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Doug Krebs
07-15-2009, 03:04 PM
I'll put the back ground of the injury of here when I'm more bored.

Couple people actually took interest so I'll just quote them in this post.


On the way home from picking up this piece of ****, I got a call from my friend who was taking care of my dog to say he was dragging his rear legs.

Long story short is he's paralyzed in his rear half and they're not sure it's going to get better.

Bunch of people being sympathetic.


Thanks everyone. There's a chance he'll get better, but I'm starting to lose a little hope.

He's perfectly happy and healthy other wise, just can't use his rear legs. One other complication is they lose control of their bladder and bowels. The only good thing is the loss of control isn't the pee/crap leaking out, it's the opposite, you actually have to express the urine. The vet said they can usually learn to pooh on their own again.

I'm not sure how many dog owners would go through this trouble/money for their dogs. I'm sure some people think we're completely retarded, but as long as he's happy we don't care. If he were older 10-12 we might think differently, but he's only 5.

I'll probably start a wheel chair thread soon. I want something cool for him, not some generic off the shelf cart. I'll probably have to cludge something together out of PVC initially just to get him something. The final version will be TIG welded light aluminum frame, with small bike rims, high quality sealed bearings, and a neopreme harness with nylon webbing.


AHHH the bionic dog comes to life!!!! That sounds really cool actually.



go with a mesh harness. Neoprene=too hot!!!!
there's a chihuahua I see a guy walking almost every morning that has his rearend on wheels. Seems happy enough.
and don't lie, you know you're excited about "helping Ty express his urine"

Doug Krebs
07-15-2009, 03:05 PM
I know neopreme would be hot, but it help spreads the load better than mesh. His life jacket has mesh, but it has more surface area and is meant for a different load.

85cj7
07-15-2009, 03:07 PM
make little parts for it with flem's dremel o' death machine

Sharpe
07-15-2009, 03:10 PM
Put spinners on it.

Doug Krebs
07-15-2009, 03:13 PM
make little parts for it with flem's dremel o' death machine

I've got access to a wire edm, cnc mill (for small stuff), and manual mill/lathe.

However, if Flem wants to mess around, it could be fun.

Doug Krebs
07-15-2009, 03:14 PM
Put spinners on it.

you're the 2nd person to say that... My buddy john emailed me that.

jerryg79
07-15-2009, 03:15 PM
what about thinnish foam covered in nylon with hard plastic sewn on the ends for grommets to punch through. Like a backpack shoulder strap. Not as much give as neoprene, but i think maybe neoprene would chafe? just a thought.

Doug Krebs
07-15-2009, 03:20 PM
what about thinnish foam covered in nylon with hard plastic sewn on the ends for grommets to punch through. Like a backpack shoulder strap. Not as much give as neoprene, but i think maybe neoprene would chafe? just a thought.

Only reason I'm stuck on neopreme is because that's what alot of the commercial people use. I may end up buying this one anyways, as they sell it separately.

For example:

http://handicappedpets.biz/www/images/stories/wwheels/rearharn(1).jpg

Doug Krebs
07-16-2009, 08:03 AM
For some reason the edit keeps timing out in the first post. I'll just stick the story here.

I know there is dog people on here, so I’ll tell the full story.

So on the way home from picking up the CUCV I get a call from my friend Brian, who’s taking care of our dog (Tyson). He says Tyson can’t move his back legs. Brian had called me in the morning and told me Tyson was limping a little bit, but I figured he had a torn paw pad, a burr, etc… Who the hell would think this? So I called our friend that is in vet school and she came to our house to check on him. She figured like me it was something minor. She didn’t even change out of her PJ’s to come over. She called me within 15 minutes and told me she was bringing Tyson to A&M

So we had just gotten on 290 when I got the call and we headed straight to the vet school. When we got there, they were still examining him and I was asked a bunch of back ground questions. I finally saw him around midnight and talked with a vet student about the situation. I didn’t like her much. She didn’t have the best bed side manner, was crappy at explaining things and she made the situation sound really grim. This was after hours emergency staff, so I’ll give them a little leeway.

Monday morning he was sent to Neurology. I went in around 11:00am for the neurologist to explain what they had found. He has degenerative disk disease, not good news. He’s also in stage 5 which is means he has no deep muscle pain. Check out the link if you’re interested. Degenerative disk disease (http://www.sniksnak.com/doghealth/degen-disk.html)

He’s at home now, but he’s frustrated as hell. He can’t figure out why he can’t get up and walk around. The vet says this takes a couple of days for them to figure out.

It’s hard to see your dog go from being able to do a standing jump as high as a 4ft chain link fence and run around and cut with the best of them, to lying on the floor trying to drag himself around.

JB
07-16-2009, 08:12 AM
What kind of dog is he?

I will be at the house probably around 7-8ish tonight if you want to come drop off the trailer then.

F1504x4
07-16-2009, 09:45 AM
good luck with all this and i hope the dog does get better..and i understand, id do the same for either one of my dogs

Doug Krebs
07-16-2009, 02:48 PM
He's a border collie lab mix or a mutt. Mutts are generally much healthier, but can still have problems like this once in a while.

colman
07-16-2009, 03:51 PM
I hope your wife is doing better and good luck with the dog.

Doug Krebs
07-16-2009, 04:18 PM
Thanks everyone...

Anyone find some rims better looking than this? I think I want to stay with the 16" size. These are also aluminum, so it would be easier for him to pull around.

Ebay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Skyway-Wheels-for-16-tire-Mini-Bike-Chopper-Wagon-RD_W0QQitemZ370230450664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGo_Kart s?hash=item56337459e8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1| 294%3A50)


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/enginepowered/2_redskyway.jpg

Cajun
07-17-2009, 09:01 AM
Aluminum mags? Hell yes.

Sharpe
07-17-2009, 09:03 AM
Doesnt matter what the wheels are. They are going to be covered by vatozone plastic spinner hubcaps anyway.

Doug Krebs
07-17-2009, 10:12 AM
I contacted the seller, and asked what the wheels were made of as the add only mentioned the hubs were aluminum. Turns out the wheels are actually made of high impact plastic. While not as "cool", they most likely will be lighter.

Reckless
07-17-2009, 11:30 AM
Aluminum mags? Hell yes.

I wonder if they come in Crager classics?:gigem:

uglyota
07-17-2009, 07:58 PM
isn't mag short for magnesium? maybe aluminum ones should be called alums?
And I was wondering what you were referring to, doug, when you said those were aluminum. Those are plastic bmx bike wheels. Think Rad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/)

BMFScout
07-18-2009, 04:06 AM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/

Greatest. Movie. Ever.

When I was 8.

Seth
07-18-2009, 07:24 AM
take off the mattresses!

Doug Krebs
07-18-2009, 10:35 AM
:( RIP Tyson... We had to put him to sleep yesterday as the damage was progressing up the spinal cord. Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Fredo
07-18-2009, 11:33 AM
I'm really sorry to hear that Doug. Losing a pet always sucks. :(

mudtoy67
07-18-2009, 01:23 PM
I'm sorry Doug. Our condolences to you and Blair.

AggieTJ2007
07-18-2009, 05:48 PM
I am sorry, I know hard hard it is.

TMatheaus
07-18-2009, 06:15 PM
damn, that sux, sorry to hear that

Graystroke
07-18-2009, 06:52 PM
sorry to hear man.

DRAGOONRANCH
07-18-2009, 09:44 PM
RIP Tyson, I know I have a couple of my old friends that have went ahead of him to scout things out. They will get along just fine when he gets there. ;)

bburris
07-19-2009, 08:45 PM
Sorry to hear that Doug, condolences from Stef, Dana and I...

Reckless
07-19-2009, 11:45 PM
Sry doug, i had to put down my 12yr old collie down a few months ago so i know how hard it is.

JB
07-20-2009, 11:09 AM
Sorry to hear man.

FJAggie07
07-20-2009, 11:32 AM
I am so sorry man.

Doug Krebs
07-20-2009, 11:39 AM
Thanks everyone. I'm holding up a lot better than Blair. It just kills me every time I see my wife cry and I can't do anything to make it better.

uglyota
07-20-2009, 12:34 PM
Sorry to hear that dude. Hope life gets back to normal quickly.