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- Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: spinal anureism
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2820
Re: spinal anureism
Hi Kat, You mentioned that you live rural, no sidewalks, and you are investigating getting a cart. In this respect, it's good that he's a big dog because the cart they make for him will have really big wheels and rough pasture will be no challenge. It's the small dogs that get carts with little whee...
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Special care for 3-legged Rottie?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 736
Re: Special care for 3-legged Rottie?
Hi Brianna, The physical therapist showed me an exercise for overused front legs. You take the front paw and pull the foreleg up across the bridge of the nose, stretching the muscles.
- Tue Feb 03, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: amputed back leg on 16 year old cat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 812
Re: amputed back leg on 16 year old cat
She'd probably appreciate being scratched and rubbed a little extra in the spots she can no longer reach.
- Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: No Fair!--All the Slings Are For Big Dogs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1662
Thanks for All the Suggestions
We've been using a 7 foot long hand crocheted winter neck scarf for a sling. Lately she's been walking out of it in her eagerness if I don't tie it around her waist. It tends to settle as far back on her waist as it can, stopping at the hips. She has bone cement to stabilize her back, and I was told...
- Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: HELP getting worse!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1363
Re: HELP getting worse!!!!!!!!!!!
Johanna, hang in there, it isn't always going to be like this. You're just so tired, that's all, and no wonder. Steroids cause water retention, so that is partly why he is peeing so much. If you express him like Critters says, then he will pee on your schedule and not his. He will feel better too. I...
- Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Bombon is home from the clinic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2006
Re: Bombon is home from the clinic
Debbie, how much does she weigh?
- Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: No Fair!--All the Slings Are For Big Dogs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1662
No Fair!--All the Slings Are For Big Dogs
I've looked at all the websites I know of and can't find a sling for a chihuahua. Obviously, it needs to have really long handles. And it needs to fit her trim waist or she will walk out of it. Her injury was mid-back and someone on this bulletin board warned about supporting the dog's midsection be...
- Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: paralyzred doxi with rug burn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1070
Re: paralyzred doxi with rug burn
Hi Johanna, If you go to the website link below and click on Accessories, the second page shows a little suit to protect the skin when scooting around. You probably couldn't order one and receive it any faster than the cart, but maybe it will give you an idea? What about a little fleecy baby creeper...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Express Method From Behind
Dawna, I didn't have any luck with this method, but I witnessed a vet do it with great success, so will describe it anyway. He put my small dog on the examining table facing long-ways, and had a towel under her back feet. He stood behind her so they were both facing the same direction. He places his...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Express Method Standing at Right Angles
You can put a pad on the bathroom counter and express a small animal if you're careful about the edge. I stand with my legs against the counter so there's no space for her feet to slip off, and put her on the counter with her head to my right and her tail to my left. I hold her in a standing positio...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Express Method Head Over Tail
Dawna, I know of three methods to express, and the one you use is similar to one I use with my 7 lb female dog. I put a pad on the floor, then kneel down on all fours over her so my head is over her tail and her head is peaking out behind me under my bottom. This helps keep her from walking off left...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Expressing Cat Question for Bendy
Since both of my incontinent pets have been dogs, I have a question about cats. Where do you express your cat? Over the sink, onto a pad, standing in the litter box, outside, or somewhere else? I'm thinking a kitty might be most comfortable in the nice, clean litter box, but if she's really struggli...
- Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Re: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
Dawna, I can give you exhaustive detail on expressing my 7-lb. female dog, if it would help. Is your kitty overweight? Can you feel her bladder quite well? Are you using one hand on her abdomen or two? Are you standing at right angles to her? Or behind her facing the same direction she is? Or squatt...
- Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Please Help: Advice on Expressing a Cat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2584
Sorry-More Questions
Is there any chance she is pregnant, or is she fixed? Can you say for sure she is not constipated? Does she tense her back legs when you try, or appear to be having muscle spasms? Any chance she might have a urinary tract infection?
- Mon Jan 26, 2004 7:00 pm
- Forum: Old WBBS
- Topic: Carts in the snow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 902
Re: Carts in the snow
Here's a picture of a ski cart for your husband to look at to get ideas. I've seen another picture somewhere.
Ski Cart Picture
Ski Cart Picture