Lancashire Canine Hydrotherapy

14/11/2025

Woody 🐾💙🌈 17 and a half year old Woody has sadly gone over rainbow bridge. I had been working with Woody and his wonderful owner since October 2020. It was at a previous hydrotherapy centre when I first met him, and it was during the second lockdown so owners were not allowed in at that time. Due to Woody being such a nervous boy I had to request exceptional circumstances which were granted as this was a welfare concern. Woody wouldn't have settled with a stranger in an unfamiliar environment so his owner came in, we distanced and kept masks on and everything was meticulously cleaned. The second photo I have shared is me sitting in the treadmill holding Woody to calm him down. That assessment took a long time, and so Woody began his hydrotherapy journey 🐾💙

He had several health issues, the main one being osteoarthritis and his joints were stiff and sore. Woody actually combined treadmill and pool work as this worked well for him. He also had regular physio and laser - he got everything he needed to support him as he got older 🐾💙

Not many dogs reach such an incredible age, his owner was so dedicated to him and I know his passing will be very, very hard. There is a Woody shaped hole in the LCH family. I will miss them both very much 🐾💙🌈

10/11/2025

Christmas 🎅 Sorry I said it, but the red cups have arrived at Starbucks so we must be officially on count down now, and for me that means a much needed break. The Centre will close at lunchtime on Christmas Eve for 2 weeks🎄

This seems like a good opportunity to let you know that my diary is pretty much full between now and then, and I'm not booking in any new assessments until the New Year - however I will make space for any urgent cases 🐶

If you are a regular client please make sure your appointments are in my diary. Thank you as always for keeping me so busy 💙🐾

08/11/2025

Sharing this as water management really is the unseen and unappreciated aspect of hydrotherapy. The cost, time and effort that goes into keeping the water clean and safe for your dogs (and for me!) is huge. I was so excited today to see that my water was crystal clear at the end of a relentlessly busy week (sad I know 😆). That takes knowledge and skill - yep, me blowing my little trumpet again. So please, please make sure as the weather gets wetter and muddier that you do your best to bring your dog with a clean and brushed coat. Hydrotherapy is not an opportunity to get your dog washed!!! 🐾💙

⚠️ When you feel the room smells strongly of chlorine this is not the chlorine we add. These are monitored with an admirable level of OCD.

The smell is the chlorine used up in the water sanitising the sheer amount of hair and detritus left in the pool by our wonderful, hairy patients. 🥰

As a self funded charitable concern, I subsidise ALL swims to reduce costs for Owners.

National average is £37 for a pool swim. Ours is only £29.50. That’s an owner supporting 20% discount covered by me. 😁

Please could I ask all Owners to prepare their pups accordingly before swimming to help keep these ever increasing costs down 🫶💕

My responsibilities

✅ Monthly external lab pool test £100
✅ average 4 times per day Pool test £5- £10 a day
✅ Daily sanitising agents used £8 a day
✅ Hours spent cleaning, balancing, loving water every day……. 2 hours minimum
✅ Maintaining perfect water temperature 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 a year £1500 per month
✅ Water usage. Filtration maintenance, backwashing, water change partial and full. £££££££££££££££££’s per month
✅ Cleaning equipment including cool pool hoover £1000.

😊Owner responsibility- leaving the contents of the park where they belong (leaves, mud, sticky buds, fox p**p) and application of a light and loving brush before hydrotherapy…. FREE. Thank you 🫶😩

08/11/2025

Happy 1 year anniversary to our Friday Assistant Amazing Amy 🥰 The doggies absolutely love her (as you can see from Benson's happy paws up in the photo). Thank you for all of your care and hard work, me and the doggies all really appreciate you 🐾💙

07/11/2025

🎓 Graduation Day for Derek 🐾💙 Derek has completed his rehabilitation sessions following a cruciate injury. Well done Derek! He has now moved onto a maintenance plan to keep him in tip top shape so he can carry on his adventures with his fabulous mum 🐾💙

06/11/2025

I did a thing 🥰 Thank you for all of the votes 🐾💙

Congratulations to on reaching the Finals in the in the category Outstanding Female Entrepreneur

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05/11/2025

It's been a month since I won the Woman in Health & Wellbeing Award at the Bolton Health & Wellbeing Awards. It was a fantastic evening full of inspiring individuals, teams, businesses, groups and charities. And yes I'm going to share it again and blow my own very small trumpet 🎺

Plus I also just got this fab little logo image to put on my website, emails and social media 🥳

Bolton Health and Wellbeing awards 2025

04/11/2025

Lola 🐾❤️ This little cutie is 9 year old Jack Russell Terrier Lola who has joined Team following a diagnosis of a partially torn cruciate ligament. Rather than undergo surgery, as this is a partial tear and Lola is still using the leg, conservative management and lots of careful environmental changes will hopefully see Lola make a full recovery. She is such a sweet girl 🐾❤️

03/11/2025

Gilly 🐾💙 (pronounced like Billy but with a Guh). Gilly the Shih Tzu, is a rescue from He is 13 years old and has recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis.

Gilly is a very sweet boy, he was a little bit nervous during his assessment and first session but he has started to settle nicely 🐾💙

I look forward to helping get him more comfortable and able to keep enjoying his walks with his brother Bailey 🐾💙

01/11/2025

Christmas 🎄🎅 (sorry!)

Now all that Halloween nonsense is over, we can start planning for Christmas 😁

I have some Pooch & Mutt / Lily's Kitchen Advent Calendars and also some tasty treats in the shop for those of you who like to get organised. I've already sold 2 🤣

Only 54 days to go! 🐾💙

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween from our CEO Oliver - and thank you to my fabulous owners for getting into the spirit and indulging me in some fun and silly pumpkins 🧙‍♀️

Not all dogs like being dressed up, some do, some don't and it's really important to respect that. Some also just wanted to eat the hats! 🎃

Can you spot your dog in the montage of cute faces? 👻

28/10/2025

I have lots of empty shoeboxes that are ready to be filled for the Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary Christmas shoebox appeal.

If any of my lovely clients can pop an item into their weekly shop it would be very gratefully received. These will be put together and dropped off around the 19th December so that's just under 8 weeks - and yes I know I said the C word. Sorry 😆

Scroll for the items - and this year I'd like to do a few cat boxes too so any feline food items or toys would be most appreciated 🐾💙