Pets with all kinds of mobility problems, from paralysis to pain to weakeness, are finding new hope. From Dr. Robin Downing in this week’s Pet Connection newspaper feature:
When Frankie was hit by a car on the streets of Denver, two vertebrae in his midback were shattered, and his spinal cord was crushed. At that moment he became a permanent paraplegic, never to walk normally again. In times past, he would have been euthanized.
Fortunately for Frankie — and for other pets with special needs — times have changed. No longer are mobility issues an impediment to an excellent quality of life. In fact, dogs and cats — and even unusual pets such as rabbits and ferrets — can be fitted for assistive devices that allow them to sustain the activities they’ve become accustomed to. Pet owners can be taught how to manage their pets’ bodily functions. And the pets themselves can easily be taught to accept the use of the various assistive devices that are currently available. (Read more…)
And “The Buzz” from Dr. Marty Becker and Mikkel Becker:
Two fingers on a dog’s muzzle can stop her from shaking water all over after a bath. That’s one of hundreds of secrets, surprises and solutions in the new “Your Dog: The Owner’s Manual” by the Pet Connection’s Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori.
You can read all this and more in this week’s Pet Connection!
Photo of Jessie the Pembroke corgi by Dr. Robin Downing.
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