Thalassotherapy – Mud Wraps to Indulge Your Pet Dog

It is nowadays completely normal to have dog restaurants, saloons and spas. People try to indulge their pets with all the luxurious things. Some procedures are more helpful than others. But thalassotherapy is one of those that can have a positive impact on the health of your dog.  

It is nowadays completely normal to have dog restaurants, saloons and spas. People try to indulge their pets with all the luxurious things. Some procedures are more helpful than others. But thalassotherapy is one of those that can have a positive impact on the health of your dog.

Thalassotherapy is the procedure for regeneration and detoxification the origins of which can be traced to ancient Greece. It uses the beneficial effect of the sea and the sea products, especially mud.

It is the treatment which is based on mud wraps using mud from deep sea, algae extracts and other plant extracts and oils. They are rich in natural active substances and minerals and have a significant impact on the treatment of skin diseases, act against the muscular fatigue, stress and overall overload of the organism.

Pet Esthé company developed a product customized perfectly for dog organism so you can wrap even your buddy into mud. And what are the effects? Thalassotherapy should remove waste and toxic substances from the buddy and intensively nourish and moisturise skin and eliminate the creation of skin scales, odour and increased formation of sebum.

The wrap also functions in an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial way. The massage during the procedure improves liquid circulation in the body, it detoxifies the organism deeply and loosens muscle fibres and helps the dog to completely relax. Mud wrap is applied after a bath on the whole dog body and it acts for the 15 - 20 minutes during constant massaging.

The treatment is recommended for healthy dogs for strengthening of their body, detoxification and relaxation but it is especially beneficial for dogs with skin diseases which tend to have candidiasis or fungal diseases, those who have bad quality fur and impaired immunity as the prevention of skin diseases but also as the treatment for skin issues, the elimination of itchiness or the support the treatment of skin diseases. Furthermore, it is also good for allergic dogs to cleanse and soothe their skin and increase its resistance to allergens.

If you find this procedure interesting, you can try it in the dog saloons or spas and at some vet’s, too. Have you already got some experience with it? Has it brought the desired impacts for your pet?

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