Hi Sharon,

I don't know anything about this, but at the end of this message is a link to a website of a doctor who mentions two medications for DM.


CLICK HERE to see possible meds for DM

I would also recommend Eddie's Wheels because they are easy to get your dog into and out of. Click the link below to see comments from the owner of a very big dog. I have a small dog with rear end paralysis and I bought her a cart from K-9 Carts. It was sturdy and the right size, but I had trouble g...

Hi Sheri, I am always so glad to hear about Pete. That is so extremely cool about the marking. Boy, I'll bet he gets a lot of satisfaction out of that! I'll bet that was really important to him. If you click the link below, it takes you to one short page of Murphy's website. That is where they expla...

Another person had a dog with severe arthritis, and she had a lot of experience treating it. (Her initial request was to find another dog near her that her arthritic dog could play with.) If you click the link below, it discusses advanced arthritis treatments. You can get a better picture of her dog...

Here is another comment on lying down in cart, from the archive of this message board.


CLICK HERE for another comment on lying down in cart

If you click the link at the bottom, it takes you to one comment on lying down in a cart.


CLICK HERE for comment on lying down in cart

Hi Michele,

More detailed response tomorrow--after midnight now. You can look for a holistic vet through the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. They have a Referral directory at the top of their webpage. Please click the link below to go there.


CLICK HERE for alt vet med links

Hi Katherine, If you click the link below, you can read about Mandy, who had similar injuries. There are many messages in that thread, if you want to read through it. By the way, Mandy's Mom posted recently that she's doing great! :) You say you are bringing her home in a couple of days. I'm always ...

Click below to see it.

CLICK HERE to see Fripple's webpage

I saw Fripple in the Gallery, and he's even advertised right on the homepage of HandicappedPets. The picture is extra adorable!

CLICK HERE to see Fripple in the Gallery

Here is another message from the archive with suggestions on a similar situation. The person had an Irish Wolfhound mix who couldn't take the stairs. Click below to see the message.


CLICK HERE for other suggestions from archive

Good point. The last guy was building but you're retrofitting. This probably won't quite help either, but it's something to look at. Some of the commercial dog ramps are manufactured so you can lay them directly on stairs--lightweight and collapsible so you can remove them when done. Still thinking....

Hi John, A similar question was asked not long ago and we found several examples of the sort of thing you are looking for. Please click the link at the end of this message and it will take you to the original message in that thread. Click each message in the thread to see all the examples given. Let...

Hi Katherine, Just a short answer for now, getting ready for work. If I were you, I'd go straight to the homepage of this HandicappedPets website and click on HARNESSES and order her a harness so you'll have it by the time she comes home. That is the first thing I'd do. A harness will help you immen...

I'm not a medical person, but it since you don't have the diagnostic equipement there to do an MRI or CT, then I would ask myself how quickly this came on. I have experience with a spinal tumor in a pet (not a brain stem tumor) and the symptoms developed over the course of weeks. I would expect to s...