EQUINE & CANINE AQUATIC THERAPY

So happy to find hydrotherapy treatment in Rockford! Only other options are long drives away. After our dog Gigi had surgery for an ACL tear, we came here for her rehab. Dr Manno is a kind and dedicated veterinarian and took great care of her! Would highly recommend!

I called to discuss possibly starting underwater therapy for my dog who underwent recent back surgery for IVDD. The surgeon released my dog to start underwater exercises at 4 weeks post-op. I wasn’t surprised by her reaction when I mentioned that he needs to wait until 4 weeks post-surgery based on the previous reviews I read. Her demeanor quickly became hostile. She asked me questions that were none of her business including how much I paid for my dog’s surgery, is his surgeon younger or older and why did I take him to Chicago (as opposed to Madison?). She also asked if his surgeon is an orthopedic surgeon or neurosurgeon, and when I told her the surgeon is a neurosurgeon she replied “well that makes a lot of sense”. She was very critical and quick to blame my dog’s surgeon and also of my primary vet with her unnecessary comments like my primary vet should have told me to reduce his weight. She also insisted on seeing my dog’s records from the surgeon, but then wanted to see him to start his first session prior to when I would be able to have the records emailed to her. She mentioned that there will be days I will have to drop my dog off and pick him up later, because she is so busy. Just after a minute of listening to her rant I knew there would be no way I would trust her with my dog without me there! When I said I wanted to be cautious with his therapy since she was adamant he needed to start therapy now instead of waiting until 4 weeks she started raising her voice and talking over me. Shame on her for bashing other veterinary colleagues, the very colleagues that have taken good care of my dog and have earned my trust and respect. She was very unprofessional, abrasive and arrogant.

VERY bad experience. This self-proposed veterinary physical therapist is neither certified nor recommended by our surgeon or veterinarian, and I understand why. She is dillusional and impossible to converse with. She became angry, even hostile, at us for not trusting her over our Veterinary Specialists' surgeon. She would not wait for our puppy's surgeon to release him and insisted on starting daily underwater exercises with an open wound. She claimed she knows more than the surgeons and she was very busy. Alarmingly, there was not one animal in her care, only about 15-20 empty kennels. Very unprofessional, uncaring and self-centered. "Dr." Cathy is coo coo, stay away!

Dr. Manno is amazing at rehabing animals. Highly recommend