Little Dog in a Big World

Sierra has done really well with three legs. It’s been 3 years since her amputation. Despite the arthritis she still gets around.

At the end of March, all that changed. She was plagued with constipation. The effort made her back leg weak. While she was able to get around the house, going for a walk was no longer possible. Linoleum floors were too difficult to navigate. Standing in place was just too painful.

I looked around the web and found out that dog wheel chairs were really expensive! I could never come up with the $400+ to get one for Sierra. Because Sierra is a large dog, the prices were even higher.

A friend was helping me comb the web for deals. Even used chairs were expensive because Sierra is over 60 lbs. It was really disheartening.

I found a group called the Handicapped Pets Foundation (hpets.org) who try to help people who can’t afford wheel chairs get them for their pets. They didn’t have any fundraisers going on, but would keep Sierra’s name on file.

They contacted a couple of weeks later. A group was going to be doing a fundraiser and would I like Sierra to be put on their list. Of course I did!

I didn’t want to get my hopes up. Perhaps there were many pets on the list waiting for chairs. Sierra might not be able to get one. So, I held hope with a dose of healthy skepticism. Not wanting to be too disappointed in the end if she didn’t get one.

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