Restored Eagles
01843 825999 / 845050
Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm, Friday 8:30am-5pm & Saturday 8:30am-11am
Healing and rejuvenating your pet to their full potential
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy aims to reduce pain, increase muscle mass and improve gait patterns through the means of manual therapy (massage and stretching), electrotherapy and devising a suitable, remedial exercise programme for your pet.
Physiotherapeutic intervention is highly recommended for:
- Muscular soreness
- Osteoarthritis
- Gait abnormalities
- Muscle wastage
- Neurological conditions
- Joint disorders (e.g. hip dysplasia)
- Post-operatively
- Geriatric patients
- Management advice
Massage is one physiotherapeutic technique which is highly beneficial for maintaining correct muscular tone, mass and increasing blood circulation. Massage is best performed in a quiet safe environment where the animal can relax – tutorials can be given at the surgery or alternatively, home visits are available.
Physiotherapy appointments and Prices
Physiotherapy 1st Assessment
A 1 hour appointment studying the static and dynamic movement of your pet, followed by muscular palpation, assessing the ease of joint movement and devising a suitable remedial exercise programme.
Physiotherapy Follow-up appointment
30 minute appointment to check how your pet is progressing, along with dynamic assessment, muscular palpation and altering your exercise programme accordingly.
4 Physiotherapy sessions (4 for the price of 3 – advanced booking only):
This includes a Physiotherapy 1st assessment (1 hr appointment) and 3 further Physiotherapy follow-up appointments.
Home Physiotherapy appointments are also available – please enquire for pricing.
Massage Home visit
A 30 minute home visit, performing massage and demonstrating techniques for owners to carry on with at a regular basis.
What is Laser Therapy?
Class IV Laser Therapy is a drug-free surgery-free technique used for acute and chronic conditions to:
- Reduce pain
- Reduce swelling
- Reduce inflammation
- And accelerate healing
Laser Therapy is safe, pain-free and fast treatment taking between 2-7 minutes to perform. Typically patients will exhibit improvements after 3-5 treatment sessions.
Laser Therapy is often used in conjunction with physiotherapy and is beneficial for condition such as:
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendon/Ligament injuries
- Muscular soreness
- Post operative wound healing
- Sprains, strains and fractures
- Hip dysplasia
Laser Therapy sessions may be required for your pet a the physiotherapist’s discretion.

How do I book an appointment?
Booking an appointment is easy and can be made by the referring veterinary surgeon or pet owner.
Physiotherapists work on a veterinary referral basis only. It is a legal requirement to have veterinary consent before a Veterinary Physiotherapist can assess and treat your pet.
If you are currently already a client of Eagle Vets, this can be sorted in-house, otherwise, veterinary referral forms are available at our reception.
Tel: 01843 825999
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Our Commitment
Our commitment is ensure that your pet will receive the highest possible standard of veterinary treatment whilst under our care.
Financial Policy
We encourage all our clients to take out pet insurance for their pets as this can be handy in the event of large unexpected expenses. We would be happy to deal with direct insurance claims (conditions apply) and we complete all insurance claims for our clients free of charge.
Call us today for more information. Minister 01843 825999 / Birchington 01843 845050
Our Promise
We are a comitted team with a special compassion for pets and their owners. We will always treat our clients in a professional manner. As a family-run business we pride ourselves that we will always be honest and transparent. We do not hide anything behind the scenes and therefore invite any owner to visit our premises for a free guided tour!
Call us today for more information. Minister 01843 825999 / Birchington 01843 845050