Understanding animals through their behaviour
Understanding animals through their behaviour
Three legged dog – c.Peter Gurney
USEFUL LINKS.
Epilepsy. There is a support group for owners – the Canine Epilepsy Support Group, www.canineepilepsysupport.co.uk Another epilepsy charity is Phyllis Croft Foundation,
Degenerative Myelopathy or CDRM Support Group. Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/CDRM-support-for-dog-owners-Dogs-Today-122372811164547/
Syringohydromyelia or Arnold Chiari type illness
Found in young Cavaliers, Blenheims, Maltese terriers, Yorkies and Chihuahuas or dogs with a very domed head. Symptoms appear at seven or eight months old – reflex scratching, uncoordinated movements, pain in the back as a slipped disc. This needs a specialist diagnosis with a milogram and a MRI scan. A website for information about Syringomyelia is: http://sm.cavaliertalk.com There’s an internet support group for owners at: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ArnoldChiari_dogs
Help with amputee dogs. Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/678178519032526/ Three Happy Paws at http://threehappypaws.co.uk/
Deaf Dogs. a website where you can find advice and help. A must for those with deaf dogs. http://www.deafdogs.com
Blind Dog training http://blinddogtraining.com/
HELPFUL PRODUCTS
Hygiene pants, made by Interpet, can be ordered from pet shops. They are really for bitches in season but can be useful for incontinent dogs. Also from www.luxwaycanine.com
Car seat covers and helping hand harness are available from http://www.overthetop.co.uk
Washable warm bedding -Vetbed and chair covers http://www.petlifeonline.co.uk
Heated beds and pads http://www.catac.co.uk
Microwave heated pads can be used in hutches or beds where there is no electrical supply. Great product for humans too! http://www.snugglesafe.co.uk
Ramps for old pets are available from http://www.easyanimal.co.uk Be careful to choose one which is not wobbly and has no sharp edges.
Boots for dogs. Paw Ideas boots are stocked by http://www.petplanet.co.uk Look under dog apparel.
Pad protectors, boots, towelling rugs (for drying elderly dogs), all in one suits (for contact-allergic dogs) http://www.countrymun.com
Raised eating bowls. These help dogs with bad backs, gastric torsion etc. http://www.luxwaycanine.com
Wheelchairs (carts) for dogs with paralysed back legs, lift harnesses, boots, nappies (diapers).
https://www.k9carts.com/ These may have an agent in the UK. Email to ask. They are mainly dogs but can also do cats. Look here www.k-9cart.com/Animal-Health/cerebellar-hypoplasia-wheelchairs They used to have an agent in the UK but I am not up to date with it. https://www.handicappedpets.com/dogs-in-carts
UK provider https://www.dogmobile-online.com
UK provider http://zoomadog.co.uk/
Collars for recovery from surgery. Elizabethan or lampshade plastic collars can be harsh for cats and dogs. Ask your vet about the Trimline or the Buster inflatable collar. Or make you own – details here. There’s a German site sells nice protective clothing here. Take a look. If your cat/parrot/dog is having to wear a collar for longer than a couple of weeks, you need further help from a vet or a behaviour expert. It’s not right to keep an animal in this way for too long.
Protective eye wear for dogs with pannus (eye condition for German shepherds and others), dogs at high altitude or search and rescue dogs working in dust etc. Doggles – http://www.doggles.com/why_doggles
Lifting harnesses and carts, http://www.dogmobile-online.com Good range of helping harnesses for dogs unsteady on their feet and carts for those with paralysed back legs.
Bad backs. Animals have to be referred by a vet for back treatment. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy http://www.acpat.org or Society of Osteopaths in Animal Practice – www.uksoap.org.uk .
