My wife and I have rescued a puppy Bull Mastif that fell from a 3 story apartment roof.
He injured his spine and lost the use of his rear legs. He damaged 4 vertebra, fracturing one and herniating at least 2 discs.
In the 4 weeks we have had him he has started to get hind leg movement (increasing all the time) which is very encouraging, but his hind leg muscles and ligaments are beginning to atrophy meaning that he hasn't enough strength to hold his weight and also because of the ligaments atrophying his leg stability is affected.
We are taking him in a swimming pool daily to help with his spine and also strengthen his forelegs and shoulders. He is beginning to have some movement of the hind legs but not enough for propulsion.
The next step, recommended by our vet, is to use a cart to relieve some of the weight on his rear legs so that he may be able to use them more and hopefully start to recover muscle tone and reverse the atrophy to his muscles and ligaments.
We do not believe, due to his injuries and the state we found him in, that he will reach full size. We would like some advice on the size of cart to order so that it will adjust as he grows. He is 13 weeks old at the moment and weighs 25lbs.
Any advice on helping us order the correct wheelchair would be most appreciated.
Here is our baby boy
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