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Hi , everybody !
Ben was using ramp before surgery for a long time--- this never being a problem ! Actually when we bought a ramp--- he was the first one who learned in one day !!!
Now after amputation to GO UP on ramp--- impossible, go down --fine. And i can't pick him up , so to go to park is possible only in the evening hours when my husband is home.
I was thinking maybe to glue something on ramp to make more sturdy.
Any suggestions?
Hey there! So I see that Ben is missing a front leg. Usually front leggers have an easier time going up than down, so this is unusual. I'm wondering, what is the pitch of the ramp? Is it really steep? And have you tried using treats?
You may need to retain him just like it's brand new to him. Remember, everything is different when that leg goes away. What was once easier may be more challenging now, but he will get there. Here's a blog post about how you can help him re-learn the ramp.
Three Tripawd Tips for Pet Steps and Ramp Training Success
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Have you got a ruffwear harness ?
If not, this could be the answer as it has a handle so you can help Ben going up without too much effort.
You'll find it in the gear blog here at tripawds.
Best of luck sweetie pie 😘😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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