Aquapaws Canine Hydrotherapy Fun Swim & Physiotherapy Sheffield

15/12/2025

Happy Birthday Amber 🐾

01/12/2025

🎅🏻🎄 Our Christmas opening times 🎄🎅🏻

Make sure your appointments are secure💯

Get in touch today to make sure they are!!

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🐶 text or call us 07707195318

🐶 email us info@aquapawssheffield.co.uk

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26/11/2025

24/11/2025

🎄 Christmas Gift Voucher 🎄

Don’t know what to get your pooch for Christmas when you already have too many toys? Or need an idea for a friend?🐶

We sell gifts vouchers at Aquapaws, you can choose how much you would like to spend 🎄 we will also gift a bag of treats for an extra 50p🎅🏻

Just ask the girls in the centre, text us or message us on Facebook💙

21/11/2025

💙 The handsome Eric wants to tell you a few facts about the fantastic benefits of the hydrotherapy pool… first lets see why temperature matters 💦

🐾 Our pool is heated to 32 degrees, which is the optimal temperature for canine hydrotherapy 👌🏼

🐾 The warm water helps relax the dogs muscles, which can alleviate muscle tension and spasms.

🐾 It can increase blood flow to the muscles and joints which can relieve pain and swelling and stiffness so its great for arthritis and post op recovery 💪

🐾 The warm water allows for a greater range of motion in the joints, making exercise easier and more comfortable 😯

All our sessions are followed by a warm shower/ shampoo and doggy cologne 😊

💦 If you think hydrotherapy would benefit your dog, get in touch today 😊
We are open Tuesday- Saturdays including late nights.

18/11/2025

🐾 Henry has some exciting news 🥰

Thanks to all our amazing clients for spreading the word we are now opening Wednesdays 👏🏼

We wouldn’t be where we are now without each and every one of you keeping us super busy ☺️

Thank you 🙏🏼

16/11/2025

🐾🐾🐾 Puppy Swims £30 🐾🐾🐾

💙 If you have a puppy that you would like introducing to water in a safe environment, then look no further ☺️
Swimming is a great form of exercise (it replaces a walk so perfect for when the weather is rubbish ) 👏🏼
Its safe on developing joints as its fully non weight baring and is great for mental stimulation too 💪
Our sessions include a swim/ shampoo and doggy cologne 👌🏼

Get in touch for an appointment today 🐾

09/11/2025

22/10/2025

🚨 Stairs add A LOT of stress to the canine body!!

In this sketch, we can see a large-breed dog descending relatively low, wide steps, and we can clearly see

🔎 The front weight-bearing paw is splayed and flattened, the carpus has dropped, and the thoracic sling is collapsing into a deep “V” at the cervicothoracic junction. All of this shows us just how much force is being transmitted through the limb - and that the limb and thoracic sling isn’t strong enough to support it!

📉 The lumbar spine is kyphotic, the pelvis is flexed and rotated, and the dog is rotating through the spine to achieve the high degrees of limb flexion required for stair descent. These are classic compensation patterns - and they are not what we want to see. Yet, this is how many dogs navigate stairs every single day in their homes.

💡 Research backs this up.
Two key studies demonstrate how stair navigation dramatically changes musculoskeletal demands compared with ramps or slopes:

👉Carr et al., 2013, Exercises in canine physical rehabilitation: Range of motion of the forelimb during stair and ramp ascent. Journal of Small Animal Practice 54(8):409–413.

👉Millard et al., 2010, Kinematic analysis of the pelvic limbs of healthy dogs during stair and decline slope walking. American Journal of Veterinary Research 71(7):734–740.

These studies show that stairs require significantly greater joint flexion and ROM - and therefore greater muscular effort - than incline walking. That increased demand can overload the thoracic sling, carpal stabilisers, lumbar spine, and cervicothoracic junction, especially in dogs with existing pathology or insufficient strength.

👩‍⚕️ How we help as Vetrehabbers:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES:
🚪Restrict access to stairs for vulnerable dogs - especially large-breed puppies, those with elbow or hip dysplasia, cruciate disease, IVDD, spondylosis, or LS stenosis.
2. EXERCISE
💪 Incorporate targeted strengthening and conditioning before dogs navigate stairs.
🏋️‍♂️ Teach correct technique and posture to reduce compensations and repetitive micro-trauma.

🦴And if this much load is being placed on a large dog, imagine what a small dog experiences as they jump up and down each step. Supervision, strength, and control are not optional - they’re essential for preventing injury.

📆 At the Vet Rehab Summit on 8 November, experts like Anna Lee Sanders, Jana Gams, and Arielle Pechette Markley will dive deep into how we prepare our patients for these real-world challenges - using movement itself as medicine.

07/10/2025

🩷🥂 Happy Birthday Ashleigh 🥂🩷

We would like to wish our lovely Ashleigh a big happy birthday 🎂 she’s currently sunning it up on holiday 😎 what better way to spend your birthday!

01/09/2025

🐾 Just a reminder to our lovely Clients that we are now closed until the 9th September (Sheffield) 10th September (Barnsley)
so all of our amazing staff can have a well earned break 😊
We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge Thank you to our wonderful clients 🥰 we wouldn’t be where we are now without each and every one 💙