Laser Therapy

When your pet becomes ill ensuring that they make a full recovery is the most important thing. This is why Class IV Laser Therapy is now available at Alexandra & Hillyfields Vets. This can be used to rehabilitate and facilitate faster recoveries from surgery or traumatic injuries, as well as help manage painful, inflammatory issues in a variety of species. 

This facility can be used on a multitude of ailments, commonly arthritis management, wounds (both traumatic and surgical) as well as various infections, and is available to your pet at our practices in both Winscombe and Clevedon.

How does it work?

The laser emits infrared light that penetrates your pet’s body tissue. This helps to increase blood flow, allow more oxygen to enter body tissue and stimulates a protein within the body that helps repair damaged muscles and joints. These effects not only increase the rate of repair but can speed up the body’s process of fighting infection.

What Does it involve?

It’s a simple, painless process of moving the laser head over the affected area. It will take a few minutes per problem site and we recommend several repeat procedures over time for the most effective results. You can stay with your pet for the process but you will have to wear some special eye protection because of the laser risks.

Happy Clients

Many of our patients have already taken advantage of our fantastic Class IV Laser Therapy, take a look below and see what their loving owners had to say about it:

Basil Jenkins

Delighted with Basil’s laser therapy.  He normally claws his way up on to the armchair but yesterday he jumped over the arm on to the chair.  He’s moving more easily and seems much more comfortable. Thanks.

Lollie Channon

Lollie seemed to be happier in herself when she had the laser treatment and I have hardly noticed any lameness in her since. During the few weeks she didn’t have the treatment, after previously having it regularly, I thought she seemed a bit depressed again and uncomfortable.

Mrs Janette Avery

Since Max has been having laser treatment we noticed a marked improvement in him. He is back to running in the fields and enjoying his walks again. We recommend it to anyone with an animal who has joint problems.

Chefti Blackman

Our 12 year old cat has suffered from asthma for many years and has a steroid inhaler when necessary.  For the past few months his breathing had been the worst it has ever been and even with his inhaler twice daily he remained wheezy.  His activity levels had dropped and he was not as vocal as usual (normally a very noisy Burmese!).   He had one session of laser therapy; the next day, for the first time in months, he did not need his inhaler at all and his breathing was very stable.  He had his second session two days after the first one, followed by a gap of 5 days before his third session.  In that time we have noticed a remarkable change in him.  Not only has he not needed his inhaler but his energy levels have increased.  He is more playful and energetic, as well as running around and getting up to mischief.  He has also gone back to being very vocal again.   The improvement in him has been remarkable and the laser therapy seems to have had far more effect than even the steroid inhaler was having.   He is still only half way through the initial 3 week programme of two treatments a week but already we are noticing amazing improvement.

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