Pet Wheelchair Cart Stories from Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology (RMVN), 3550 S. Jason St., Englewood, CO 80110, 303-874-2081, http://rockymountainveterinaryneurology.com, Dr. Stephen Lane, Diplomate, ACVIM-Specialty of Neurology, Veterinary Neurology/Neurosurgery
“Gweni” Gregory – Corgi Gweni Gregory is an 11 year-old Corgi who started coming to Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology in April 2010 with the complaint of hind limb dysfunction over the previous year. Dr. Lane diagnosed her with degenerative myelopathy and recommended a regular exercise program and a Para cart to aid in exercise and [...]
“Nagaia” Speakman Nagaia Speakman is a 14 year-old retriever-mix that began seeing Dr. lane in October of 2009. Dr. Lane diagnosed Nagaia with an age related degenerative myelopathy and a polyneuropathy. Nagaia’s dysfunction is progressing very slowly and in September 2010 at a recheck her owners reported that occasionally her hind limbs would slip out [...]
“Odie” Paul Odie Paul presented to Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology in April of 2009. Odie was diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy. At that time Odie was just scuffing his hind feet as he walked but was still able to walk without difficulty. Odie experienced progressive pelvic limb dysfunction and started to fall on walks after getting [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Tater” Wolf – Mastiff: Tater enjoys a walk in the sun at the VRCC. After initial reluctance to walk during his recovery from a bacterial infection in his right rear leg, Tater was placed into a tetra cart to aid in his rehabilitation. Because of the size of Tater, this allowed [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Dylan” Leikam – Doberman Pinscher Dylan appears to have difficulty with imitation grass. Actually, Dylan is experiencing the benefit of the tetra cart during the initial stages of his recovery from spinal surgery. Dylan presented unable to walk on all limbs due to two levels of compression on his spinal cord. [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Buddy” Gray – Miniature Dachshund Buddy enjoys a sunny day in Colorado with the help of his paracart. Recovering from an intervertebral disc extrusion and paralysis of his rear legs, the paracart is allowing Buddy to experience the joys offered to ambulatory pets. Keep up the good work Buddy!
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Leia” Christian – Yellow Lab Leia, a Yellow Labrador, lost her ability to stand and walk on all 4 legs due to a spinal cord problem in her neck. Dr. Lane utilized magnetic resonance imaging of her neck (cervical spine) to diagnose Leia’s problem, a spinal tumor. Spinal Tumor Resection was [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Dirty Boy” Jenkins – Pekingese “Dirty Boy,” a Pekingese, came to see Dr. Lane because he was paralyzed in his hind limbs after getting into a scuffle with a big dog. Only time, physical therapy, a lot of patience and help from his dad, helped Dirty Boy learn how to walk [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Chopper” Williams – Yellow Lab Chopper, a Labrador retriever came to see Dr. Lane because he was weak in his hind limbs. Diagnosed with a bone tumor in his right hind leg, surgery was not an option. As Chopper’s walks became shorter, his mom wondered what else she could do to [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Scooby” Scott/Farrington – Lab Mix Scooby, a Labrador retriever became a patient of Dr. Lane after losing complete function of his hind limbs. Scooby required decompressive spinal surgery. Scooby’s recovery was long and difficult. Aiding in the recovery process, Scooby used a loaner rear support cart offered by Rocky Mountain Veterinary [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Spunky” Harwell – German Shepard Spunky presented to Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology on April 27, 2009. At nearly 9 years of age, Spunky has remained an outgoing and very friendly German Shepard dog. Spunky appreciated a 12-month history of progressive pelvic-limb scuffing, weakness and wobbliness. Despite remaining pain free, this energetic [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Maggie” Jamison – Corgi Maggie has provided great joy to all that encounter her smile. As her rear legs began to fail, her mother did not hesitate when a rear leg para wheelchair cart was suggested. After a quick fitting, Maggie peeled rubber out of the hospital. She was last seem [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Daisy” Collins – Rottweiler Daisy, a Rottweiler came to see Dr. Lane after losing the use her hind limbs. Daisy experienced a compressive spinal cord injury from a ruptured intervertebral disc. Following spinal surgery to remove the spinal cord compression, Daisy quickly evidenced the need for greater support when walking, due [...]
Wheelchair Carts Patient Stories “Walter” Hufendick – Chocolate Lab: Walter is an insulin dependent diabetic who experienced progressive spinal cord dysfunction resulting in the inability to walk on all limbs after suffering a ruptured disc in his neck. Walter underwent successful spinal cord surgery. Because of his size, it was difficult to help Walter stand [...]
Wheelchair Cart Patient Stories: “Chaucer” Keene – Basset Hound Chaucer is an elderly Basset statesman sporting his shiny new wheels. Chaucer re-presented to Rocky Mountain Veterinary Neurology because of declining spinal cord function over the past year. Chaucer had undergone successful decompressive surgery in 2006 with return to a walking status, after suffering a ruptured [...]
