Wheelchair Harness

I've found plenty of harnesses, but I need a chair or cart that doesn't cost thousands.

This site will help you find the proper equipment> http://www.4pawsforability.org/mobilityd ogs.htm
and perhaps even your own dog..
this site sells the equipment, and if you see there designs, it will help> http://www.mrpaws.com/?gclid=COrX-6vZ44c CFRl-YAodrw1kgQ

This site says they will make the equipment for you> http://www.wolfpacks.com/
this organization would be of great help> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa 3939/is_199907/ai_n8860530

2006-10-05 22:08:11 by hoodoowoman

Since the counselors have been instructed on how to lift and transfer a camper out of a wheelchair, they are now ready to learn how to put a ...

CP- Cerebral Palsy. She is 31.(medcaid will not pay for a custom chair after the age of 21.) i've asked the salvation army, Good Samaratin found., Catholic Charities org., L.I.F.E., the UCP foundation, all have said they don't have the funds to help. the chair she got as a teenager (m-caid paid for-when she was a teen-) she has outgrown, and it has rusted, and is falling apart, her mom has to use pillows and ties to position and secure her, it is very unsafe.
description of wheelchair needed:
special tilt frame 2,899.00
flip up adjustable footplates 105.00
12" Poly mag tires 65.00
custom seating and back pkg 1'396.00
w/hardware & lateral pad supports
Padded Footbox 86.00
Bodypoint Hip Belt 92.00
shoulder harness 122.00
headrest w/hardware 675.00
headstrap w/support 190.00
Total $5,630.
those are good thoughts, but pt has medicaid, it doesn't pay any for custom chairs after the age of 21. and she can't get medicare, she never worked; so we've been told.

Medicare won't help either?

2007-04-16 15:39:50 by nobodyspecial

My 13-year-old shepherd is getting weak in her back legs. She is having weekly water treadmill and acupuncture to help with arthritis pain and strength. I got her a wheelchair last week and she is slow to adjust to it. The harness seems uncomfortable even though it is on correctly. I also have to order her feet protectors because she scraped the top of her feet because she drags them. She dragged them pretty bad on a walk on Sunday (without using the wheelchair). It's just a condition of her arthritis to drag her feet.

I was wondering if anyone else has a dog in a wheelchair and how long it took for them to adjust. Any pointers? Did your dog have success adjusting and playing ball while in the chair? Like when she needs to pivot and turn to run and get the ball?

Not sure where you got your chair from but it sounds like she has not been fitted 100% correctly and is imbalanced. She should not be dragging anything. It sounds a bit too small. Most places fit to the animal personally. There are a number of places around if that type of chair isn't working for you. It will depend on where you are located though.

Eddies Wheels are a place in the states that are good. I think a lot of people on this list are American. Let me know if you are Canadian and I can recommend someone else.

2008-07-18 20:58:22 by animalhouse751

I want to know other people's takes on the amount of money we are spending on special education in schools.

The average school across the country spends 21% of it's funding on special education, and 53% on regular education (my school spends 23 and 56 respectively). However, I think it's unfair. I go to a public high school and in my class of 551 students, only 12 have handicaps that they need assistance with. this is roughly only 2%! I understand the funding needed to help kid who CAN learn, but may just have a hard time (I have one in my geography class and he can learn just fine but it takes him much longer). However, when going to lunch i see three girls being pushed by ther aids in wheelchairs or in harness-strollers, and i think to myself that they could be better someplace else. In no way do i mean it in a bad way! I love mentally handicapped people and they can really brighten up someone's day and make you appreciate you own life for what it is. I have a cousin with down-syndrome and he is the happiest person i know! But i just think they could contribute to society more. We use to have a man with down-symdrome as a car pusher and greeter for our local target and growing up he was always there and would say hi to me and my family. his entusiasm would make my day brighter! I just don't believe that we as tax-payers should be paying for what has essentially turned into a simply free-daycare for some parents. Why these kids can come and play with toys and run up and down the hallway making loud noises, while I'm sitting in an advanced english class with 35 other students and not being able to afford new textbooks kind-of irks me. our district had to cut 300 teachers since 2005, and yet our special education funding has gone nothing but up.

So I want your take. Should we be giving THIS much funding towards kids who simply CAN'T learn past a certain level?
Excuse me, but i am not a spoiled brat. I did not say let's shove them in a box. I said maybe we should look at integrating them into the community more like the down-syndrome man at my target. He loves working and he brightens everyone's day. I understand the socialization, but do you realize that these kids socialize with LESS people in the high school than you think? I love special education kids and i want them to be all they can be, and i just feel it's unfair that we're keeping them trapped in a school that isn't helping them anymore. I know south dakota has a program for kids with mental disabilities that gives them job training so they can work and it makes them feel great to be working and helping! heck, it makes all of us feel better to work too! I in no way meant it in a mean way. I was simply asking if the percentage we're spending on them is too high per pupil.
If i had a child with disabilities that i knew would not learn past a 4th grade level i wouldn't have him go to school. They get teased. I have witnessed it. They could be so much happier in a different setting.

I get ur point of view and somehow can find it reasonable

but srry I don't have an answer to ur question

just liked ur topic cause it isn't mundane as other topics I began to see these days...this topic is new, interesting and controversial regardless of what ppl may respond to it

2009-02-13 06:00:13 by Alexandra Marie

I have a 15 year old border collie. she has a hard time getting up from the floor. we have mostly hardwood floor, so i dunno if its slippery or what. and we have to have hardwood floor because someone uses a power wheelchair and carpets get torn up. on carpet, in moms room, shes fine we also have a ramp on out our deck and my mom said she slips when going on it. but i guess she could just take her out front. my mom has just told me this is my decision and i have no idea what to do. she doesnt cry so i dunno if shes in pain or not. would socks help? is it her age or the floor? she never had problems on it when she was younger...and our puppy never slips on it so i dunno. she Has a red sore on her back paw and has arthriritis when she has accidents she refusues to eat or drink.But then she has her good days. We have to use a harness to lift when she does not want to move. wht should i do?
shhes NOT my mom, shesa dog totally different

Hi, i look after a elderly collie who has exactly the same problems, its age and the flooring.
I have all laminate flooring downstairs and he has a real job getting up off of it, so i got him a big rug and some comfy blankets, so when Mr snoops comes to stay i lay them out of the way (so i don't fall over them) and he knows to go lay on them. That way its easier for him to get grip when trying to stand, and he doesn't slip or get hurt putting too much effort into getting up.

Your dog should be ok if you give her something to grip.

Accidents are part of the way of life with older animals and arthritis can be helped with medication from the vet.

It is really down to you in the long run , but personally, based on what you've said here, i'd say shes got a few years left.

Good luck x

2007-08-19 01:53:04 by boo