[Dailydrool] Dailydrool Digest, Vol 184, Nigel and Wheels

[Rkbeard at aol.com]

Beverly, just a note of encouragement.  I am so glad you are going to  try 
the wheels for Nigel.  I have had three different Bassets who had to  use 
the wheeled cart--and all of them did well.  The first one was my  foundation 
bitch who had a back injury at age 3, and had surgery.  She  recovered 
completely, and was able to go back in the show ring.  However,  at age 12, she 
went down in her rear, and we faced the difficult choice of  euthanasia or 
putting her back on wheels--of course, the wheels won.  She  used her wheels 
for almost three years before she finally dies of completely  unrelated 
problems.  She was somewhat incontinent for the last several  months, but had no 
pain and was happy.
 
The other two used the wheels for a couple of months and recovered the use  
of their back legs.  One of these had absolutely no feeling for the first  
month.
 
Also had two friends who borrowed our wheels for their dogs--both are doing 
 well.  One recovered completely, and the other, who is twelve, still uses  
them occasionally.
 
Kathryn Beard
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