Need a cheap wheel chair ASAP, please help!

[Jenna]

My great dane is 12 years old and her back legs are very bad, we have to pick her up every time she gets up and she has a hard time standing long due to her back legs. We can't afford much on a wheel chair, but I think with one her quality of life would be so much better if she had one. She still eats normal and tires to play and is always happy to see and give us love..for her age she is doing well I think (other than her back legs) so I am writing on here to see if anyone will help us...I am looking to buy one at a low price or even rent it for a small fee and we will give it back once she can't use it no longer. I know our months are probably numbered, but I think with this she will be able to get around a little longer and I will take what I can get...she is the love of my life and amazing dog. Please help us!! call me at 847-877-3081or email ckieca@comcast.net if you have any suggestions or ideas or if you are willing to help us. Thank you for reading...and I appreciate any assistance you can give to us and our baby Jenna!!

[GSD Guy]

How much are you willing to spend?

[Bobbie]

Heres a link on how to turn a human wheelchair into one for a dog.

http://wheelsfordogs.com/content/view/2/2/

You could probably get a human one free on Freecycle. I'm not sure it would be tall enough for a Dane, though.

[Bobbie]

Sorry, the link to those instructions seems to be broken but you can see the picture.

You might also apply through the Handicapped Pets Foundation.

[CarolC]

http://www.dogkarts.com/diy/index.html

Courtesy of Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue. Bobbie, that's brilliant.

Then I found it on their website. Let's save this link:

http://www.hhdane.com/care/wheelchair.htm

Here was somebody else who did it

credit : http://omalmalamutes.com/

[Bobbie]

It does seem to be a brilliant idea, and wheelchairs are frequently available through Freecycle or Craigslist.

Thanks for finding the actual instructions.