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I've finally taken the plunge and ordered a wheelchair for Max

I guess I can only say it's lucky I was sort of into Legos and Nanoblocks and enjoyed a good IKEA puzzle. But since Max is now a bit weak even on the front legs, so he tends to tip his head forward, so I had to take some other unused harness and hoop it over the front, so it sort of catches him at the chest/neck.
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Just need a bit more of getting used to it and with a lot of treats LOL.



I'll probably bring this thing down to the carpenter or mechanic and ask if they'd be willing to saw off the 4 long bars from the wheels. It's part of the design and can set the whole thing higher, but Max won't be able to walk if he's hanging. He's now at a height where if he places his paws firmly on the ground then he can walk, but if he wants to he can just relax and will be hanging.

It's going to be a little better for him this way as his elbows and a part of his leg is starting to have bed sores and such, from always lying down.

For now we hang him up on the wheel for a bit in the morning, then I put him back on the ground for the duration of the day, then when I'm home, I'll put him in the wheelchair again and entice him to walk more. Down again during the human dinner. Then out for walkies (not confident enough to walk outside yet, we tried), back home, back on the wheels for another hour or so.

We'll try to prolong the wheel hours and get him to walk outside with the wheels too. Hope it all works out.

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