Easing Paw Testimonials - Dogs

Miko - Golden Retriever

Miko is a 71/2 year old Golden Retriever. She was diagnosed with borderline hip dysplasia when she was 6 months old. She also had surgery on her left shoulder because of OCD when she was 1 1/2 years old. Due to her joint problems and now arthritis, she has been limping or sometimes stumbling on and off. Rimadyl and Adequan were given when she needed it. She started getting massage therapy and energy work from Annette.

We noticed improvement on her behavior after about a month, she was happier and she started prancing around the house waiting to play. Since then, she is no longer taking Rimadyl. She still stumbles or limp on and off but very infrequently. We cannot believe the change we see in Miko. She is behaving like a puppy: bouncing around and waiting to play.

Of course she still has her ups and downs but now definitely a lot more ups and downs. The best part of this is that she no longer needs to take pain medicines.

-- Julia C. (0ctober 20, 2008)

Skitz - Mixed Breed

Skitz is a 17 year old mixed breed, who apparently had a stroke. She was unable to walk and her head tilted permanently to the right. We started out with Healing Touch for Animals (HTA) followed by daily sessions of animal massage (techniques from TTouch Massage, Linda Tellington-Jones, PetMassageTM Jonathan Rudinger).

Within 3 weeks Skitz started to recover. She became much more alert and was able to carry her head normally. We then added physical therapy using a supportive chest belt and she is now able to walk on her own.

Skitz was monitored by a veterinarian throughout this process. Of course there is no guarantee of similar results in every case, but this does show that amazing things can happen.

Daisy - St. Bernard

For the past few months, Annette has been a vital part of Daisy, our St. Bernard's life. Annette's massage & energy techniques have reduced the length of occasional seizures, assisted in an obstructive breathing disorder & reduces discomfort from the onset of arthritis and other problems which plague large breed dogs.

The ongoing improvement in Daisy is remarkable! At six years old, Daisy is on medications, but Annette's easing touch is a necessity for Daisy's ongoing improvement, vitality & overall wellbeing.

I only wish Annette had become a part of our family sooner! Daisy is back to being our BIG puppy!

-- Laura, Monrovia

Charlie, Mino, Zack

The positive difference you have made in the lives of my three rescue dogs has been wonderful. Your work over the past year has taken care of the severe behavioral problems. When Zack was hit by the trash truck and when Charlie was recovering from the new knee surgery, your physical therapy was very helpful with the recovery process. You have brought calm and self confidence to the lives of the dogs and helped greatly with my ability to control them.

Charlie, Mino, Zack and I thank you very much.

-- Norm Haley

Miss Ellie - Golden Retriever (2007)

Miss Ellie is a three year old Golden Retriever with inflammatory bowel disease and plasma cell myeloma. In order to get a good margin around the tumor, parts of her hip bone and two muscles of her back leg were removed. She does not walk with a normal gait. We met Annette about two months ago through the recommendation of Dr. Domotor.

At that time Miss Ellie was hyperactive and very energetic. It was very difficult to keep her still. Three sessions a week of massage therapy and Healing Touch for Animals for 2 months, she became very calm, her back legs and her hips are moving normal.

I believe, Annette's energy work and massage therapy will help Miss Ellie through her chemotherapy, boost her immune response and hopefully keep her healthy and cancer free for many years to come.

Thank You, Annette.

-- Julia and Miss Ellie C. (August, 2007)

Miss Ellie - Golden Retriever (2009)

After undergoing two years of chemotherapy, Miss Ellie was diagnosed with histiocytic sarcoma on her left thigh. She underwent surgery and 22 days of radiation. Right after the end of radiation, we found out that her cancer has spread to her lungs, a lymph node and in her prescapular region. She was given only 1-2 months to live. Based on the poor prognosis, we decided not to put her through chemotherapy.

Instead, she was placed on low dose naltrexone protocol with Artemix and Paw Paw. Annette increased her energy work on Ellie to five days a week (Annette refused to let me give up on her). Within a week, Miss Ellie was back to her energetic self. She started playing balls with me at night (something she stopped doing since her surgery). Two months has now passed, Ellie is still bouncing around, not a care in the world.

Her mass in the prescapular region has shrunk. I cannot find it any more. The mass in her lungs has decreased in size and the lymph node remains the same. I believe the low dose naltrexone protocol and Annette’s energy work contributed to her miraculous improvement. At this point, I don’t know what the future holds for Miss Ellie. I am hoping that she will live a long, happy life but if not, at least she can have the best quality of life any dog can get thanks to Annette.

-- Julia and Miss Ellie C. (October 2009)

Zeus - Great Dane

Zeus clearly enjoyed the massage, responded well to all aspects of the massage and wanted more!

Great job.

-- Eric J.

Stretch - German Shepherd

Stretch our 14 year old German Shepherd got into a fight with a Mama Black bear who wanted to defend her cubs when stretch barked and run after them. The female bear grabbed Stretch around the neck and threw him from side to side. She was letting Stretch know to leave her cubs alone. She could have killed him if she wanted to. We have taken Stretch to many veterinarians. He had 3 compressed vertebra and we were told he had only a few months to live. He was unable to walk and would fall. His legs just would not support him. He was put on pain killers. We started doing acupuncture which helped some.

Our veterinarian at Best Friends Animal Hospital in Monrovia told us about Annette. We called her and she came up immediately. We started having Annette work on him 2 times a week. We started to see improvements after the first week. We increased his sessions 1 hr each session to 3 times a week. Stretch looks forward to Annette's visits and is now part of the pack again. He will walk down the road and up 50 steps from our house. He is a happier dog now and Annette has made Stretch's life worth living.

Thank you Annette.

-- The Suess Family and Stretch

Isabel - Chow/Shepherd Mix

Isabel is a 12 year old chow/Shepherd mix. She has been seeing Annette at Easing Paw for about 6 months. Before seeing Annette, Isabel was taking Deramaxx daily for arthritis. After 2-3 months, Isabel was down to Deramaxx once a week. When we learned that Isabel's liver numbers were elevated, Isabel was able to go completely without medication, thanks to regular visits to Annette.

-- Margo Young, Altadena

Three Golden Retrievers

Healing touch for animals works.

-- Marvin Chow, La Canada

Shadow - Labrador Mix

Shadow was very hyper to begin, but calmed down considerably by end of massage.

-- PB

Timber - Labrador Mix

A little unsure and tense but was very calm and relaxed soon into Massage.

-- PB

Rosebud - Weimeraner

She enjoyed the massage and was calmer.

-- Nancy M.