for animals? Are you getting enough animal clients? Do you practice in a rural community? Or do you cater to animals of the rich and famous? We'd love to know....

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Dog Massage 
I perform dog massage in a veterinarian's office in Manhattan. I am supervised by the vet, even though he is just on the premises when I give massage to ...

Exercise For Animals 
Hey I would like to point out that while massage is great for animals, exercise for animals is vital. Proper pet diet and exercise, as well as massage ...

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A new clinic for animal massage in Mansfield, Ohio just opened. It is called Loving Touch Massage and they work wonders on dogs. The cost is $1 a minute ...

The health benefits for pets are much the same as those for human beings.

Depending on your state of residence, you may have to have a special massage therapy license specifically for animals. You can check to see what your state's requirements, if any, are at www.iaamb.org to see what your state requires.

For information on animal massage schools, you may want to try Natural Healers

or

Amtil to see if there is a school near you.

Massaging animals has been practiced for many centuries around the world. The Chinese practiced

massage on horses thousands of years ago. Back in the days of the Greek and Roman Empires, animal massage therapy was performed on their military horses. They knew how important it was to keep their only mode of land transportation in vital working order.

Now, we perform massage on animals scientifically. It is important to know how the muscles work. This became a new field of study in the United States in the 1970's.

Man's best friend, the dog, is the most often massaged household pet. It seems dog lovers will do almost anything for their faithful friends.

I remember a few seasons ago on an episode of The Apprentice that one team of would-be apprentices were selling doggy massages in Central Park to earn cash for their team. These people knew nothing about dog massage other than they thought people would pay good money for it in New York City. Anything for their pets. They were right!

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