Hi Kat, It sound like you have a really well-cared for dog! :) That's a cute idea about the foam mesh shelf lining. I use vet wrap for the same thing. It is stretchy like an Ace bandage but it is self-stick and comes in bright colors. No velcro required. PetsMart has 5 yds of 2 inch wide wrap for $2...

Or what about a puppy training litter box? Those are plastic and high on three sides and only about an inch high on the front. PetsMart carries them.

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...

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.

She'd probably appreciate being scratched and rubbed a little extra in the spots she can no longer reach.

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...

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...

Debbie, how much does she weigh?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...