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Old 01-05-2021, 06:21 PM  
Margaret the dwarf
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Default Re: Syrian loss of use of hind legs - any ideas for wheelchair??

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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000 View Post
Agree with Cypher. They tend to just drag their back legs along with them. So you'll need to remove any levels or anything they could climb onto and add toys/tunnels at ground level so there is more enrichment at ground level. I'd also move her food bowl and water bottle closer to her house so she doesn't have to struggle to get at them. Did she have a fall or did the back leg paralysis just start on its own? There can be a number of causes - a spinal injury can cause it if they have a fall, or it can be muscular related in old age.
The back legs just started failing about 4 weeks ago and just slowly progressed to now she can't use them. Vets have no clue what happened. The one vet mentioned stroke but she was not sure.
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