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Let’s Help Get Disabled Dogs Rolling!

Posted by Barbara Techel

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As I mentioned last week, Blankets in Bloom has extended a very lovely offer to help raise money for The Frankie Wheelchair Fund — the fund I started almost four years ago to help paralyzed dogs who are in need of a wheelchair.

Many paralyzed dogs are incontinent. Catherine of Blankets in Bloom saw a way to help these dogs in need by designing waterproof dog blankets and beds.

Gidget, who has IVDD and incontinent herself, was the first dog to test drive a waterproof blanket. We give it four paws, two perky ears, and an arf! arf! up!

Today through Sunday, March 20th, Blankets in Bloom will donate 20% of the proceeds from waterproof blankets, beds, and covers to The Frankie Wheelchair Fund.

To check out them out please visit Blanket in Bloom’s page on their Etsy site by clicking here or on the photo of Gidget above.

If you know of someone with an incontinent dog, please do share this information with them too!

Thank you so much to Catherine of Blankets in Bloom for reaching out to me and to her big heart for wanting to do something helpful for disabled dogs in need.

Want to see all the dogs helped so far from The Frankie Wheelchair Fund? Check it out here! Cost of custom wheelchairs run from $350-$1,500.

The Frankie Wheelchair Fund is proud and honored to work with Eddie’s Wheels in the design of all custom wheelchairs provided through our fund.

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Made with Love. Bandanas for Dogs with Special Needs

Posted by Barbara Techel

Made with Love. Bandanas for Dogs with Special Needs

I think these new bandanas that Catherine from Blankets in Bloom has come up with is a wonderful idea.  So much so, I had to order one for Gidget and share with you today.

Catherine loves to help dogs in her own special way by using her talent of sewing.

Wanting to help dogs with special needs she came up with the idea of a bandana that states a dogs special need if they have one to help alert others when out in public.

I know personally, for me, I worry that kids may approach Gidget’s back with rough hands or try to pick her up.  With a bad back, I have to be careful about that with her.

I’ve also been concerned since she has had seizures and that she may have an episode while out in public, that people will give her the space she needs.

So I loved the idea of stating these special needs on a bandana when Catherine emailed me and asked me what I thought.

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It’s also another way in which I can educate others about Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) spreading awareness of the options available.  And that there are options for dogs with seizures too.

The option is great if you have a dog that is blind or deaf also as that is hard to know when you approach a dog.

Of course, if you don’t have a dog with special needs, you can also just get a fun, snazzy bandana with your dogs name on it, in whatever colors you like.  Catherine will custom make one for you.

If interested, check out her Etsy sight today!  A percentage of all profits goes to help dogs in rescue.  Now that is pawsome too!

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Review: Waterproof Blankets for Paralyzed and Senior Incontinent Dogs

Posted by Barbara Techel

Review: Waterproof Blankets for Paralyzed and Senior Incontinent Dogs

Gidget almost blends right into her waterproof blanket!

Every now and then I get to test a product for special needs pups. Well, I guess you could say Miss Gidget got to test this particular product!

Catherine of Blankets in Bloom sent me one of her very soft, well made waterproof blankets to give it a test run.

From her etsy shop some helpful information about the blankets:

This new line of WATERPROOF dog blankets is convenient to use and provides an added layer of comfort for your dog. These blankets are made with a flexible, durable, quality waterproof barrier fabric, known as PUL, as an inner lining. The PUL used is environmentally safe is flexible, durable fabric is as PUL, this quality waterproof barrier fabric is made with a process that uses no toxic solvents, and it is environmentally safe.

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I like the fact that with an incontinent dog that if overnight Gidget has an accident, the urine soaks into the PUL lining, leaving her drier until morning. I’ve washed the blanket a few times now and I must say, it washes up really nice and has retained it’s softness and shape.

This particular blanket shown above comes with ties on the corners, so if you have a burrower, like doxie’s are prone to be, you can secure it in each corner of a wire crate.

Also from Catherine’s description about her blankets serving the needs of paralyzed dogs:

We have also learned from the paralyzed dog community and those who have dogs with incontinence issues, how this product is beneficial. It is great to be able to put the blanket where it will be helpful, then stick it in the wash with fewer issues of wetness soaking through to the floor, crate, furniture or other place on which it is set.

If you plan to use the blanket on the floor or furniture and have a dog who loves to burrow, I would suggest getting two. Gidget immediately burrowed under hers when I placed it on the floor for her to check out.

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I now keep it in her mesh crate she sleeps in overnight. I just place it over her bed inside the crate and she leaves it in place because I have another blanket to cover her.  If you know dachshunds- they can never have enough blankie’s!

Thank you to Catherine for allowing us to give the blanket a try and share with our readers. Miss Gidget and I approve with a thumbs up and a tail wag!

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