>Hi M, > >Now that you are back from your vacation I was wondering about any info >you got along the way on your scooter. Did anybody suggest trying to >get him to use his legs by swimming? I have heard this work for other >types of animals and was just wondering. > >Take care, >MAry JO (from the FML) Hi Mary Jo, Well I didn't get to go anywhere for my vacation after all. My father ended up in the hospital because of dizzy spells and he fainted........ that's another story. Any way I did take him to a vet in Morgantown,WV and they believe both of his hips are dislocated. Any way I work with Scooter everyday on his legs. I massge them, move them as much as possible and when I sit him down I put him up on them. I did put him in water and he did ok with that. I was wondering how warm the water should be and I do not want to scare him to death........I guess If I didn't have the use of my back legs I would be terrified if someone put me down in water. I do plan on still working on doing this with him, but little at a time as long as he seems ok with it. I do thank you for emailing me about him. When I posted the results from the vet and what I had decided to do I was so afraid to here what some might have to say. I was so moved by all of the support everyone has given me in their responses that tears came to my eyes. I do so love reading and learning things from the FML and believe that most of the people who are a part of the post have such huge hearts, caring that I hate to see some of the bickering that goes on. I do want to thank everyone that responded to my post from the bottom of my heart, it meant the world to me. Missy [Posted in FML issue 4562]