Reiki Healing for Pets

At Wagging Tails Pet Care, Reiki is offered as a gentle, heart led practice to help pets feel safe, settled, and emotionally supported. Many animals are sensitive by nature, they pick up on changes at home, new routines, separation, or simply the energy of the world around them. Reiki gives them a calm space to soften, release tension, and reconnect with their natural sense of ease.

Our sessions are always quiet, slow, and deeply respectful of your pet’s comfort level. Nothing is ever forced. Your pet is free to move, rest, or simply observe as they wish.

What Reiki Can Support

Pets experience the world deeply, and Reiki can help them feel more grounded and at ease. It may be especially helpful for:

  • Anxiety, stress, or nervous behaviours
  • Senior pets who benefit from gentle comfort and relaxation
  • Rescue animals adjusting to new routines and relationships
  • Postgrooming calm, ideal after a big day or new experience
  • Confidence building, gentle support for shy or sensitive dogs
  • Sensitive or highly attuned pets who pick up on household emotions
  • Emotional overwhelm after big changes, new environments, or separation

Reiki is never a replacement for veterinary care, but it can sit beautifully alongside it as a nurturing, supportive practice.

How a Session Works

Each session is guided by your pet’s comfort level. Some animals enjoy light, gentle touch, while others may choose to sit close, lie down, or wander, every animal responds differently, and all responses are perfect. Your pet leads the way, and the session unfolds at their pace.

Reiki Pricing

A calm, heart led wellness experience for your pet.
  • Reiki Session $35

    A beautifully tailored 20 to 30 minute session offering emotional balance, deep relaxation, and gentle energetic support. Each session is crafted with intention, sensitivity, and one on one care.

    This option is offered in my home and is perfect for dogs who enjoy visiting new places and settle easily into a quiet, gentle environment. The space is thoughtfully set up for dogs, giving them the freedom to relax, explore, and ease into their session in whatever way feels most natural.

  • Reiki Add-On $25

    A soothing Reiki experience added to any grooming, daycare, sleepover or home visit booking. Ideal for helping your pet settle, soften, and feel grounded during their stay or home visit.

  • Home Visit Reiki From $55

    A full Reiki session offered in the comfort of your pet’s own home as a standalone treatment. Perfect for sensitive or shy pets who flourish in familiar surroundings and benefit from a personalised, peaceful environment.

Reiki is a complementary wellness practice. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace veterinary care. Instead, it offers emotional and energetic support that works beautifully alongside your pet’s existing care plan.

What a Typical Session Includes

  • Gentle settling time, your pet is given a few quiet moments to explore, sniff, choose a cosy spot, and ease into the space at their own pace.
  • Soft sensory environment, gentle music, and a peaceful atmosphere help sensitive pets relax and feel safe.
  • Choiceled positioning, your pet may sit close, lie down, wander, or curl up on a soft bed; their comfort guides the entire session.
  • Hands on or hands off Reiki. Reiki may be offered through light, intentional hand placement or hands off energy work, depending on what your pet prefers.
  • Observation and response, subtle cues like softened breathing, gentle blinking, stretching, or choosing to rest help shape the flow of the session.
  • Energetic balancing, calm, focused support is offered to areas where your pet may hold tension or emotional heaviness, helping them soften and settle.
  • Integration time, a quiet pause at the end allows your pet to gently return to the moment, often feeling calmer, lighter, and more grounded.

Many pets become visibly calmer, soft eyes, slower breathing, deeper rest, while others show their comfort in subtle ways. Every response is honoured.

Remote Reiki

Distance Reiki is a gentle, remote option for pets who benefit from calm emotional support without an in-person session. It’s perfect for families who aren’t located close enough for a visit to my home, or for me to travel to theirs.

Your pet receives the same nurturing, heart led energy work from the comfort of their own space, making this a beautiful choice for sensitive pets, anxious travellers, or those who simply prefer a peaceful, seamless experience with no changes to their routine.

Where Do Sessions Take Place

  • In the salon, after grooming
  • In my home during their sleepover or daycare days
  • A peaceful outdoor option held in my garden
  • During home visits, in the comfort of your pet’s familiar space
  • As a standalone appointment, for pets needing ongoing emotional support

You’re welcome to choose whichever setting feels right for your pet. Each session is tailored to your pet’s personality, comfort level, and unique needs.

Benefits You May Notice

After a Reiki session, pets often show:

  • A more relaxed, settled energy
  • Improved sleep or deeper rest
  • Softer, calmer behaviour
  • Reduced tension or nervousness
  • A greater sense of emotional balance

Some pets relax and shift almost immediately, while others continue to soften gently over the hours or days that follow. Every response is perfectly natural, each little one processes their session in their own calm, unique way.

Reiki Healing for Pets FAQs

Reiki is a gentle, energy-based practice that supports your pet’s emotional balance, relaxation, and overall sense of wellbeing. It’s a soft, non-invasive modality that helps little ones and big ones feel more grounded, settled, and safe in their world. Every session is shaped with care, sensitivity, and respect for your pet’s unique nature.

Every pet responds differently. Some soften and relax almost immediately, while others integrate the benefits gently over the hours or days that follow. You may notice subtle shifts in their behaviour, emotional responses, or overall calmness. Every pet processes Reiki in their own unique way, and all responses are perfectly natural.

Reiki is beautifully suited to pets of every size, from tiny companions to medium and larger breeds. Reiki adapts gently to your pet’s comfort, mobility, and emotional needs, allowing them to settle in whatever way feels right for them. Whether your little one is delicate, lively, or somewhere in between, Reiki meets them softly and respectfully, exactly where they are.

A session begins with a gentle settling time, allowing your pet to explore, rest, or simply observe until they feel comfortable. The environment is kept soft and soothing, with a calm sensory atmosphere and choice-led positioning so your pet can sit, lie down, wander, or stay close, whatever feels right for them. Reiki is offered through light touch or hands off energy work, depending entirely on your pet’s comfort.
  • Deep relaxation
  • Softer emotional responses
  • Improved rest
  • A calmer overall energy

Some changes appear immediately, while others unfold gently over the next day or two. Every pet integrates Reiki in their own way.

You’re welcome to choose the setting that feels most comfortable for your pet:

In my home, a peaceful, quiet space where your pet can settle gently into a calm environment designed specifically for relaxation and emotional support.

In your home, ideal for pets who feel safest in familiar surroundings, allowing them to relax naturally without any changes to their routine.

Distance Healing, a nurturing remote option for families who live further away or prefer a gentle, routine friendly experience. Your pet receives the same heart led support from the comfort of their own space.

Distance Reiki allows your pet to receive nurturing, heart led energy work from the comfort of their own space. Reiki isn’t limited by physical location, energy moves gently beyond the room we’re in, allowing your pet to be supported even when we’re not together in person.

This makes distance healing a beautiful option for families who live further away or prefer a peaceful, seamless experience with no changes to their routine. The connection is intentional, calm, and just as supportive as an in-person session.

Most sessions run for 20-30 minutes, giving your pet plenty of time to settle, relax, and receive the full benefit of the treatment without feeling overwhelmed.

Sessions can be a little shorter or a little longer, depending on what feels most comfortable for your pet on the day.

Reiki may be offered through light, intentional hand placement or hands off energy work. Your pet’s comfort always guides the approach. Some pets enjoy gentle touch, while others prefer to receive Reiki from a small distance, both are equally effective and deeply supportive.

Yes, Reiki is very gentle and can be especially supportive for pets who are shy, anxious, or easily overwhelmed. They are never asked to stay still, behave a certain way, or tolerate anything that feels uncomfortable. Reiki simply meets them where they are and offers a soft, calming presence.

No, Reiki is a complementary wellness practice, not a medical treatment. It supports your pet’s emotional world, sense of calm, and overall wellbeing, working beautifully alongside veterinary care and other supportive therapies.

If you feel drawn to receive Reiki or energy healing for your own wellbeing, you’re gently invited to explore this for yourself. Sometimes, as our pets soften and settle, we notice a quiet longing to nurture our own emotional world too.

If this feels true for you, you’re warmly welcome to explore my offerings for people through Body & Soul Whispers a quiet space devoted to emotional ease, inner rest, and soulful reconnection. You’re invited to explore whenever the moment feels right, read more about the different modalities I offer, or book a session that supports you and brings you into the same feeling of calm, balance, and gentle emotional settling your pet experiences.

You’re warmly invited to reach out, ask questions, or book a nurturing appointment when the time feels right. Sessions are available in my home, your home, or via distance healing, depending on what feels most comfortable for your pet.

Begin your pets Reiki journey

Reiki is available to pets of all sizes, with sessions shaped gently around their comfort and emotional needs. You can choose a calming treatment in my peaceful home space, a nurturing visit in your pet’s own familiar environment, or distance healing for families further away.

Each option provides a quiet, heart led experience designed to help your pet soften, settle, and feel supported.