Podcast Episode 44: Katie Sulzmann

May 8, 2023

#44 - Katie Sulzmann: The Benefits of Massage for Your Pet

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In this week’s episode we are joined by Katie Sulzmann. Katie is a Nationally Certified Canine Massage Therapist, a Certified Veterinary Massage and Rehab Therapist, and is Fear Free Certified. You have probably heard Allie gush about Oso’s massage therapist before. Both Oso and Allie absolutely adore her and she’s helped him so much to maintain his mobility as he enters into his twilight years. So of course, we jumped at the chance to get her on our podcast! Allie always learns so much from her when she’s working on Oso and we’re really excited for her to be able to share her knowledge and expertise with you as well!

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Katie talk about:

Consent & agency in massage
The role of massage for overall wellness and enrichment
Massage for a bearded dragon

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Physio Pet Massage

National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage

Canis Bodyworks

Healing Oasis Wellness Center

Fear Free

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Meet the Guest

Guest Name

Katie Sulzmann is the owner and therapist of Physio Pet Massage. She provides in-home veterinary massage, rehab exercises and cold laser therapy. She also enjoys offering her services at several local animal shelters and bringing comfort to those there who need it most. Her goal is to naturally help improve the health and mobility of animals.

Previously, she was an instructor for Canis Bodyworks (formerly Chicago School of Canine Massage) and an Animal Rehab Therapist at Integrative Pet Care. Before she started working with animals, she worked in sports medicine as an Athletic Trainer.

Katie is a Licensed Athletic Trainer with a BS in Kinesiology from Northern Illinois University. She also is a Nationally Certified Canine Massage Therapist, a Certified Veterinary Massage and Rehab Therapist, and Fear Free Certified.

When she is not spending time with animals, she enjoys running, going to concerts and traveling with her husband.

Meet the Hosts

Allie Bender, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA

Allie Bender is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed, and a Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 2006 and professionally training since 2012. She is the founder and co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

While in the animal sheltering industry, Allie realized that her passion lied in helping pets with maladaptive behaviors. Specifically, she wanted to help prevent animals with rehabilitatable problems from being euthanized. She loves working with dogs and cats displaying stranger danger, resource guarding, and leash reactivity. Her favorite thing about working with pets and their people is seeing relationships grow and seeing harmonious households develop.

Emily Strong, CDBC, SBA

Emily Strong is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 1990 and has been a behavior consultant since 2008. She is the co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

Emily started working with animals at a young age and struggled with the notion that you have to hurt, scare, or intimidate animals to help them. When she discovered the behavior sciences and learned that it wasn’t necessary to do so– that we can care for emotional, mental, and physical health simultaneously– she plunged headfirst into animal behavior. Emily loves helping current and prospective behavior professionals and working with pet parents through our in-depth services. She enjoys working with all species.

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