chloe spent her first session with gail growling, hissing, spitting and trying to bite her....
(I had already had her for over a year before her first session, and when I got her, you couldn't touch her back end at all).
a good animal masseuse/physio will be quite used to that....
We found it easier if i held chloe and let gail work on her.... dreamies also worked quite well...
her next few sessions were a bit calmer...we even had one where chloe just sat the whole time and glared angrily but didnt lash out... (The hatred and disgust in her eyes were very very clear to everyone in the room...)
our last session chloe put up more of a fight - but gail said this was due more to her being healthy more than in pain...! She even managed to eat some treats, as opposed to the first session she was so stressed she couldnt.
Is there anyway you could do some desensitization work around her back end? I used to put my hand near chloe's back, tell her she was a good girl, and then give her treats. Eventually we got closer and more intimate, and now i can touch her pretty much everywhere, but her patience varies on what part of the body im at!