#carpetmill

[mandana-the-service-pup]

[mandana-the-service-pup]

[mandana-the-service-pup]

She must be feeling good!

Mandana gets to choose how fast she goes on the carpetmill (a self-powered treadmill for dogs which provides incline/resistance for exercise & strength training). I also do 10 minute check-ins to see if she wants to keep going or get off. Today she was happy to volunteer 35 minutes!

That may not seem like a lot, but when she was sick last year she would run away from me if I moved towards the carpetmill or reached for her harness. For months I worked with her to overcome that association of being sick with her harness, longline and treadmill. It took a lot of high value treats and medication for her to reluctantly walk for 10 minutes. Today she is running to the carpetmill, getting on and putting her head in the harness before I even get over there. She is progressively increasing the time and effort she puts into exercise and as someone who is disabled I’m so happy for her recovery.

[mandana-the-service-pup]

Mandana has been doing a lot better on Thyroxine. She is more enthusiastic about play & exercise. This morning she pulled me to the treadmill before I could even put her harness on. Her back pain seems to be under control as long as I’m consistently doing the at-home therapies (especially after activities). Hopefully she will heal over the next few months and won’t need as much help to stay sound.

[mandana-the-service-pup]

This is the video I’m going to show the vet and chiropractor. This was after 10 minutes of walking at a slow pace. The carpetmill is on its lowest incline. Surely she was warmed up enough for a short trot. However, you can see there’s some sort of pain that is causing her to stumble a bit in the back and subsequently slow down. In the video it looks kind of like a hip or leg issue but it’s much more pronounced when she is running (either on the treadmill or in a field) and if she goes fast enough she’ll stop and fuss over her lower back for a few seconds. Of course I’m not going to ask her to run when she is in pain so I don’t have a video of that but hopefully this will be enough to help.

Critique welcome.

I know her structure isn’t the best but she shouldn’t be having this much trouble moving IMO. She had PennHip done at 6 months (scored pretty well, average for her breed and one was better than average) and OFAs done at 2yr (normal elbows & good hips). State Vet school put hands on her a couple months ago and didn’t think she was injured but I’m taking her in to see both my vet & the chiropractor at the same time to troubleshoot the problem.

[devilsdenbullies]

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