This topic is very dear to my heart and I hope that I can inspire someone looking for a pet to read this article and think about adopting a pet with disabilities. There is a little more work that goes into having a pet with disabilities but the rewards will by far be worth it. One thing that any dog with disabilities is able to show is Love.
Here are some helpful tips about adopting a pet with disabilities:
Unfortunately dogs, like people, may need to learn to live with a disability. They may be born with the condition, such as those dogs with congenital blindness, or they may acquire it later in life. An example of this is when a dog develops hindquarter paralysis and needs a cart to get around.
Dogs who are disabled don’t appear to feel at all sorry for themselves. In fact, we are often more distressed about a dogs disability than they are.
If you’re going to adopt a dog with a disability, you need to have a little more patience than the owner of an able bodied animal. You’ll also need to be prepared for a bit more cleaning, if they aren’t able to make it to the right spot to go to the toilet. Depending on the disability, you may need to budget for more frequent veterinary visits, for example if your dog develops pressure sores.
Visit Jan’s Funny Farm for the full article by clicking on the adopt a dog with disabilities link above.
