I think a wagon is easier than a wheelchair for out in public. I just left her in it instead of putting her on the ground next to Santa.

Good boy Dougal 😁

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She is fully grown and only about 7 pounds. When we first adopted her we thought she was just underweight (1.5 pounds at 4 months), but turns out she has a form dwarfism that makes her little. She has chubby/ short arms, but the rest of her body is proportional.

Yesterday I added a new member to the family, meet Larsa (Klingon name from TNG).She is in her new forever home. She is a pure bread Manx that had a spinal deformation causing her to hop like a bunny, and there are slight issues with constipation. Any advice on how to properly care for my new baby would be greatly appreciated.

Recently adopted this baby after her being thrown in the trash and rescued. Been nursing her since she was 3 days old and now she's almost 3 weeks and starting to move around ! She's got no back paws, they got chewed off. I spoke to a crafty friend about building her a wheelchair. He wants some drawings/pictures/ plans. I have no idea where to get those and what kind of wheelchair would be best. Any kind of help will be much appreciated along with any advice on how to care for a special cat !

I'm looking for some advice on finding a forever home for a disabled cat from Vietnam. Jasper is 5 years old, his hind legs are paralyzed because he was hit by a motorcycle when he was a kitten. He needs bladder expression. Can you point me in the right direction? Is there a rescue I can contact or people who would be interested in helping?

Moopy girl loves playing in the snow

Few days back, I posted this where I found a paralysed puppy.

I wanted to help it but it was so so scared that I wasn’t able to catch it. I mean, I was, but I was scared to be bitten and also didn’t want it to rush and drag it’s lower body, overall, I didn’t want it to panic, which I later found out was inevitable.

I attempted to take take it to a rehab and rescue home in my car but couldn’t do it alone.

The next day, I enquired and called an animal ambulance to the spot where I’ve been seeing him everyday. And as soon as the ambulance arrived, my dude vanished. It was so heartbreaking. After so many trials to arrange a vehicle, we couldn’t find the baby. Sadly the ambulance left without taking it. And then I found it 15 mins later.

Now that the possibility of the ambulance was over (because this pupper was a bit away from the city and I got ambulance from some references, couldn’t do it everyday), I contacted a vet nearby to help me catch it. He and his partner caught it and put it in my car.

After saying thank you and goodbye, I took the baby to the rescue home where they promised me to take care of him. If he recovers, I’m planning to take it back to his family. If not, I’m planning to donate for whatever the baby costs to the rescue home. Or maybe I’ll take it to my grandparents in the country side where I already have a rescued dog.

Thanks all. :)

Hello friends, I found this paralysed puppy on the streets and I’ve been planning to take to a care home where they treat animal for free, or some fee which I am ready to pay.

What I was confused about is:

It’s clear that it’s been some time that this accident happened, so you think it’s worth it for the doggy to visit a vet? I mean, I am all in for the treatment, but I think if I take it for the rehab, and it gets better, would its pack accept it back?

I really really hope it can get treated. It won’t survive with such condition.

Thanks all.

This is Nilou , my new cat who has a disability in her hind legs.

I’m trying to get advice on diapers because every time she has a bowel movement i need to wash her with water. She eats special food for kidney health and wet food and it makes her stools really soft. She also hates diapers. She can’t pee by herself , i have to express her bladder and she has a bowel movement around 30 minutes after , sometimes she also goes on her own throughout the day.

I it’s the correct sub , if it’s not I apologize.

I adopted a young cat who was going to be put down, she’s about 8 months , they told me she has been diagnosed with paraparesis of the hind legs and they talked about swimmer syndrome. I need to bring her to the vet to know exactly what she has but she was born like this. She’s a very happy cat and has no issue moving around. I need to express her bladder but it doesn’t cause me any inconvenience. At times while I do it I can have her do a number 2 in the litter box but most of the time she ends up doing either in a diaper or on the floor.

I have a problem with the diapers because she gets dirty after each bowel movement and she’s afraid of water so it breaks my heart to have to wash her every day. Sometimes she removes the diaper, she really doesn’t like wearing it , at times I don’t put it on and I leave her in the bathroom for awhile after she eats so she can go on the ceramic floor because I don’t wanna damage my hardwood floors. It’s gross and I don’t think it’s the right option either.

What should I do for her to not get so dirty while going in her diaper ? Is there another solution besides diapers ? Should I shave her butt so that I could just wipe her down like a baby ? Any advice are welcomed, also she tends to remove the diaper , she doesn’t like wearing a onesie.

Another thing , I bought her a small wheelchair for pets but she really doesn’t like it and she prefers to crawl , she’s really fast and seems happy but I don’t if I should force her to use the wheelchair. At the shelter they told me there was no problem in letting her move on her own but they were gonna put her down so I don’t know if they gave me the best advice.

I used to have a wheelchair but the saltwater made them break. I got a wagon to try and it worked great but the amount of people who commented that she was a lazy dog was ridiculous. Like first of all she only has 2 working legs and second of all, mind your business.

This little baby cant feel anything past her middle spine and only walks with her front legs. She gets around fine, but our house is very vertical so I wouldn’t want to make stairs even more difficult for her by adding a rig to her.

My only concern is I think her upper body gets super tight and sore, she takes an opioid for pain and when she’s on that she doesn’t seem bothered at all.

Is it worth investing in wheels for her? I see a lot of cats with similar disabilities that don’t have them. Does anyone have experience with this?

I took her to the groomers today for a nail trim and right in front of the building she pooped and it fell out of her diaper. I set her down and went to clean it up. As I was doing that she decided to scooch around on the sidewalk and smear the poop all over the handle of her harness. I ended up using a leash as a makeshift harness. The groomers is right next to a Starbucks so of course she gets a pup cup after the torture of having your nails cut finally ends!