Wizard of Paws Physical Rehabilitation

Debbie and her crew are THE BEST in the business. Always fast to respond to email and phone calls - and they care about each patient's progress. There is a reason people travel far and wide to see her.



I was initially referred to Debbie by my dog's breeder. My dog's mother went to Debbie hen she had a few issues, and went on to get her MACH. (Agility championship) A pretty good recommendation as far as I am concerned.



When I first arrived at the facility, there were many photos of dogs on the walls. I knew some of the dogs and their owners. As if knowing other people who went there was not recommendation enough - I saw a photo of my dogs' father on the wall (my dog and I never met him) - but knowing that he was one of the top dogs in his breed, and that his owner traveled as far as she did to have Debbie work on him, that says a lot.



I brought my dog in - she had an iliopsoas strain that was NOT getting better. I was taking her for chiropractic treatments and to another PT (who was a lot closer to me.) I was at the point where I was thinking the injury was much worse - perhaps dysplaisa - and was going to take her for all kinds of expensive xrays and tests. Part of my dog's regiment was to swim. Without giving Debbie much background at all, she instantly knew the problem - 1) confirmed it was, in fact, an iliopsoas strain and 2) asked me if I had been swimming her. When I said *yes* Debbie said that the first thing she tells EVERYBODY with this injury is DO NOT SWIM YOUR DOG. The lighbulb went off and my 4 1/2 year old CANINE ATHLETE with a seemingly chronic limp was well on her way to recovery.



It has been a few months now, and the limp is pretty much gone - no trouble getting into my car, and she seems to be a LOT happier. We have been able to do a little agility, and she seems to be doing well, and has a GREAT attitude and once again enjoys the sport. We are still not 100% out of the woods, but well on the way.

Debbie is very good at her craft. But she is very poor on follow-up. I had seen her a few times before scheduling surgery for my dog. She agreed to work with me on the rehab after surgery. However, I emailed her twice and called her 3 times to let her know when the surgery was and what my questions were. She never returned my calls or emails. Nor did she ever call to check and see how my dog (her patient) was doing after surgery.