Josh - A perfect candidate for rehab!!
Rehabilitation therapists like myself love a challenge! Our goal in life is to improve your dog's quality of life so nothing is better than sending us those dogs that others have written off as hopeless. With us, there is always hope of improvement. (And every one can improve - any human physical therapist worth his salt will tell you there's not a person out there who wouldn't benefit from physical therapy!) We have dedicated our lives to improvement and we are eager to help.
So, I ask of all of you, give me the tired - I will retrain endurance. Give me the old - I will keep your dog youthful, and renew energy. Give me the weak - I will retrain neuromuscular pathways to increase strength and tone. I will help all those dogs whose vets are frustrated because they don't know what to do with them. I will take the dogs with torn cruciate ligaments but they can't have surgery. I will take the ancient dog whose arthritis is so severe and who can't handle pain meds. I will take the paralyzed dog who was told he would never walk again. When it seems you are out of options- I will be that last option before having to make a life or death decision.
When choices are limited, money is limited ("physical rehabilitation is a conservative dollar well spent" I was taught!) and hope is limited, call me. No, not every paralyzed dachsund will walk again, but is there any harm in trying? What if there is a small chance? Would you be willing to give it a shot? How committed to your pet are you really?
For years, the question I have sought the answer to is "Do you want THIS dog, or do you want A dog?" The answer is a degree of committment.
So, I ask of all of you, give me the tired - I will retrain endurance. Give me the old - I will keep your dog youthful, and renew energy. Give me the weak - I will retrain neuromuscular pathways to increase strength and tone. I will help all those dogs whose vets are frustrated because they don't know what to do with them. I will take the dogs with torn cruciate ligaments but they can't have surgery. I will take the ancient dog whose arthritis is so severe and who can't handle pain meds. I will take the paralyzed dog who was told he would never walk again. When it seems you are out of options- I will be that last option before having to make a life or death decision.
When choices are limited, money is limited ("physical rehabilitation is a conservative dollar well spent" I was taught!) and hope is limited, call me. No, not every paralyzed dachsund will walk again, but is there any harm in trying? What if there is a small chance? Would you be willing to give it a shot? How committed to your pet are you really?
For years, the question I have sought the answer to is "Do you want THIS dog, or do you want A dog?" The answer is a degree of committment.
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