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Teaching Pet Owners That Spina Bifida Dogs Can Lead Quality Lives

December 6, 2018 by PetRescueMomma 9 Comments

 

Boxers on Wheels helping Spina bifida dogs.

One of the best reasons for having a blog is that I get to meet amazing people who are changing the world for disabled pets. That’s how I felt when Debbie Thompson sent me a message introducing her Boxer, Melody who was born with Spina bifida. She and Melody (Mellie for short) are teaching pet owners that dogs born with this birth defect can lead quality lives. 

Debbie is the founder of Boxers on Wheels. Her mission is to stop the euthanasia of Spina bifida puppies. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Amazing Pets Tagged With: canine spina bifida, dog birth defects, Spina bifida clinical trials, spina bifida in dogs

Spina Bifida Won’t Stop Mickey And The Padded Bum Crew

April 11, 2016 by PetRescueMomma 19 Comments

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I am thrilled to share this guest post from fellow blogger and animal lover Nikki Carvey. Trained as a journalist in the UK, Nikki now makes her home in Los Angeles where she says she “complains less about the weather.”  Nikki has always had a passion for English Bulldogs and she writes about them often. Not long ago she met another family of  Bulldogs that she feels has an important lesson for all pet parents. 

The family calls themselves Mickey and The Padded Bum Crew because all of the pups are in diapers due to a birth defect that is commonly seen in English Bulldogs.  

It is called Spina bifida and the condition happens when one or more of a dog’s vertebrae do not properly fuse together in the womb. While the problem isn’t well-understood, researchers believe there is a strong genetic component that is somehow linked to malnutrition or the ingestion of toxins by the mother during pregnancy. Dogs with Spina bifida have problems walking, controlling their muscles and are usually incontinent. They can also have a drainage from their spine. The good news is Spina bifida doesn’t get worse with time.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: canine spina bifida, disabled pets, dog birth defects, handicapped pets, lessons from a paralyzed dog, paralyzed dogs, special needs dogs, special needs pets, spina bifida in dogs

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