Careful you don't ask too many questions if you want a wheelchair off this company. I sent 6 emails asking questions as I was going to purchase for my dog but I was refused as I asked too many questions!
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Originally Posted by Dillpot
No. Many UK vets scoff at the idea of using wheels because here in the UK the home grown ones are diabolical with a very high rejection rate, I know I had one of them in fact I own examples of them all which is why we finally decided to manufacture them ourselves. Of the vets that have experience of them they are very soon converted.
I cannot envisage what condition would be made worse by the use of a properly designed and manufactured set of wheels. Dacshunds for instance get disc problems. The operation can cost in excess of £3,000 with about a 50/50 chance of success. We did one such dog in the Midlands, Bob, I have him on DVD. His vet said "get him a cart, and in particular, this cart" 9 months later and Bob was walking again because the cart with it's supportive design had allowed the spine to rest and recuperate. Similarly a huge Rottie/GSD X recovered and amazed the vet. Carts with a fabric or suede harness that suspend the dog in a frame however could indeed cause problems if it was a spine injury. This is not what we recommend or make.
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