Handicapped Pets - For Elderly, Disabled, Special Needs, and Injured Pets

My Brother The Maltese

He was an amazing dog. My mother would carry him around in a shoulder bag. She would bring him into stores and restaurants where animals were strictly forbidden. Before entering those sacred places, though, she would whisper the words “You’re Contraband” into her bag. That was Tashi’s cue to be perfectly still and silent. This he understood completely.

Eleven years went by, as it usually does, in no time at all. My own son graduated high school, I developed a line or two on my brow, but Tashi, my brother the Maltese, grew very old and extremely wise.

You could see it clearly in his eyes. He seemed to understand things that look a lifetime to learn; his lifetime. And he was old. His breath was coming harder. Rather than jumping up into my arms, he would stand, sometimes shakily on weakening and arthritic back legs, and wait for me to pick him up. Accidents would happen and he would look up with a helpless eyes of apology.

“There will soon come a sad time,” I thought, “when we’ll need to say ‘goodbye…’ but not yet... not yet.”

When I created the website, HandicappedPets.com, I studied the needs of caretakers of elderly, disabled, and special needs pets. I spoke with hundreds of caretakers, veterinarians, and pet-care professionals to learn what was needed and how to present it. It quickly became obvious that there were three areas to focus on; Products, Services, and Support.

Products.

When caring for a handicapped pet, the simplest of products can make life so much easier and more comfortable for the caretakers and the pet.

Disposable Pet Diapers, called “Peepers” are one of the basics. When an animal has ‘accidents’ it can be devastating. Often they are no longer allowed on the bed, on the couch, or in carpeted areas of the house. Where they used to have free run of the home when the caretaker was away, now they’re often locked in the laundry room or kitchen. Peepers Disposable Pet Diapers are specially designed for animals with comfortable elastic gathers, odor resistant materials, and a specially designed tail hole.

Peepers ™ Disposable Pet diapers can be seen at HandicappedPets.com, PetDiapers.com, and other quality websites.