In the UK, which is also said to be an animal welfare advanced country, a hydrotherapy which provides dogs with underwater movement which is said to be effective for human beings (a therapy for promoting healing of trauma and recovery of dysfunction by using water or hot water) Law) facilities.
There is a trainer specialized in dogs, and it helps to recover the health of injured and dogs whose muscles have decayed.
There are many dogs who like water playing as the word dog kaki is, and if it leads to treatment, two stone bare stones. Veterinarian recommends swimming, but that is a dog story to the last.
But one male cat who is swimming in a dog-only pool is talking about.
His name goes to this facility for the rehabilitation of an elf, surgery.
A pussy cat shows off its swimming skills using doggy paddle
Therapeutic center's first cat member Elf
Elves are passing through the dog specialty hydrotherapy center located in Penniel, Carmarthen City, Wales.
There is no cat except him here. Elf is the first cat member to attend the facility.
The only cat member elf
Swimming in a pretty large pool
Cats are creatures that are said to not swim much. So why cats like that? It is no wonder that doubts will come out. It was derived from the history of the elves and the experiences of the owners raising the elves.
Cats abandoned child rearing, raised with dogs, and raised like dogs
According to owner Jessica Evans and Ryan Sanders, he was abandoned childcare from his mother cat soon after he was born, and there is a past that had been left for a few days.
After that, the elves were taken over by two people who already had two dogs and grew up graciously in the house with the dogs. In other words, it seems to be a cat with a complete dog mind.
How about swimming is also like doggy?
Muscle depletion by hip surgery. To the pool where fellow dogs passed
Elf suffered a hip joint and underwent surgery to cut part of the left femur. The operation went well, but the elf who was forced to rest for the next two months got completely muscular and the jump did not stop.
Two owners gathered there. Previously, I tried two pet dogs at the Hydro Center and remembered that I had a remarkable recovery.
Impressed by the result, they immediately got the Elf to Catherine Dean who is the owner of the center and also a hydrotherapist specializing in dogs.
No way cats will come ... a puzzled trainer
Even a dog mindy cat, the elves are completely cats. Catherine who assumed that if the elf became healthy even a little, it seems that it was the first time to teach the cat's swimming and it got a little restless.
Catherine who is Elf's trainer
"From the big mastiff and the Great Dane, we have dealt with a wide range of dogs ranging from small teacup Yorkei to Papillon, but the cat was the first time."
Dogs and cats have different movements. Still guidance enthusiastically
However, Mr. Catherine did not throw out the elf, but he also taught him as hard as any other dog member and noticed the difference between the dog and the cat underwater.
Because most dogs begin to swim quickly, therapy is just playing and playing with dogs, just like playing. But the cats were quite different.
Elves make dogs not move such as putting nails in the nearby Katherine or life jacket. It was said that he had to watch over the elf's swimming without worrying about it.
Muscular attachment possible to jump to high places!
Fortunately, unlike general cats who do not like water, elves challenged themselves to swim like ducks and took a pool trip twice a week for several months.
In the meantime, the thigh on the left gradually became thicker, and as a little cat, a big change appeared.
Naturally, the owners are also aware of the change. Elves were able to jump with thanks to the muscles that followed the thighs, they went up to the shelves that had not jumped so far, they said they had dropped all the photo stands.
"He became really energetic and he became a mischievous run and run."
If it is a healthy cat it's going to get offended, but the two of you are deeply willing to recover from the elves. Of course Elf himself must have realized that effect.
I feel like I'm getting used to swimming as I am calmly rising
An elf encouraging muscle reinforcement with a doggy cat. Cats are not so fond of swimming because they are brought up by dogs, because individual differences are intense, but it seems that rehabilitation using swimming was perfect for elves. Muscles are attached more than before injury, and it is almost impossible for me to jump in fine.