There is a message from Kathy way down the page under Help Needed: Desperate that sounds like something you would know about.

Hi Kathy, Below I put a link to a brand of carts that I'll bet is not the brand you have. The carts from Eddie's Wheels are easy to get a dog into, unlike some others. Eddie's Wheels is the brand my dog's physical therapist recommends. One of the people on this bulletin board has a 117-lb. GSD/Akita...

Hi Shannon, I'm sure he'll have to go pretty soon. I saw my dog's physical therapist demonstrate to another client how to help her dog squat. This was not an amputee dog, but it was recovering from weakness in the hindquarters. The therapist faced the dog and squatted down in front of the dog in a b...

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You've tried vet wrap and no luck yet but you're determined to keep trying. OK, I believe you. First of all, with my chihuahua, she won't let anyone mess with her front feet. You try and she snaps. It's like it's hardwired in--she can't help it. They use a muzzle on her when they trim her nails. Yes...

Hi Jeanne, Why not call your public library and request the books and videos you want through Interlibrary Loan? It's usually free. You just give them the titles, and if they don't carry the items, they can have them brought in for you from another city or state, and then you can borrow them for a w...

I'm certain that's a good sign. ;) Below is a link for anti-slip spray, just so you can look at it and kind of have it in mind. 120 lbs. is big for sure. However, I like to think of it this way. If you consider that your dog carries 60% of his weight in front, and 40% on his hind legs, that is about...

Hi Amy, I have been through what you are going through. My dog had a spinal fusion on September 23, 2003. They determined that she had deep pain sensation 149 days after surgery. Sometimes it is hard to tell if she does or she doesn't. We had always been exercising at home, but in February she began...

If you click on the link below, it will take you to a listing of specialists. Click on Neurology Diplomates, if that's what you want, and it will let you search by city and state.



CLICK HERE for ACVIM directory of specialists

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Hi Andrew, This HandicappedPets website has a page of classifieds. You can post a free ad if you are giving something away. I just checked to see if you had posted an ad and I don't see one. There are 20 ads for people needing used carts, and zero ads for people with carts available. We had a cart w...

I'm wishing there was a button at the top of the Message Board to go HOME...? I have been needing to jump out of the BB to get the links for Books or Classifieds or Articles to refer people to, and you can't get there from here!

Hi Shannon, If you click on the link below, it has some information on caring for your dog after you bring him home. My dog's physical therapist says dogs carry 60% of their weight on their front feet and 40% on their back feet. When you bring him home, remember any dog who has just had surgery of a...

Hi Shannon, There are a bunch of people on this website who have amputee dogs, and they can give you firsthand information. I have never had one, but there's a book you might be interested in called Without Regret: A Handbook for Owners of Canine Amputees, by Susan Neal. I think they sell it through...

For anyone new, I have a small dog who had a back injury Sept 23, 2003 and has rear end paralysis. She has been going to physical therapy twice a week since the end of February, plus what we do at home. On June 25 she stood and walked a short distance outdoors on a sloping sidewalk. On July 5, she w...