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My neighbors just found out her mini daschund is paralyzed on her back leg . They are thinking of putting her down. Are there options and can the dog use a wheelchair instead ? Please help
My neighbors just found out her mini daschund is paralyzed on her back leg . They are thinking of putting her down. Are there options and can the dog use a wheelchair instead ? Please help
The dog is not in any pain she doesnt feel it at all .
the vet says it was due to some accident that she might have fell off a 3 foot retaining wall in the back yard so it was not due to disease he said that there is nothing they could do but there might be doctor in dallas that could do surgery but that would be about 3-5 thousand dollars .
She is 3 years old so she is still very young , I am not going to let her put her down , I have 4 of my own and could not see me doing that to mine if they were not in pain and there were more options as there seems to be for Cocoa .
If it is only one leg and treatments don't work to restore mobility to that leg, the leg can be amputated. Dogs do great on three legs.
If it is in both legs, there are carts, similar to a wheelchair for dogs. As long as the dog isn't in constant pain, that is a good option as well.
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