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by CarolC
Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet
Replies: 38
Views: 20885

Re: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet

Replies in blue... An update to my last post.. I visited the orthopaedic vet last Friday and he wasn't much help at all. :( He basically said he couldn't and wouldn't operate as he would be worried about the foot becoming floppy and useless, he also didn't think fusing would be a good idea either. ...
by CarolC
Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Wanting to Adopt
Topic: I am looking to adopt a kitten
Replies: 15
Views: 2943

Re: I am looking to adopt a kitten

Beth!!! :welcomeback: So good to hear from you!!!!! If you click this link, it is a Petfinder search for special needs kittens, starting with the ones closest to your zip code and spreading out. The link will keep updating every time a Rescue organization posts a new kitten, so if you do not find on...
by CarolC
Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Old-fashioned clothesline
Replies: 8
Views: 6396

Re: Old-fashioned clothesline

How long has it lasted? With the weird weather we're having, 105 degree days have become common and I'm picturing the wire heating up inside the plastic sleeve, making it dry and crack. Right now I have PVC clothesline with fiber core because that's what I had in the garage, but I'd like something s...
by CarolC
Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Using a dog coat as a slider for paraplegic cat
Replies: 3
Views: 2002

Re: Using a dog coat as a slider for paraplegic cat

It works. That's so cool! The coat is goretex or something smooth like that on the outside and flannel on the inside. I bet it slides really well over almost any surface. It would probably work for a dog, too... :D
:thankyou:
by CarolC
Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: DIY Forum
Topic: Using a dog coat as a slider for a paraplegic cat.
Replies: 3
Views: 3331

Re: Using a dog coat as a slider for a paraplegic cat.

Ohmygosh! How cool is that?!? :trophy: Somebody was really thinking! :smart:
:thankyou:
by CarolC
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet
Replies: 38
Views: 20885

Re: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet

Oh, I totally agree. I have always thought how much easier it must be for a short dog like a dachshund to learn to walk again. With tall dogs, the center of gravity is so far up off the ground, it's easier to keel over, and the wheel base is shorter. Greyhounds are a good example, some boxers are an...
by CarolC
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet
Replies: 38
Views: 20885

Re: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet

Replies in blue... Awww thanks Carol, he's getting on really well now with the walking, my only problem is getting him to stay outside long enough as he's so lazy :) He totters round a bit then runs back to the house to his bed.. yes runs now!! :o I think he's knuckling on both feet as it's easier ...
by CarolC
Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Old-fashioned clothesline
Replies: 8
Views: 6396

Re: Old-fashioned clothesline

What kind of wire do you have?
by CarolC
Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome
Replies: 320
Views: 49632

Re: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome

He's been doing pretty well, but then tonight he urped and choked a little. I hope he didn't inhale. He had his Knox blocks an hour earlier and was lying curled up on his left side. He can curl up that way, but he cannot eat that way (swallowing problem) and apparently can't belch that way either. I...
by CarolC
Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Paralyzed dog with knee problems...
Replies: 4
Views: 3737

Re: Paralyzed dog with knee problems...

Replies in blue... Thank you for your reply Carol! It really helped me. The thing with his leg is that it's always been kinda bad since the surgery. It was hard to move it from the beginning and the vet told us that he probably couldn't use it properly if he would walk again. So that's nothing new....
by CarolC
Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet
Replies: 38
Views: 20885

Re: Newbie! Needing advice re knuckling and stiff feet

Yay, Jimmy!!! :clap: :applaud: :ecstatic: :trophy: :newyear: :yay: :hurray: :snoopy: :elephant: :bounce: :dancing: :chick: :chicken: :party: That totally rocks! No idea what might be going on with the boot. Maybe you could film him now and compare it to the previous video to see if you can see anyt...
by CarolC
Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Paralyzed dog with knee problems...
Replies: 4
Views: 3737

Re: Paralyzed dog with knee problems...

Hi Donybelle, I don't really have an answer, just some comments. It's such a shame he has this situation on top of the other, or as a result of it. I can understand not wanting to operate if you think he's never going to walk again. For what it's worth, and I know you've heard this before, dogs do c...
by CarolC
Sun Sep 10, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Old-fashioned clothesline
Replies: 8
Views: 6396

Old-fashioned clothesline

I wash 2 loads of pet laundry a day :wash: and dry 2 loads a day. :laundry: I just got something I've wanted since 1995. A pair of old-fashioned iron clothesline posts off Craigslist for $25. The man who fixed my fence installed them. If I line-dry 2 loads a day, and my dryer uses 2100 watts, that s...
by CarolC
Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome
Replies: 320
Views: 49632

Re: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome

Pip is back on gabapentin today. He was off of it for a couple of weeks (I'm not sure how long) and then today he started trying to kick the back of his neck again. The only difference is I had been pottying him standing up every time for months, and 3 times this week I did it with him lying in the ...