Resources
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Booties
Mutt Luks dog boots - 6 models of dog boots to suit your dog’s activities and climate.
Voyagers K9 Apparel booties - Dog boots designed to fit and stay on specific dog breeds.
Mobility Aids
Adventure Support Lift Harness - Helps assist medium-large dogs with ease and improves the mobility for aging, disabled, or injured dogs.
Animal Orthocare - Custom animal braces. Built for your dog's specific injury, we handcraft every brace with high strength polymer, so it will withstand the test of time.
Anti-Knuckling / Anti-Dragging devices - A variety of products that help support both front and hind limbs if your dog is unable to place their paws correctly.
Biko Progressive Resistance Bands - Biko Progressive Resistance Bands provide stability and muscle-building resistance for dogs with hind limb weakness and ataxia.
Bio-Groom Anti-Slip Pad Spray - Helps to prevent slipping on wood and tile floors.
Dr. Buzby’s ToeGrips - Non-slip grips that fit on your dog’s toenails to enable instant traction and improved mobility. Good for hardwood floors.
Handicapped Pets - Dog Wheelchairs, Products, and Support for Disabled, Injured, and Aging Pets
Handicapped Pets Canada - Wheelchairs, harnesses, slings, splints and braces
Help Em Up harness - Dog-lifting mobility harness featuring our patented Hip Lift!
OrthoPets - Custom made orthotics and prosthetics that help pets recover from injury, improve function, and enjoy an active life
PawFriction by Pawtology - A revolutionary dog paw pad coating system that increases traction, stops slipping, and improves stability.
Paw Pad Grips - Anti-slip patches that adhere to paw pads to prevent slipping on hardwood, tile and other slippery surfaces.
Puppy Treads - Anti-slip traction for hardwood floors and stairs. Can be stuck on stairs and peeled off when not needed.
Soft Paws Nail Caps - Nail caps to protect nails from wearing down from dragging paws
ToesUP Walkaboot Anti-Knuckling Aid - Helps reduce dragging paws by providing toe lift and knuckle support for comfortable walking assistance
UPETS Splints - Selection of splints for limb support, protection, and immobilization
WiggleLess back braces - Support for dogs with spinal instability
Custom carts and harnesses
Best Friend Mobility - Adjustable carts to fit dogs of all shapes and sizes
Eddie’s Wheels - Custom dog wheelchairs for a variety of handicapped pets.
K-9 Cart wheelchairs - Products for handicapped and senior pets
K9 Carts - Dog and cat wheelchairs, harnesses and nursing care
Pet Smart - dog wheelchair - Best Friend Mobility Rear Support Dog Wheelchair
Used Dog Wheelchairs - Classified ad listing site for used wheelchairs
Ear protection
Aquabandit - Ear protection while swimming
DogLeggs - Swim snood - Ear protection while swimming
General Links
Adaptil - Collars and diffusers that emit pheromones to calm and soothe dogs
Assisi loop - Targeted pulsed electro-magnetic field device
Back on Track - Coats and mats with an in-built therapeutic lining that increases vascular function, keeping your dog warm and improving soft tissue health
BC SPCA - British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Vancouver
Canada West Veterinary Specialists - Canada West Veterinary Specialists is a dedicated referral hospital in Vancouver combined with 24/7 emergency care.
Cooling Mats - a selection of gel-filled cooling mats to keep dogs comfortable during hot weather.
FitPAWS - Experts in Fitness, Conditioning and Canine Rehab products
Lifting Stars Pet Homecare - In-home veterinary humane euthanasia and consultation services in Vancouver.
Moist Heat Pad - Your local pharmacy (Shoppers, London Drugs, etc.) should sell these. A small or medium size is usually sufficient. On a LOW setting, drape it OVER your dog’s painful area for 15 mins 3 x day.
Northwest School of Animal Massage - Northwest School of Animal Massage, US providing equine and canine massage courses.
Petietec - targeted heating therapy, providing concentrated heat to specific areas of your dog’s body to reduce pain and accelerate the natural healing process.
Simply Natural Raw Pet Food - Simply Natural Raw Pet Food is based in Vancouver's Kerrisdale. Let us help you feed your cat and dog the way Nature intended.
Until We Meet Again - Pet cremation services and memorial products. Situated in Surrey and Victoria.
Western Canada Veterinary Eye Specialists - The only Veterinary Ophthalmology clinic in B.C.. This is a specialty clinic in New Westminster for animals suffering from eye diseases or vision problems.