Howdy again~ Someone suggested that I go ahead and post my query here. We received a wheelchair for our little guy, Indy, last week. I'm needing some advice on getting him to accept it. The first few days, I just put it in his cage for him to sniff and just get used to seeing/being around. Then, I started setting him on top of it when he eats his soup so he'd get used to the feel. After that, I started setting the harness on his back while he ate and sat on the chair. Two nights ago, I put the collar part of the harness on him, gave him Ferretone, scritched his throat, and soothed him. Last night, we actually put him in it. It went better than I expected, but not as well as it could have. He was, however, doing better with it by the time we took him out of it (he was already in the process of crawling out of the harness, because I intentionally didn't tighten it for the first run). My question at this point is -- do you have suggestions on how to get him to accept it and use it? I really need some encouragement right now. We've had a bad week (I was afraid our little girl, Pixie, might have a tumor or lymphoma; thank God, we found out this afternoon that she's fine, but I haven't slept or eaten much at all this week because of the stress). I'm at a low ebb, and I'm not about to scrap this chair idea at this point, because Indy DID make progress for his first time out. I just want to know that I'm on the right track, and find out what others in this situation have done. Thanks! -- /\_/\ (>"<) (")_(").:*¨¨*:.ERI.:*¨¨*:. [Posted in FML 6670]