Red had his second laser treatment this morning with Nicole at the Cambridge Valley Veterinary Clinic, we all have to wear special eye protection goggles. The treatments last about 20 minutes and are completely painless. The laser wand is slightly warm and causes the dog no discomfort. The goggles probably bothered Red more than the laser.

Red is a wonderful patient, he put his head in Nicole’s hand and lay still. The laser went back and forth over  his left elbow and both of his hips and some areas of the spinal column. This is where Dr. Suzanne Fariello felt and saw some muscle tightening and discomfort.

Red is 100 per cent, he seems comfortable, is moving fluidly and quickly, he is back to his old working self. I am a bit surprised, he was so stiff last week it was hard for him to stand up. Border collies are stoic, it is always tough to know when they are hurting, but he was hurting. Not any more, it seems. Dr. Fariello prescribed a balanced but efficient program- anti-inflammatory pain killers; advanced joint medicine, and four laser treatments. This was the second, one more this week, one next week.

If he keeps progressing in this way, we’ll stop the pills and the laser treatment. We might do massage, which the service is now offering. For a nine-year-old border collie like Red, who was born in Northern Ireland and has been running hard every day of his life, I think this treatment is a godsend. I recommend it highly from what I have seen, the change in Red is beyond what I expected.

When we got home, I took a video of Red working, you can see his progress for yourself. Plus the usual cast of characters.

Took Red out to work to check on his progress after the laser treatment. Come and see.