Massage Dog Lymphatics for Their Health and Happiness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2018
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Lymphatic system. The dog’s Autoimmune system.
The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.
Nodes: There are about 600 lymph nodes in the human body. These nodes act as filters for foreign particles and cancer cells. Lymph nodes swell in response to infection, due to a build-up of lymph fluid, bacteria, or other organisms.
Locations of major nodes: Show where located, 5 main joints, thymus gland, spleen, spine. Lymph nodes are just under the skin in the fatty tissue near the flexor sides of joints.
Nodes are expressed as internal pressure changes. Just need to flex and extend to alter pressures. Swing arms, lift knees, roll shoulders, bend from waist. All muscle attachment sites.
Demo: Lymphatic drainage to clear the supraclavicular area:
1 Begin by standing.
2 Cross your arms on your chest, with your hands resting just below the collarbones.
3 Then simply lift your elbows slowly. The muscle action is as much pressure as is required to prepare the area to flush lymphatic fluid.
Demo w dog
Show locations of major lymph nodes, 5 main joints, thymus gland, spleen, spine.
Moving lymph in PetMassage:
Manual Manipulation:
Lift a limb, turn the head, pull the tail: all manual manipulation
Rocking
Exercise increases respiration. Diaphragm acts to stimulate the spleen. Diaphragm: lymphatic pump. It the reason you feel so good after exercise.
Scratching-brushing with your fingernails, encourages the flow. Gentle redirecting movement of body water. Like swishing bath tub water.
Demo: scratching dog.
Brush up over the lymph nodes toward the heart. The joints and muscle attachment sites are stimulated and the body water flows with your hands. You are on the outside, the water is on the inside; yet is moves with your hands. It’s the body’s natural intuitive chase reflex.
Boxers are so sweet. She let's you do whatever and is completely comfortable in weird positions. They are wonderful ❤
Thank you from me and Biscuit ❤What a beautiful bonding time together ❤
....Boxers are so sweet! very pretty dogs. 😉
Bless you sir! Thank you so so so much!! You’re really helping me save my dogs life
Ty 🥰🙏🏽🥰🙏🏽
Yes, it’s okay. Enhancing the lymphatics supports your dogs autoimmune system. If your dog is fragile, or you’d like to be conservative in your approach, simply brush your dog with light strokes against the lay of the hair working upwards on the insides of the legs, and forwards vet the spine.
I'm so glad I found this video. My dog has fluid build up in its hind legs and they have begun to swell a bit. The Vet believes there is a tumor blocking the the fluid from draining. He doesn't recommend surgery due to her age so I was wondering if there is a massage technique that I could use to help drain this fluid? Thank you so much for any advice you could give.
The fact that I subscribed to this channel to watch all the videos despite the fact that I don't even own a dog...
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Do it to your friend/relatives. Lol
Haha, that's a weird kink bro 😂 🤪
Do it for the dogs in your neighborhood, and / or make your relatives' and friends' dogs happy. 😊
Please get a dog and give him/her a great life!
I am so glad I have found your channel. Keep up the great work for the students!
So wonderful! Thank you!
Can you recommend a chart or book with a detailed depiction of the lymphatic nodes and vessels? I am a human MLD therapist with an injured dog and I am researching how to help him. Thanks!
Thank you ❤👍❗️
this was great, thank you so much.
Thank you so much, my dog has just had a spleenectomy and this will hopefully help me to support her going forwards.
thanks you so much!
This is wonderful - thank you so much.
Rock the puppy!! Thank u I just found out about this in humans and had to figure it out for my fur babes
Thank you for the tutorial, very interesting and informative.
Thank you for your video ❤️🐾
Thank you!!
My dog has terrible lymphedema atm from soft tissue injury to her chest! I just did this it’s amazing 🤩 will do this a few times a day now she’s 14.5 years old will be 15 in September, American Staffy
Sadly she’s now passed away I should have got her acupuncture too because she was soooo old the massage helped but when I stopped the massage for 6 days it got progressively worse! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Silly me with “long Covid brain” not thinking clearly I was thinking it would get better on its own 😭😭😭😭😭 had i got her professional massage & acupuncture in the early stages as in the very first few days that she first fell down our stairs she never would have ended up with secondary lymphoedema that ended up being a lymphoma from a tumour and probably brought on by stress / her stressing out because she wasn’t getting better (she loved being fit and mobile - typical
American staffy even at 14.5 years old and her husband/ love was 9.5 years her junior 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Our plan is to get her back asap in the same breed as her young hubby a South African Mastiff so they can be United again in the flesh this time to have puppies & an even happier unison again as real authentic husband & wife ♥️♥️😍😍
@@xamaqueen1902 I am so sorry for your loss! I hope everything gets better soon! 🙏 She is now in Paradise. Run free baby!
@@thetastewanderer THANKYOU & God bless you! The vets believe it was a tumour in the end causing the secondary lymphoedema so not much really I could have done to help this issue besides major surgery which could have killed her due to her age and the size of her tumour & then being an American 🇺🇸 staffy not enough loose skin to close her open wound post surgery either! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thank you for this great video
Will this help Lipomas in older dogs?
Excellent information. Thank you!
Thankyou for the advice i wanna apply this to my 9yrs old dog tomorrow i just discovered he has swollen on his neck and thighs last week before going to vet nextweek is the sched
I love this, doing it tonight on my pups.
Thank you so much for this very informative video. More please! 🙏🙏🙏😍
Hello
Is this ok to do if my dog has CHF?
I heard it helps with cancer, i just dont want to add any stress to my dogs heart, I'm try to do what ever it takes to help him.
Thank you
Can we do this for the back legs? My baby has liver issues and his right hing leg is super swollen
Am I the only one that didn’t realize it was a second dog on the table?!?
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her/his support dog lol
It was? You mean "there was"?
You mean I'm not the only one left on the planet concerned about grammar, pronunciation, etc.?
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Thankfully, you're not. And don't let anyone shame you for it. I happened to see a comment yesterday somewhere on TH-cam about the frequent corruption of the word, "ironic" and how that dreadful song by Alanis Morissette is largely accountable for the never-ending misuse of the term. I felt vindicated and comforted to know someone else cared about it as much as I.
Alanis Morissette is to the comprehension of irony as Jenny McCarthy is to the understanding of the cause autism.
So I’m a lymphatic massage therapist for humans. Yesterday I decided to work on my dog. He loved it. Well..couple hours later he had massive diarrhea! He didn’t quite make it to the let me know and I had a mess! 3 different areas he had already soiled. All I can think was because I gave him his lymph massage. What do you think? Could this of caused it?
Thanks for sharing. I’m pleased that you discovered our TH-cam channel.
Interesting. I’ve not heard of dogs having diarrhea after lymphatic work. It unlikely you did deep stripping over his abdomen. Plus it’s difficult to access the spleen. I’d say his discomfort was from something he got into. I’d call it a coincidence.
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Jonathan
Which Exercise drains the spleen ?
What about the back legs??
Seems like most of these motions would happen during a normal dog walk?
From other articles I read, a short walk is recommended after a massage. Not a vet though! So take what I say with a grain of salt
It's true, but by the time a dog has cancer, a nice walk can end up being painful and cause more problems... So, this is a more gentle way to achieve the same results...
Would this be appropriate for a dog with IMHA? I’ve noticed some fluid retention on his abdomen near his sheath this go round. We recovered from round one, currently relapsed into round two. I just worry about making him feel worse, even if it’s temporary. We’ve been fighting appetite and lower energy levels until we build our blood back up!
Hi Katie, we just got a diagnosis so it's a lot to take in but here we are. Did you find the massages helpful for the fluid retention in his tummy. How often would you do massages.
*not sure if it will help…keep blood draws to a minimum is what I meant to add to that sentence. That blood is precious!
should i do this if my dogs lyphs are all swollen and he has been diagnosed with cancer? or woudl it drain bad cancer cells into the system.. sorry if that sounds dumb
If anything it should help eliminate some blockages in the lymphatic system, try it! Guess the video makers are busy people!
@@gooddaytothrive5870 my dog passed away christmas eve
@@PopcornH3 I'm sorry for your loss. Currently in the same boat. My baby got diagnosed on Tuesday.
My dog has been diagnosed with SLO a form of lupus that causes his nails to fill with lymphatic fluid and explode ripping the nail off the quick. Now he has also developed a hygroma on his elbow that is filling with fluid. Could encouraging lymph movement help the hygroma drain?
It sure can’t hurt. Plus the bond that is developed between the pup and you is definitely going to make both of you feel satisfied. What a great relationship builder it has been!One of my dogs, who has lymphoma, not to mention ADHA, actually comes over, I think when she doesn’t feel well, and asks for a massage!
Of course, the other dogs are getting in on the act! Hope this helps! Blessings to you, your work and your pups!
Four Seasons of Angel Fire I was able to get the hygroma resolved and the infection healed. Still a bit of drainage, however I’m so thankful that it didn’t require surgery.
Wow I have a boxer and he has a swollen knot above his eye I will try this I normally massage him
My dog has been diagnosed with lymphoma. I am not doing chemotherapy with him but want to keep him as comfortable as possible until the time when his quality of life is not sufficient for him to go on. Will lymphatic massage be a good thing for him? He is 12 years old. Chow/Aussie mix.
Guess they aren't the best at replying, probably very busy! Have you been trying these techniques? We have a lab that has lymphoma also, looking for help
My 5yo baby just got diagnosed on Tuesday. Waiting for the biopsy to come back. I'm hoping these messages make her feel more comfortable as well.
Too rough. This is far from drainage. Massage is contraindicated.
this wasn’t rough at all imo