Scooby Roo at his fitting
Scooby Roo, a puppy born with no front legs and rescued by Fuzzy Rescue in Los Angeles, was featured on KABC - LA the day he received his new front wheel mobility designed and built for him by Eddie's Wheels. Eddie's Wheels of Shelburne Falls, MA, is the only dog wheelchair company that makes a simple 2 wheel cart that allows dogs with missing forelimbs to sit, sniff , walk and run.
Eddie's Wheels was started by Ed and Leslie Grinnell in 1999, ten years after he built his first cart for his own disabled dog. They have a complete line of mobility aids for animals with disabilities, from rear wheel carts to quad carts. They have been developing their front wheel carts for dogs with missing forelimbs for 9 years. In the past year they have built over 75 front wheel carts for dogs with congenital malformations of the front legs, and amputees who have lost a leg due to injury or cancer. The. dogs have ranged in size from a 2 lb. chihuahua to a 200 lb. mastiff.
Scooby Roo was born with no forelimbs. Some dogs with this defect have been encouraged to walk standing up on their rear legs, while others have been allowed to crawl on their chests. Many of these dogs end up being euthanized. The mobility cart designed by Eddie's Wheels makes these dogs learn to walk in a normal healthy dog posture, preventing stress to spine and injury to the chest, and allowing these dogs to live happy, healthy lives.
"For us, the front wheel cart dogs are an exhilarating inspiration. Unlike some of our other clients who are victims of disc disease or degenerative neurologic disease, these dogs are healthy - they are missing parts, but not heart - and they learn so quickly to master their wheels and go on to lead a normal dog's life," said Leslie Grinnell. " We are thrilled to have been asked to help Scooby Roo, and we designed a cart with enough adjustability to grow with him to adulthood. So Fuzzy Rescue will not have to buy him multiple carts. Our website, www.eddieswheels.com, has some wonderful videos of dogs like Scooby Roo who have mastered their wheels - you can see them jumping curbs, chasing balls, just being dogs. "
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