subject: Caring Tips For A Dog With Rear Paralysis [print this page] Spinal injury is one of the most serious conditions that dogs can have. If your dog acquires this injury, it may suffer rear paralysis. This is because, in a lot of cases, the part injured and downwards is the most vulnerable. When this happens, your dog may not be able to move his rear legs.
Unfortunately, the condition of your paralyzed dog can be permanent. Veterinary researches show that there are only very few cases that rear paralysis are cured. As a person who treats your dog as a true friend, you will certainly have to maximize your efforts in taking caring of it.
One of the most pressing issues in taking care of a paralyzed dog is its cleanliness. Your dog may have been trained before to defecate only in the place you designated. However, due to its current situation it will not be able to follow the rules that you set before. Most often, it may just decide to take a dump in the very spot where it stays. Due to this, you need to regularly clean your dog and the area where it stays most often. Bathing your dog and cleaning its spot in the house prevents diseases that may just harm it more.
It is the nature of a dog to move towards what interests it, especially if it is still young. Therefore, your pet may attempt to walk or move despite the rear paralysis. While doing this too much, your dog may only drag its rear and develop sores and rashes in the process. The problem is that you can't tell your dog to just stay in one place. Same as humans, they also would like to overcome their deficiences. The best thing you can do is provide your pet with a means for him to be mobile still, like a dog wheelchair.
With a dog wheelchair, your pet can move easily from one place to the next. It may not be able to engage in some of the fun activities that require so much physicality but, at least, it doesn't get bored just dozing in a corner the whole day. As a matter of fact, it can already take a dump in the spot that you once assigned to it. By getting back some of its usual mobility, your dog will not anymore suffer much from its rear paralysis. Walking around the house has become possible again, which is a great coping mechanism for it.
