dog in therapy

if you didn't know by now, feidler, our beloved springer, is over 14 years old. due to his arthritis, we must now pick him up to put him in the car, lift his back end as he trudges up the stairs, and even hold him by the tail while he poops. ah, the life of an old dog. poor puppy. not to mention, poor us.

in an effort to stave off the effects of old age, we've recently begun to investigate some therapies for his tired old bones. when someone mentioned water therapy to us, we knew he had to try it. he's a spaniel after all, a water dog through and through.


here he is contemplating his fate. that purple thing he's leaning against is the water therapy contraption. it looks like an instrument of torture, but it's really kinda cool. don't worry, he may look sad, but he has no idea what's about to happen.



there's nothing like a pre-swim massage to get your muscles all warm. surprisingly, feidler was quite indifferent to this treatment.


therapy in action:



after the tub is drained, feidler thanks his physical therapist.