Have you looked on your FB local selling site you might get one on there.
Lady getting worse
- Thread starter David
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- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
A friend of mine has used this stroller for her dog with arthritis. She had a Dutch dog called Friese Stabij...https://www.nvsw.nl/index.php?sp=126
She didn’t weigh half as much as a lab though. Is there a possibility of trying it out, do you know someone who has this? Also you have to carry Lady into this, will she allow you to, isn’t this too hard on her?
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
I was looking at the three wheelers just thinking it would be more manoeuvrable on rougher terrain, like pushchairs.
Thuile(?) the roof box people make a great one, fab engineering, but I seem to recall it was rather pricey!
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
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- Location
- East Sussex
I'm so sorry you're going through this. I think while they are still enjoying food, a potter about and being with you they still have something to make life worth living.
Jacqui-S
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- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Are you on any dog groups on FB David?
(Apart from ours
)
You could always ask about second hand buggies??
(Apart from ours
)You could always ask about second hand buggies??
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
We did the whole looking at pet strollers/pushchairs for Sky but concluded they wouldn’t work for her or us. At 27kg, she was just too heavy to get in/out and would have been too hard on our backs to pull/push. As we mainly wanted something to get her across sand on the beach, we couldn’t find anything suitable.
I used to take Sky for sniff walks towards the end of her life. We would walk to the grassy area just around the corner and she‘d endlessly sniff - much more beneficial than an actual walk.
Everything you describe about Lady is how Sky was. The panting was when she was in pain. She lay around most of the day just watching us. The saddest bit was when she stopped greeting family when they came. We had to carefully manage her toilet routine and there were accidents in the house. Her back legs also used to give out a bit or she‘d stumble. We spent weeks preparing ourselves that the end was near and the day we decided was when we observed her struggling and both said we thought the time had come. I do get comfort from knowing we both instinctively felt the time had come and that comforts me now.
It’s very hard. Thinking of you
I used to take Sky for sniff walks towards the end of her life. We would walk to the grassy area just around the corner and she‘d endlessly sniff - much more beneficial than an actual walk.
Everything you describe about Lady is how Sky was. The panting was when she was in pain. She lay around most of the day just watching us. The saddest bit was when she stopped greeting family when they came. We had to carefully manage her toilet routine and there were accidents in the house. Her back legs also used to give out a bit or she‘d stumble. We spent weeks preparing ourselves that the end was near and the day we decided was when we observed her struggling and both said we thought the time had come. I do get comfort from knowing we both instinctively felt the time had come and that comforts me now.
It’s very hard. Thinking of you
Unfortunately not. Very picky I'm afraid.Are you on any dog groups on FB David?
(Apart from ours
You could always ask about second hand buggies??
Thank you - very helpful.
- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
There are buggy’s with large wheels, but are pricey....just for an example: Innopet hondenbuggy Sporty Dog Trailer DeLuxe Oranje (tevens hondenfietskar)..
They look good and just the job. I wonder if the Dutch Expat Shop sells them. That's where I get my coffee from.
Seriously I'll look properly later. Many thanks.
- Location
- Monmouthshire, Wales
Ruth and I fully understand. We went through a very similar stage with Cocoa, or last Lab. During her last year she was quite happy to follow us around the house and garden. She liked to be taken to her favourite places, but would only walk for a few minutes then just lie and enjoy the smells. We made a ramp so she could get into the garden easily. At the end she made it very clear that it was no longer easy or enjoyable to join us in the garden, and short car journeys were uncomfortable. Those last little pleasures had gone from her life.
You're obviously very attuned to her moods and I rather think that you'll know when the time is right.
You're obviously very attuned to her moods and I rather think that you'll know when the time is right.