Hydrotherapy for treating canine ailments is quite common abroad but is relatively lesser-known in India. Come August, and Mumbai’s canines can look forward to this form of therapy at Petzone’s new clinic and hydrotherapy centre at Mahalaxmi.

The clinic is the brainchild of veterinary physician Dr Leena Dalal, who started the first Petzone clinic in Churchgate, a decade ago. She teamed up with veterinarian and physiotherapist Dr Deep Vasudeo for this venture. Dr Dalal, who owns “water dogs” — a Golden Retriever and a Labrador, adds that the pool at the new clinic is four feet deep, 8 cm wide and 15 feet long.