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Surgery- If surgery has been performed by placing either a plate or pins in your pet’s back, you will have been instructed to keep your pet as quiet and immobile as possible for 6-8 weeks to keep the spine aligned and allow the surgery to heal. Sometimes, especially with a younger dog or puppy, this is very difficult to accomplish as of course, they want to drag around and they can be wild if confined in a cage or small area. They usually drag in a hunched back position with their legs either straight out underneath them or out back of them. We have found that very often less damage is done to a fractured back by placing the pet in a cart, keeping the back level and supported, allowing the legs to hang in alignment while healing occurs. However, do check with your veterinary surgeon and allow him to make this decision.
No Surgery- If surgery is not recommended, then there is usually too much displacement, or the spinal cord itself is severed. Once the pet is no longer in pain, we recommend a K-9 Cart as soon as possible. Use of a Cart will help keep the back in a normal position, allowing the legs to hang in alignment from the hips. Use of the K-9 Cart will greatly increase your pet’s quality of life through mobility and aid in general nursing care preventing problems associated with dragging around. |
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