When Does A Dog Need A Wheelchair?
Seeing your dog lose partial or complete mobility is not easy for any owner. Whether the condition is due to an injury or permanent paralysis, it’s never fun watching a pet struggle. […]
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10, 2016
K9 Carts Awards Veterinary Scholarship 2016
K9 Carts is proud to announce the winner of our 2016 Annual Veterinary Medicine Scholarship is Lia McCoy of Colorado State University. “I am honored to have the 2016 K9 Carts Scholarship Award,” Lia said. […]
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10, 2016
How to Travel with a Disabled Dog
According to a 2014 survey by Tripit, 56% of Americans travel with their pets for major holidays. Whether those surveyed traveled with their pets to save the expense of a kennel or because they love taking their pets on trips, it’s clear that taking a pet on the road is a fact of life for over half of all pet owners. […]
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09, 2016
Elbow Dysplasia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Elbow dysplasia (ED) affects the elbow joint in dogs primarily as a result of several genetic developmental abnormalities. These abnormalities affect the growth of cartilage at the joint or the surrounding structures. […]
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06, 2016
How to Treat Hip Dysplasia in Dogs
Sadly, veterinarians have no cure for hip dysplasia. This abnormality in the connection between a dog’s pelvis and thigh bones is a genetic condition—you can no more change the fact that a dog has hip dysplasia than you can change the color of his eyes. […]
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06, 2016
Will My Pet Become Dependent on a Wheelchair?
Unfortunately many owners and veterinarians believe that if they put a pet in a wheelchair, it will become dependent on the wheelchair and will lose its present mobility and desire to try and walk, when actually we have found the reverse is true. […]
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05, 2016
Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) is a progressive disease of the spinal cord similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) in humans.1 The disease, as a result of degeneration of the spinal cord, results in the eventual loss of use of the hind legs. Age of onset is generally after 7 years and most often seen in German Shepherds, Boxers, and Pembroke Welsh Corgis, though the mutation has also been found in a number of other canine breeds. A dog standing with its hind legs together due to degenerative myelopathy. Causes of degenerative myelopathy Though [...]
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03, 2016
Wheelchairs for Cats
The second most common pet requiring help with mobility are cats. Cats normally do very well in carts and are equally in need of support as dogs for a various mobility impairments. One of the most common questions we get daily is in reference to our cat wheelchairs. […]
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11, 2015
Keeping Your Elderly Dog Happy, Healthy & Comfortable
I’ve been an animal lover all my life and have had countless pets over the decades. Everything from hamsters as a child, cats in my teens to the many dogs I’ve loved over the years. After having a black terrier for almost eighteen years, I was hesitant to adopt another animal. […]
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10, 2015
K9 Carts Awards Veterinary Scholarship 2015
We here at K9 Carts are proud to announce that the winner of our 2015 Veterinary Medicine Scholarship is Laura Johnson, a third year student of North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. […]