Meet Cosmo! Cosmo is a 6 year old Poodle that has been seeing the surgical specialists at Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services for a few years. He was diagnosed with acute onset of rear limb paralysis and had to have emergency surgery. Surgery went well, but recovery was long and slow. Despite the efforts of the doctors and his owners to rehabilitate him, he was unable to fully recover. He was, however, able to regain movement in his legs, but needed some extra support while walking.
Cosmo’s dedicated owners were financially drained from the surgery, follow-up appointments, and rehabilitation that he needed, so they reached out to Rochester Hope for Pets for some help to pay for a harness to assist in his walking. With a small grant towards this special piece of equipment, Cosmo is now walking better and more comfortably than before!