Feline Chiropractic Care
Why would my cat need chiropractic treatment?
Chiropractic techniques allow cats to experience an immediate reduction in pain and an increased range of motion. A chiropractic adjustment is a gentle treatment that corrects mechanical problems. It can align the joints, relieve muscle and nerve dysfunction, and restore healthy mechanical function.
Signs and symptoms that my cat may need chiropractic treatment
The most common symptoms associated with spinal subluxations are pain, which can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Cats in pain will show compensatory changes in posture and gait. These changes can cause stress in other joints and muscles.
- Reluctance to move
- Abnormal posture
- Disability to climb stairs or jump onto raised areas
- Limited performance
- Signs of pain when performing certain movements
- Animal lies on only one side
- Disobedience when jumping
- Changes in behavior
- Frightened or painful facial expression
- Sensitivity to touch
- Unleveled gait rhythm
- Irregular gait
- Stiffness after sleeping
- Stiffness when bending
- Muscular atrophy
- Lick granuloma
- Sciatica neuralgia
- Shortened stride
- Decreased range of motion
- The back does not swing
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