Oh gosh...thank you guys! Janet...once again you have all those links with help....thanks so much.
BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I can't believe...I suggested the other option of a holistic vet, accupunture or even chiropractor........but the next email I got was saying Kiwi is having surgery tomorrow morning at 9. That was this morning. Kiwi is doing fine and has to be there for a couple of days before she can come home. Don't know what they will have to do when she gets home then...but I'm thinking crate!
Both dogs have harnesses...don't think they own a collar. They have 2 ramps to get on their couch and chair. I don't think Kiwi walks any steps. I do believe Brianna the bigger dog is allowed upstairs....sleeps up there...but last we talked.. they said Kiwi sleeps in the kitchen in her bed. Of course Kiwi and Brianna play a lot. THAT will be stopping for a while.
Who knows............ holistic vet/accupuncture might still be needed eventually....although hopefully not.
I think paying for this will not be too much of a worry. It will be Ron no doubt.... thank God he has a decent job...and I sure hope Apryl can keep her job long enough to help. He said he already owed $700 and that was before the surgery. This is one of the specialists from from a referral hospital.