Supporting Your Dog After a Rear Leg Surgery

A dog, just like humans, needs special care and attention when it is recovering from a leg injury. This type of attention, however, doesn't translate to extreme pampering to the point of just letting ...

A dog, just like humans, needs special care and attention when it is recovering from a leg injury. This type of attention, however, doesn't translate to extreme pampering to the point of just letting it lay in one corner for weeks or months. You have to encourage your pet to do some gradual exercises so that it regains back the strength of its legs' muscles and bones. Even a partially paralyzed dog may have to do some exercises too if the vet sees the possibility of rehabilitation. However, as its owner and friend, you do have the responsibility of ensuring that it has the means of walking even with rear legs that have undergone surgery.

This obligation should prompt you to buy a dog wheelchair for your pet. Dogs that suffer from front leg handicaps cannot use this special kind of contraption for handicapped dogs. But this would work well for the dog that is still recovering after having surgery for injuries in the rear legs. The wheelchair is attached at the dog抯 rear, the wheels actually substituting for the legs. Since the dog can still move its front legs, it simply drags the contraption wherever it goes without much trouble in mobility.

With this capability, your dog would not have the fate of a totally paralyzed dog despite having the handicaps. Thus, it can continue to move and exercise the parts as it moves around the house or park, if you bring it to bigger areas for rehabilitation. Your dog can almost do most of the normal stuff it used to perform without harming its rear part. It would continue to have fun in life a far cry from the condition it would be without the use of a wheelchair.

However, you should also keep in mind that there are some things that you need to prevent your dog from doing while being in a dog wheelchair. You should prevent your pet from jumping when the contraption is attached to his rear. If it leaps even a bit it risks itself from getting hurt further due to the wheelchair's weight. Another additional task that you may have to do is the regular cleaning of its wheelchair. This may not be tedious since most wheelchairs are made of materials that are easy to clean and maintain. Disassembling and assembling it can be actually be done quickly.