Ivan is doing great with his cart. We’ve had a few issues with fitting the “saddle” properly…and when he had diarrhea, it was real fun washing the saddle a couple times a day. The people at Doggon Wheels have been very helpful in adjusting and fitting Ivan, although I am still thinking we may need […]

2 Movies of ivan in his cart

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Here are a couple of shots of Ivan with his cart the first two days after he got his cart. Notice how far ahead of us he went when we went for a walk! I’m sure he will have more interesting photos after he gets a chance to get physically adapted to […]

Today we started Ivan on shock wave therapy for both the spondylosis and the arthritis in his right knee. He is a case study for the local clinic….they have used the shock wave therapy on horses with great success…but Ivan is their first canine case.

Ivan is a German Shepherd X Lab who has been hypothyroid since 2, had elbow displasia at 9 months and ACL surgery at 2 1/2 years. He has had arthritis in his knees (stifles) since he was 3. Ivan will be 10 in January. He has been overweight most of his life (he […]