User:Sean Walley/K9 Carts

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K9 Carts, a company changing the lives of disabled pets and their owners for 40 years. The company was started and founded by Barbara Parkes, owner and designer of the first K9 Cart. This design has had many variations and spin offs seen throughout all pet wheelchair companies today.

The purpose of a K9 Cart, or pet wheelchair, is to provide mobility assistance to a disabled pet. A disabled pet can cover a myriad of issues including: amputations, arthritis, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repairs, blown discs, broken bones, casts, cerebellum hypoplasia, degenerative myelopathy (DM), fused vertebrae, hind leg paralysis, luxating patellas (slipping knee caps), ruptured discs, slipped discs, tibia plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), and any other conditions that limit the mobility of a pet.

The primary means of providing assistance by these carts is often a harness, saddle, or leg rings that the pets hind limbs are slid through. Weight from the rear quarters is then transferred to the frame of the K9 Cart or pet wheelchair. If the K9 cart or pet wheelchair is designed properly, adjusted correctly, and fits the pet's weight appropriately, all rear weight is placed on two wheels located on either side of the pet. The wheels may be solid rubber or air filled bike tires.

Temporary References: http://www.petmrc.com http://www.k9-carts.com

(More information, references, and research to come.)