Page 9 - Arthritis in Dogs - Comprehensive by Dr Erik Johnson

Problem is, there are acupuncture and veterinary chiropractic seminars that are offered in “Las
Vegas for a weekend”, sending home “experts“ every year. Those modalities can not be picked
up in a weekend. But the ‘shingle gets hung’ out front anyway. Broken backs be damned.

Other Things That Help

Some solutions offered by customers
Yellow brick road of interlocking spongy floor panels. They sell these interlocking soft panels
that go on the floor like puzzle-pieces of ‘yoga-mat’ and you can put them down the hallways of
your home, on the hardwoods to give the dog a highly visible, high-traction pathway across
otherwise treacherous flooring.

Carts

I’ve been super impressed by some of the new carts that are available. They are being sold for
hundreds of dollars and also for almost two hundred dollars which is a strange phenomenon.
The same cart on Amazon, being sold for $150 is also being sold for $400+

In the “old days” carts were engineered for a specific pet made of aluminum rebar by hand. Now
the adjustable carts (probably made in china) are available for ‘not a lot of money’ and can work
really well. I do highly recommend the FOUR wheel carts because the pet can stop and rest
without having to bear up 100% of the time.

The purpose of the cart in SOME cases is to sustain the spirit of the dog, and in other cases to
allow the dog to have physical therapy and not let its legs atrophy. Carts also allow a dog to
function, whether it will ever regain the use of its legs or not. Again, the FOUR WHEEL carts are
better.

Success or failure of the cart is very much dependent upon the spirit of the animal put in the
cart. I’ve seen dogs put in carts that just stand there with the most dour facial expressions as if
they are just “over it” and other dogs that IMMEDIATELY get the sense that they’re mobile
again, and tear off across the floor.