https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:26:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-889465 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:07:22 +0000 Shutterbug 889465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: oh gosh, that's too bad that they're pricey :( i take my dog to a place in Westborough that is pretty cheap, at least compared to where I used to take him. It's on Summer St (I forget the name) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-889230 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:18:31 +0000 mrs. bird 889230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: that's where the dog was :happy: they are pretty $$. They're wonderful though! That's where I took my cat in the middle of the night when his flea and tick repellent gave him seizures (the hartz kind is awful, I didn't know :sad: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-889024 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:33:48 +0000 Shutterbug 889024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Tufts animal hospital! They're a vet school in Grafton <a href="http://vet.tufts.edu/" rel="nofollow">http://vet.tufts.edu/</a> I'm not sure if they do any pro bono work, but I know that vet schools would be a good place to look (if not for services, at least for advice/resources) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-888986 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:25:54 +0000 mrs. bird 888986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anyone one else? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-888193 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:25:45 +0000 mrs. bird 888193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: Wow! That's awesome! Thank you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-888017 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:03:11 +0000 pui 888017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have seen some great tutorials online for making homemade doggy wheelchairs with parts you can get cheaply from any hardware store. If either of them are good with tools at all, that might work for them!</p> <p>Here is one example, but there are more if you Google it.<br /> <a href="http://www.handicappedpets.com/custom-carts/homemade-dog-carts.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.handicappedpets.com/custom-carts/homemade-dog-carts.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-888009 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:02:03 +0000 mrs. bird 888009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: thank you! Do you know if they ship equipment? We're in MA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-887878 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:43:07 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 887878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goodness that's so terrible! The thing that immediately comes to mind would be Texas A&amp;M University. I've always heard that if you're animal is sick, they have top of the line equipment and experience and is usually available at a discounted cost than most vets. I'll see if I can look anything up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggest-resources-for-newly-handicapped-dog#post-887869 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:39:40 +0000 mrs. bird 887869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a friend has a dog that was run over by a pickup truck 2 weeks ago and since her spine wasn't broken (her pelvis was and it came apart from her spine) they were able to do surgery to save her and they said there's a chance she might walk again, but needs PT and a doggie wheelchair and she's been in the animal hospital for the past two weeks, all very $$$. </p> <p>does anyone have suggestions for places to look for free or low cost used wheel chairs or grants to help cover the costs of her care or volunteer programs to work with handicapped dogs? i was overwhelmed when i googled it, so suggestions would be very helpful! i'd love to have something helpful to pass along. </p>