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It can be difficult for a dog to recover from an injury. And it is more confusing trying to decide the best course of action to take to ensure you provide the best possible treatment for them. Most pet owners don’t understand when and how to wrap a dog's hip. The right therapy wrap plays an important part in the recovery. Other than using heat/cold therapy pet owners need to understand that, just like humans, pets need mental and physical exercise so that they can live a happy, long life. Caldera International has a wide range of Pet Therapy Wraps...

Injuries, minor or major, are never easy to deal with and when it comes to treating them it's easy to be confused. Many don’t fully understand how to treat them, whether to use a hot or cold gel pack for that painful injury you got, using the wrong method can cause delays in the recovery period. Hot and cold treatment is the go-to method for everyone. Whether you have banged your head, pulled your muscles, have low back pain, and even arthritis, different injuries require different types of therapies despite the simplicity of heat and cold therapies. Nobody likes to...

Heat and cold therapy is commonly used and often recommended to relieve an aching pain that may result from an injury to the muscle or joint damage. Although it seems like a simple concept, the question is when to choose a heat gel pack and when to reach for a cold gel pack. There is still a lot of confusion surrounding the usage of hot and cold packs for inflammation, stiff muscles, joint pains, and other injuries. When is the right time to apply heat to those creaky joints? When is the right time to use a gel ice pack?...

Surgery, x-rays and routine operations can be a stressful time for humans. When our pets need these treatments it is no different. Much like a human, pets need special post-surgery care. The vet will give you a lot of advice and information about how to care for post-surgery to help them recover. We have worked on putting together the basics of what you need to know and some additional care recommendations for pets after surgery and post-injuries. As a pet owner, a good deal of this will fall into your lap, and it is best to be as prepared as...