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Vet Referral

FIDO HYDRO Facility provides comprehensive small animal rehabilitation services using a multi-modal approach, with complementary therapies including: Laser, Hydrotherapy, Myofunctional manual therapies, K-Taping, exercise prescription, environmental adjustments, and the use of supportive devices.

We do not diagnose conditions, perform surgery, or prescribe pharmaceutical medications.

We make assessments and give recommendations based on our extensive training and knowledge provided by both the referring vet/specialist and clients.

All patients are required to have a referral, full patient history, and any scans on file emailed to us from their treating vet/specialist prior to receiving any FIDO HYDRO treatment.

This is to ensure your patient’s well-being: to ensure that there are no contraindications, no other underlying health concerns, and to ensure only positive outcomes for both your patients and clients.

Our holistic rehabilitation treatment programs are designed and tailored for each referred individual patient, with careful consideration. This encompasses the patient’s age, physical needs, entire medical history—including veterinary-assisted interventions—home environment, and exercise/workload expectations. Once we know a patient’s limitations and any special requirements, we can target areas that need support, rebuild muscle where needed, relax or tighten areas like elbows and hocks, improve top-line, improve gait and correct gait problems, increase reach, and drive.

Whether your patient is recovering from an injury, about to have surgery, has recently had surgery to repair an injury, is an older patient suffering from ongoing pain and arthritis, can no longer exercise on land, needs a low-impact weight loss program, or your client is looking for the perfect way to prepare their pet for showing, agility, tracking, herding, flyball, or racing—for the best competitive edge while minimising any damage that can occur during athletic performance

FIDO HYDRO is here to support you and your team!

We look forward to hearing from you and working collaboratively together to deliver the highest level of care, complementing and enhancing patient outcomes—helping them reach their full potential and live long, healthy, comfortable lives!

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Referral Information

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    Patient Suitability and Referral Conditions

    A veterinary surgeon may refer a patient for hydrotherapy even if the patient has a condition that would ordinarily contraindicate the commencement of therapy, provided that the benefits outweigh the risks to the animal’s health. This should be thoroughly discussed with all parties involved. For example, an ageing, overweight crossbreed with laryngeal collapse referred for hydrotherapy as post-operative rehabilitation for cranial cruciate repair should ideally use an Underwater Treadmill (UWTM) rather than a swimming pool, as this will cause less respiratory distress. Great care must be taken to monitor the patient continually, recognising signs of fatigue or respiratory distress.

    Patients who can still be referred but with precautions:

    • Behavioural problems/aggression
    • Urinary/faecal incontinence
    • Ear disease
    • Respiratory problems, such as laryngeal paralysis
    • Pregnancy (patients can continue treatments if they have been receiving regular sessions leading up to pregnancy; however, treatments are NOT recommended to recommence until the pups are completely weaned and the cervix is healed)
    • Other concurrent diseases, such as epilepsy, kidney, or liver issues
    • Cancer (referrals depend on the type of cancer and the treatment being administered—for example, hydrotherapy should be delayed for at least three days after chemotherapy to ensure safety for both the patient and the Hydrotherapist)

    We do NOT recommend referral for patients with the following conditions:

    • Heart disease
    • Pulmonary (lung) disease
    • Infections (skin, gastrointestinal, or respiratory)
    • Contagious diseases
    • Unhealed, open, or draining surgical incisions/wounds
    • Unstable fractures
    • Pyrexia (fever or elevated temperature)
    • Extremely obese patients
    • Patients with external fracture fixators
    • Vomiting (emesis)
    • Diarrhoea
    • Untreated cardiac, liver, or kidney disease
    • Uncontrolled epilepsy

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    Open Hours

    • By Appointment Only
    • Open 9am - 6pm
    • Closed Wednesday and Sundays

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    Acknowledgement of Country

    We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

    We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment that embraces all backgrounds, cultures, sexualities, genders and abilities

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    Clinic Details

    Referring Veterinarian*

    Owner Details

    Name*

    Patient Details

    Name*
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    Gender*
    Neutered*

    Referral Information

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      We'd love to hear from you

      Fido Hydro requires a complete referral form from your dog’s treating Veterinary and/or treating Specialist, prior to the commencement of a Hydrotherapy treatment program. This enables FIDO HYDRO to be informed of any limitations, restrictions and/or any special requirements and confirms that your dog is fit enough to be treated and does not have any conditions that may adversely affect the dog in the water. Please ask referring clinic to also send patient history & scans/x-rays as well.

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