PET PHYSIO ON WHEELS ✦ HOME SERVICE ✦
PET PHYSIO ON WHEELS ✦ HOME SERVICE ✦
PET PHYSIO ON WHEELS ✦ HOME SERVICE ✦

Is your pet struggling with

Is your pet struggling with

Is your pet struggling with

Stiffness after resting

Reluctance to jump

Sudden lameness

Keeping up on walks

Going up stairs

Stiffness after resting

Reluctance to jump

Sudden lameness

Keeping up on walks

Going up stairs

Stiffness after resting

Reluctance to jump

Sudden lameness

Keeping up on walks

Going up stairs

Losing balance and strength

Motivation to play

Mood and aggression

Urinating & defecating

Sensitive to being touched

Losing balance and strength

Motivation to play

Mood and aggression

Urinating & defecating

Sensitive to being touched

Losing balance and strength

Motivation to play

Mood and aggression

Urinating & defecating

Sensitive to being touched

These signs are indicators of pain and compromised mobility

These signs are indicators of pain and compromised mobility

These signs are indicators of pain and compromised mobility

Senior Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation Specialist Sr. Antoinette Smit

Senior Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation Specialist Sr. Antoinette Smit

Senior Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation Specialist Sr. Antoinette Smit

With over 18 years of experience in the veterinary field, I offer specialised care for canine patients. My extensive surgical background and deep understanding of tissue trauma provide a unique perspective on recovery. I am dedicated to helping dogs achieve optimal healing outcomes through tailored rehabilitation treatments.

With over 18 years of experience in the veterinary field, I offer specialised care for canine patients. My extensive surgical background and deep understanding of tissue trauma provide a unique perspective on recovery. I am dedicated to helping dogs achieve optimal healing outcomes through tailored rehabilitation treatments.

Stress free, comfortable and safe

Stress free,
comfortable and safe

Experience personalised care for your injured or mobility-challenged dog in the comfort of your home. My mobile therapy services offer safe, non-invasive treatments, saving you time and stress. Let me help your pet recover in a familiar environment.

Home Service Rates

Home Service Rates

Durbanville / Sonstraal / Kenridge / Bellville area within 10km radius from Durbanville Animal Hospital R250 (Additional R10/km outside zone)

How to make a booking

How to make
a booking

Call 0712269891

Or email hello@healinghandspetphysio.com

Call 0712269891

Or email hello@healinghandspetphysio.com

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Book your free 15 minute discovery call

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The First Evaluation (90-120 minutes) R1000

The First Evaluation
(90-120 minutes) R1000

Comprehensive Approach: I take a holistic approach, considering your pet’s entire health picture through a pre-visit questionnaire, medical history review, and a thorough physical exam (movement, gait, etc.). This allows for a personalised treatment plan with:

Pain Management: During the evaluation, I address the identified pain areas.

Verbal Feedback & Recommendations: You’ll receive a clear overview of the findings and a customised treatment plan.

Report: We will provide detailed reports and resources, including a written report with findings, a home exercise program, video links, and home modification suggestions (if needed).

Ongoing Support: I provide follow-up support via email and WhatsApp, and I send a copy of the report to your veterinarian.

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Follow-up Physio Treatment (60-75 minutes) R750

Follow-up Physio Treatment
(60-75 minutes) R750

Personalised Rehabilitation: Building upon the initial evaluation, our follow-up treatments utilise hands-on techniques (massage, mobilisation) and guided exercises to target specific muscles and promote core strength.

Testimonials

Testimonials

Dr Alet Engelbrecht BVSc

"Antoinette is truly a dog whisperer. Her approach is gentle and calming and one can see how patients relax under her touch."

Dr Alet Engelbrecht BVSc

"Antoinette is truly a dog whisperer. Her approach is gentle and calming and one can see how patients relax under her touch."

Carter family

"Her healing hands and gentle approach suited Lilly’s very anxious personality."

Carter family

"Her healing hands and gentle approach suited Lilly’s very anxious personality."

Dr Denise Bouah

"Antoinette's knowledge about her profession is fantastic. I would choose to have her on my team every time."

Dr Denise Bouah

"Antoinette's knowledge about her profession is fantastic. I would choose to have her on my team every time."

Pain
Recovery
Strength
Balance
Coordination

Pain
Recovery
Strength
Balance
Coordination

Reduce pain
Support recovery
Build strength
Restore balance 
Improve coordination

Reduce pain
Support recovery
Build strength
Restore balance 
Improve coordination

Physio treatment

Physio treatment

My hands are my primary tools for treatment

My hands are my primary tools for treatment

I use a combination of massage techniques, soft tissue mobilisation and manual therapy to aid recovery. Guided and assisted exercise also play a big role. I like to focus on specific muscle targeting as well as core strengthening.

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy

Builds muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, improves balance, joint range of motion and overall conditioning

Builds muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, improves balance, joint range of motion and overall conditioning

Safe, controlled environment for exercise. The buoyancy of water offers support to patients struggling with mobility and balance. The resistance of the water aids in muscle strengthening. Heated water aids in muscle relaxation. The contact of the underwater treadmill (UWT) belt gives the paws proprioceptive feedback (knowing where a limb is in space). This is especially beneficial to post operative knees and spinals. Walking on a treadmill belt promotes better joint extension. Knee and hip extension is often reduced after surgery or with osteoarthritis.

LASER

LASER

Light Amplification by Specific Emissions of Radiation

Light Amplification by Specific Emissions of Radiation

I can use laser therapy in conjunction with manual therapy or on its own. This assists with pain reduction, tissue healing, decreasing swelling and even stimulates an endorphin release.

Electrotherapy

Electrotherapy

TENS – Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
NMES – Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation

TENS – Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
NMES – Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation

This modality can be used to manage pain as well as encourage muscle contractions. A small unit is connected to electrode pads which are placed on the skin (the haircoat needs to be shaved). An electric current is generated by the unit and travels through the leads to the electrodes on the skin. This current depolarizes the motor nerve and produces a skeletal muscle contraction.

About me

About me

Antoinette Smit
• Veterinary Nurse DVN, Onderstepoort ZA.
• Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner CCRP, Tennessee USA/Vienna AU.

Antoinette Smit
• Veterinary Nurse DVN, Onderstepoort ZA.
• Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner CCRP, Tennessee USA/Vienna AU.

After qualifying from the University of Pretoria at Onderstepoort in 2006 I spent a year in theater assisting with spinals, cruciate ligament repairs, patella corrective surgeries, fracture repairs, and more.

In 2008, I worked in and around London at a variety of specialist and training hospitals, gaining valuable knowledge and experience.

Coming back to South Africa, I knew I was looking for something holistic in my career.

In 2010, I attended a bridging course into the world of canine physical rehabilitation at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, US.

In 2012, I completed my exams at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria and simultaneously attended the 7th International Symposium in Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy.

In 2016, I attended the 9th International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy at The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden.

I am committed to high professional standards, safety and delivering the best possible service.

I’m actively investing time in my continued professional development, aiming to stay educated in the field and connected to online forums with all the local and international veterinary physiotherapists.

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