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Cindie A. Parmelee “Cindie” (Marietta GA) –

  

Bottom’s Up Leash, October 30, 2009

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I have a 20 lb. terri-poo that was a rescue from the pound, happy and healthy at 12 years old. He was recently diagnosed with a herniated disk, so I need assistance with keeping his hind end up since he has no coordination in his right rear leg.His leg drags and he falls a lot on smooth surfaces. I read the reviews, which were mixed, and thought maybe this item would work.

You can fashion the same type of effect with 2 leashes from the dollar store hooked together if needed. My dog’s legs slipped out, I had to stoop over to walk him (short handle) even though it was padded it still did not work on my dog’s hips. I suggest you save your money and search for a better item. I try to remain positive about things I purchase online, but this product just did not work, I do not see how it could work for any dog unless your dog has short legs and you are very, very short. I tried clipping another leash to the handle; that failed as well. [...]
which worked, it is simple and easy to make. You can extend the handles by sewing extra sleeves on it or hooking it to a leash. Yes,it is funny looking, but it was comfortable (the shirt I used was fleece) it will not bind or cut on the animal’s legs, and it took 15 minutes to make, if that.

I will need to find another item that is professionally made as he gets worse, I just have not done the research yet.

I do not recommend this item at all, no matter what anyone else’s reviews state. I was very disappointed. I am either going to return it or donate it to my vet’s office so another animal might possibly get some use from it.

For those of you with a dog with back problems just fyi, my canine friend is on a steroid and tramadol(a pain killer analgesic) which has eased his pain and helped with his discomfort. It has been like this since July (4 months)and the meds helped a lot.

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I bought this for our 66 lb afghan hound with degenerative myelopathy (DM), which is progressive spinal paralysis starting with the hind quarters and gradually moving forward. It fit and stayed on OK, maybe because of his long hair. But you have to be really careful that the loops go over the hip bones under/beside the tail as shown in the instructions or else they will slip up and encircle only the thighs, which looks really uncomfortable for the dog. Perhaps a horizontal strap under the tail connecting the two leg loops would help with that, if it didn’t interfere with elimination. While it may work for arthritis or other afflictions affecting only the ability to bear weight, I would not recommend this for a DM dog. In my experience, the major problem with DM wasn’t bearing weight but side-to-side balance, and if anything, this leash made that worse. It didn’t really improve the dog’s mobility at all. However, once his disease was very advanced and we basically had to carry him everywhere because all weight-bearing ability and balance were gone, it did help reduce MY back strain.

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