It’s been a while since we last posted an update.
Nora is doing well, but as she’s getting older we’re noticing that her mobility has taken a hit. Most notably in the last 4 months or so. We had some x-rays done, to see the progression of her arthritis in her front leg, and it’s definitely getting more pronounced.
We have started Adequan injections, which seems to be helping. Tomorrow we are starting hydrotherapy/underwater treadmill sessions as well. Very excited about that, though it remains to be seen how excited Nora will be about it…..! We still do laser treatments and acupuncture regularly, and I think that’s a big part of why she’s remained so mobile for so long.
In order to get her out and about we have had to put our dog stroller to use, and Nora loooooves riding in it. She loves going to the park, but it’s a bit of a walk for her to get there – so with the stroller she can conserve her energy until we get to the park, and then hop out and walk as much or as little as she wants. She lets us know when she wants to come out or get back into the stroller. If anyone has recommendations for good stroller/bike trailer combos, please send them our way. Having a bike trailer would make her world a little bigger.
She still has no interest in using the doggie wheelchair we got her many years ago. At the time she was still very mobile on her own, so the wheelchair only slowed her down. Our hopes that she would get more interested in using it as she got older did not pan out. And that’s fine! She prefers having us push her around like the little diva she is. Bitch on wheels, the upgrade 😉
She may be less mobile, but definitely still just as sassy as she ever was. We love this girl to the moon and back.
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Nora, the tripod rescued from Iran
Okay….this is a crazy way to “return your call”! I think I wrote your number down wrong!
Are you in a position to call the Helpline again???
Sally
Sorry! Just saw this now!
No worries at all. It happens!
I can call back tomorrow, or if you want to give us a call next time you’re on the Tripawds line that’s perfectly fine too. I emailed you our number.
So nice to get you on the line today!!
Aww it’s SO GREAT to see her again! Thank you for taking time to update, her story is so hopeful and shows that life can be long and beautiful and exciting on 3 legs.
You guys are doing everything right for your beautiful Nora. Along with the Adequan, it will be interesting to see if the therapist recommends any other pain relief.
The hydro and other therapies should really make a difference and maybe the therapist can even make a re-introduction to the wheelchair that will get her to enjoy it. I do know that between the wheelchair and a stroller, our Wyatt’s world was much bigger.
Speaking of strollers, this bike/stroller combo is our favorite. We LOVE ours!
https://gear.tripawds.com/2020/05/14/tripawd-dog-stroller/
But you might want to invest in this fancy pants Euro-style rig:
https://gear.tripawds.com/2020/10/15/electric-dog-bike/
Either way we would love to see what you come up with. Please keep us posted OK?
Hi Jerry!
Sadly the underwater treadmill hydrotherapy was not for Nora. She mostly refused to stand up, and when she did she had problems with her balance. It’s ok – I’m still glad we tried. An actual therapy pool might be more her speed, so we’ll contact another facility that offers that as well. Takes a bit longer to travel to that location, but worth it if that kind of hydrotherapy benefits her.
Not sure if we’ll try to reintroduce the wheelchair. The front leg amputee wheelchairs are a little trickier to operate for the dog, since they have to learn to steer it as opposed to just dragging it behind them. She got really frustrated by that the first time around, granted back then she was still so mobile on her own that the wheels were just an annoying appendage that slowed her down.
I have a feeling that given a choice between the wheelchair and having her ‘staff’ push her around in a stroller like the diva she is, the stroller would win every time 😂