Tuesday, June 05, 2007

A Dog Wheelchair: When Your Best Friend Needs A Best Friend

Article Title: A Dog Wheelchair: When Your Best Friend Needs A
Best Friend
Author: Dave Faulkner

Many dog owners consider their dogs a pert of the family, and
will take whatever measures are necessary to give them
comfortable and happy lives. But sometimes, with through
injury, disease, or the dimple fact of aging, a dog will become
immobile. Dogs which were used to being a part of the family's
activities who have become immobile will very often become
depressed.

If your beloved canine friend has fallen on hard times, and
can't join in the family fun without help, relax. Help is
available in the form of a dog wheelchair. Even a puppy born
with genetic abnormalities which will never walk normally on
its own can have an active life with the help of a dog
wheelchair. A dog wheelchair can be your best friend's best
friend.

A Custom Dog Wheelchair

Having a dog wheelchair customized to be a perfect fit for your
dog is the best way to ensure that you will be providing the dog
with the maximum amount of support and comfort. Almost every
dog wheelchair is some arrangement of a harness, which is
attached to the dog, and a sling which supports the animal's
injured or paralyzed limbs. For more info see
http://www.wheelchairsreview.com/Motorized_Wheelchair/ on
Motorized Wheelchair

A custom-built dog wheelchair will not only be sized to fit
your dog perfectly, and to account for his or her gender; it
can be made in your choice of colors, just like the dog
sweaters you have purchased for your pooch.

While a dog wheelchair is normally designed to support either
the back or front limbs of an animal, there are more complex
designs which will support all four limbs. Dog carts are
designed with different types of accessories, including
training wheels, stirrups, and, for amputee dogs,
counterweights to replace the missing limbs and allow the dog
to maintain its balance.

There is a dog wheelchair available for every breed of dog,
from the tiniest Chihuahua to the Giant Mastiff. Owners of
large dogs with mobility problems will appreciate having a dog
wheelchair which relives them of having to carry their pal from
place to place; and the newly-active dog will be delighted as
well!

Before you invest in a dog wheelchair, however, exhaust all the
avenues available to your dog for rehab and physical therapy.
If your dog has any chance at all to regain use of its limbs,
try to make it happen. Once your dog becomes comfortable in a
dog wheelchair, it may give up trying to move on its own, and
become dog wheelchair-dependent. A dog wheelchair should be
your last resort.

About The Author: You can also find more info on
http://www.wheelchairsreview.com/Used_Wheelchairs/ on Used
Wheelchairs and
http://www.wheelchairsreview.com/Wheelchair_Batteires/ on
Wheelchair Batteires. http://Wheelchairsreview.com is a
comprehensive resource to know more about Wheel Chairs.

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