Veterinary Health & Hyperbaric Therapy

Many applications for hyperbaric therapy for humans translate to the same applications for animals.In fact, many studies focused on hyperbarics have been conducted on animal subjects with positive results.

As with humans, an increase of atmospheric pressure and oxygen tends to create an environment primed for healing.

In veterinary medicine, animals as small as mice and as large as horses have been treated with HBOT for inflammatory conditions and acute injuries.

In early 2020,wildfires ravaged much of Australia,leaving millions of animals killed and/or injured.Zoos across the country utilized hyperbaric chambers as part of their recovery efforts to heal smoke inhalation, burns, and other wounds.

A growing number of dog and horse racing specialists also have been using this therapy to increase stamina, and for faster recovery after competitions.

Family vets have begun using hyperbarics to treat infections, cancer, and injuries, as well as for post-surgical healing.

Hyperbarics have been shown to:

Reduce inflammation and pain due to injury, disease or infection

Reduce recovery times from injuries and surgical procedures

Create new blood vessels (Angiogenesis)

·Kill anaerobic (oxygen-hating) bacteria,viruses,cancerous cells

Stimulate stem cell growth

Correct genetic markers (Epigenetics)

·Detoxify organs and tissues

·Support the immune system

Hyperbaric Air Therapy in Dogs for Clini-

cal Veterinary Medicine: A Basic Study

Hiroki YANAGISAWA,Eiichi KANAI,Hideki

KAYANUMA, Takuo SHIDA, Tsunenori

SUGANUMA Published June 2011

Abstract~

Hyperbaric air therapy (HBA) is a treatment in which an animal is exposed to air pressurized to about 1.3 atmosphere absolute (ATA).

Although HBA has already been administered to humans in medical applications,it has not been reported in clinical veterinary medicine.Therefore, we aimed to determine a safe protocol for dogs.

To elucidate oxygen dynamics during HBA,we measured partial pressure of arterial oxygen, oxygen saturation of tissue, and partial pressure of transcutaneous oxygen in dogs.

HBA could be performed safely with a protocol of pressurizing speed up to 0.1 ATA/min, maximum chamber pressure of up to 1.3ATA,and pressure duration of around 45 min per treatment.

Under these conditions,tissue was adequately oxygenated during and after treatment.