I have a 13 year old 45lb Lab/Boxer mix who hurt her CCL about two weeks ago. She's just in the past two days begun putting weight on the leg. We live on the second floor and she hates being carried, so I ordered this (in a size Medium) to help her up and down the stairs along with taking her on short walks. And of course, to help her get into the car as needed. I couldn't be happier with the quality of this. The lining is actually soft. I was afraid with the price it'd be that cheap, plasticy feel but it's not. It's so plush and hasn't been irritating her skin at all. You have a lot of length options for the strap, so if you're taller with a shorter dog, this will still work for you. I've been carrying a majority of her weight for two weeks now and this thing is holding up great. No signs of any tearing or strain. Genuinely the best purchase I made for helping her rehab that leg. I truly believe me helping support her with this has played a role in how much progress we've made healing her knee, since she's too old for surgery.
The quality, packaging, size and fit of this lift sling is excellent. The width of the fleece-lined portion provides really good support and the Large size was a perfect fit for my 100 lb. Golden Retriever.Most of the description shows the sling being used to support a dog's rear legs however, my guy has arthritis in his front legs and this sling offers great support for front legs. Once he feels the security of the sling supporting him, he walks almost normally.
This was a lifesaver to help my dog when she was temporarily paralyzed. I was able to stand her and do “PT” to promote and initiate truck and leg control. I also used it teach her to walk and potty. She is completely healed from her injury with this and miracle Vet help. Highly recommend.
It has been invaluable for my senior dog. We are on our last outings after 11 years. I am able to support her weak back end as we walk side by side. She is 55 pounds and I am able to lift her if needed. My only suggestion because we are in the below zero temperatures of Alaska, is to use a more pliable fabric covering that does not get so stiff in the cold. Otherwise, well worth the money.
Purchased this for our aging lab who, as our vet says, has “chicken legs”. She has lost muscle tone in her back legs due to age and Cushings disease and she has lost her confidence in the stairs. We use this sling on her weak days to reassure her (and us) that if her legs give out, we’ve got her til she’s back on her feet. It’s simple, sturdy, and does the job. She seems unfazed by it, barely even batting an eye when we use it, so apparently it comes across as a non-threatening intervention. Recommend as a good first step. I would not lift her in the air with this since it goes around her belly. She would either tip forward or tip back. When she needs more regular help we will go to a harness with handles on shoulders and hips to have the option to support her front half or back half or both.
It is not about whether it LOOKS GOOD but its FUNCTIONALITY - In this case you do get both, but I am rating its functionality which is more important. My husband and I are in our late 60s - minor back issues. Our 12+ year old large collie has back-end leg issues with a combo of obsessive compulsive behaviors to compensate for his fear of making it up one wide step on to our deck. He now balks at going up steps, any steps. Because he has some severe moments of cognitive decline, we bought this and the -Coodeo Dog Lift Harness Support and Recovery Sling in size XXL which is more expensive, and lacks the stabilization and safety design of lifting a 90 lb. mildly stubborn, old, large dog. Of the two purchases, we prefer the Adj. Dog Lift, this product. High quality with respect to its durability and design with a nice fluffy interior and adjustable straps that allows us to lift together (1-2-3 outloud) as Dom is unable to jump up one wide stair on to the deck to enter the house. The size L works wonderfully - I will say the representative picture is ok, but you want to shorten the straps, I would imagine, for heavier and/or,large dogs like Dom who becomes dead weight in the moment of flight up the stair. After several days of use, I just want to say I do prefer this sling. One of us takes the front. the other theback, where the sling supports the back end. It is very easy for me to lift and is saving us all from getting hurt!
I literally have never written an amazon review, but I feel compelled to recommend this harness to anyone who has a dog with mobility issues. I've only had the thing for less than a day and it's completely changed my dog's attitude (and mine!) about the stairs. He's 11, weighs about 45 lbs, and has been very athletic his entire life, but after surgery on his legs two years ago he's lost quite a lot of muscle mass on his back half. Add that to me having a baby this year and being unable to carry him around and up the stairs, and it's made his confidence absolutely plummet. He's been falling up and down the stairs for months, which has made him scared and clearly caused him a lot of pain, and caused me an insane amount of stress because I can't help. This thing has changed that overnight. It's made going up the stairs fun for him again. He's practically flying up with minimal effort from my end. Just a little bit of lift (with one hand!) and his back legs can actually make it onto the steps and find purchase. I'm barely putting any effort in at all! And since I'm able to use it one-handed, I am able to carry my baby around and ALSO help my dog up the stairs. No more screaming baby when the dog has to go potty!I taught this dog how to use stairs when he was little and now this harness has suddenly made going up and down a fun trust building exercise between us again. I hadn't even realized that I missed having those kind of moments with him!It seems well constructed, extremely simple, but it feels sturdy. The support pad is surprisingly firm. I can't attest to the longevity of the harness, but frankly I don't care, because the relief of seeing my dog feel confident again outweighs the cost of buying this more than once if I have to. That being said, I would be extremely surprised if I didn't get a lot of use out of it since it's engineered so that, with my dog's cooperation, the harness doesn't get pulled or strained at all. It's not invasive, since it's really just a big strap, so my dog barely notices it's there and it's not a fight to get him to use it. Plus the simplicity of the design + lack of buckles or anything make it worth the effort to use- kind of a low effort high reward situation, since my dog needs to go downstairs to use the potty so many times a day, it would be extremely annoying to have to buckle and unbuckle him every time I needed to use it.After months of trying to find accessibility aids for my aging dog, this is the first product that has worked perfectly from the jump. It feels like the first real step in regaining my dog's independence.
Very useful for senior dogs that may get tired on walks; just put around their body & help them get home- very soft & light weight!!!-
This sling is great. Works exactly like you would think it should. It is comfortable for me and my dog. Love that the handles are adjustable.
Sharing our home with a elderly dog is challenging. Harley has difficulty getting up with the use of hind legs. This harness is a very helpful solution.
Lifesaver after our dog had surgery. Seems comfortable for her while we're walking and gives enough support to take some pressure off her surgical leg. Simple design and easy to use. Adjustable length which has helped me be able to control and ease pressure off my body, as well.
Product is made well, easy to use and reasonably priced. It arrived within a day and has been helpful in my dogs recovery.
Try to get correct size & ORDER only what you want.Unfortunately, by mistake I ordered 4 instead of 1(one)! The S was too tight anyway so I did order only 1 the very next day in M. Received it immediately & it fit!Hope you will honor the 4 S’s. return.
My pup had TTA and meniscus surgery. Her doctor uses these so we got one and use it first four weeks. It is definitely a great investment vs. Using a towel.
Just what I needed to pull up my large old English sheepdog who is experiencing serious problems and needs to be lifted up. Great quality, strong and well made with Sherpa type lining which goes underneath the belly so it is soft and doesn’t hurt or scratch the belly.
This sling is great. Works exactly like you would think it should. It is comfortable for me and my dog. Love that the handles are adjustable.
Works perfect for my pet, will become 5-star if she actually learns to walk with it. But affordable and works as intended subject to training.
I ordered this to help my 15 year old Golden Retriever who is having difficulty with coming in and out by the 3 steps. It's very sturdy and the straps are adjustable. We use it everyday. It's strong and comfortable to her because of the thick soft lining. It's actually much better quality than I expected.
Was great to use when my dog was still alive. Her back legs would give out on her a lot when she got older. RIP Stacey-bug💔
Bought to help older dog with mobility issues. It works as expected. A little cumbersome but that’s par for the course.
So I got this bag for my large, angry at his own existence cat, in hopes I could finally trim his little dagger claws and lessen the damage when he inevitably attacks me and anything else for literally no reason.Well it's a good bag. It's sturdy, it fastens well, it has good access where you need it. He's a big boy and I can stuff his whole body in there and I could probably shove his dumb head in too but that's not what it's for.The trouble with this bag, though, is that if you gave a raccoon cocaine, put it in a metal trash can, shook it up, and then dumped it into this bag, he's not going to line his little legs up at the zippered access holes so you can clip his wee claws as you try to make amends for the torture you put him through. What does this have to do with my cat? Well once I've given him his calming treat, stuffed him in this bag and put his muzzle on him, you wouldn't know the difference between the cat and the racoon anymore.Just getting him inside initially is a challenge, because he straight legs himself no matter how I try to put him inside. I've tried many ways. It's a dangerous game.I'll very carefully attempt to unzip and get whatever paw is next in line, only to have the sharpest Bruce Lee kick ever shoot out into my hand and send my nail cutters flying across the room, because somehow there's a back leg where his neck should be.He also eventually fights so hard, that his entire 15lb body falls out of the neck hole. I don't know how. It doesn't make sense.So if your cat sounds like my cat, you may enjoy buying this bag to make your regular grooming into a new kind of marathon battle of wills and sharp body parts, but coming out with smaller cuts and more bruises, as opposed to just straight up getting scratched in the face when you touch their paw (although they will still attempt to go for your face and sometimes still succeed somehow.)
The title says it all. This product does the job. Nothing else to add. We have 2 kittens. They're now much bigger than they were when we bought this product, so we're not using it anymore. But when they were little, we constantly had to clean them for various reasons. It worked amazingly.
I have a beautiful Ragdoll cat that can Houdini herself right out of pretty much any wrap. This looked good, so I decided to give it a try. It's a great concept, but I had mixed results. Once she's in the bag, I can use the zippers independently, and clip her nails one paw at a time. It's just getting her in the bag in the first place that is the issue, but I think that's more of a cat issue than a bag issue. I just hold her until she has given up all hope, and then quickly try to stuff her in. I wish the bag came with a sedative (for me).
Our baby girl hates, hates, hates getting baths and her ears cleaned! This grooming bag is perfect for her. The neck opening with the snap is very comfortable and easy to adjust. The color is pretty and the mesh material is soft, thick and so far it made it past her nails test!!! All the zippers worked and are stronger than some flimsy plastic ones. Which made it hard for her to escape us. Before using the bag though we let it sit out a few days and let her get use to it, so that when we picked her up to put her in she didn't fuss. Lo and behold it worked! The product description says you can hand wash or machine wash. We chose machine and air dry. As far as we're concerned this bag works as stated. It's worth the price.
I purchased this awhile ago for my 2 cats/5lb maltese n finally used it. NOTE: this review is based ONLY on the results of my 1yo male cat of 10lbs. I have not used it on the other 2 yet as they tolerate a bath better. It was easy to use n a really great concept but my cat was able to break out of it in less than 2 mins. However, im still giving it a good review bc it was just enough time to get him washed..i wasnt able to do ANYTHING to him near the water before i had this bag. I had been wiping him down with cat wipes etc which just wasn't as good as a real bath! My cats are inside cats but we have a balcony (pet proofed) that they like to go out on so they do get dirty. I actually already had a feeling he was going to get himself out of it bc of his hatred for baths which i do not understand bc he loves to drink from the faucet n sit on the edge of the tub while someone is taking a bath! Also from reading reviews i saw that others had the same issue so, i made a plan. This is what worked for me personally but im going to suggest others try it if u have even the slightest inkling that your pet will break out or that really hates baths, is terrified of water or all/some of the above 1. Get everything ready n set up..most likely u will be doing the actual washing with only one hand n holding the pet/bag with the other for extra security. (no wash cloth needed..the inside of the bag acts as such..trust me u will see the dirt n gunk when the pet gets out!!) 2. Get the water running at the temp u want n KEEP it running. DO NOT place the pet in the tub/sink first n then turn on n try to adjust the water 3. Have someone help u get the pet in the bag. (I had to do this outside of the bathroom away from the tub n running water so it didnt freak him out before i even started.) 4. Use the handles to carry n place the pet in the tub or sink n get down to business immediately. 5.Pump/squeeze the soap directly onto the bag it will pentrate it..scrub quickly but gently with your hand/hands..(gloves optional) doing the dirtiest areas first. TIP: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT for a scared/difficult/resistant pet.. use a DRY foam shampoo..yes even though u are wetting them use a dry shampoo bc if they break out of the bag before u are able to rinse them ( like mine did)its no biggie. The dry soap will absorb n they wont end up with a greasy soap residue in the end. My personal fave is Furminator de shedding no rinse foam shampoo..u can get it on here. I truly believe that was the trick that made everything work!! If i hadn't used dry shampoo i would've had to chase n catch a wet soapy cat, get him back in the bag n try to rinse him before he broke free again. 6. If your pet is sane n hasnt broken out by now give them a rinse take them out of bag n towel dry..if they have broken free in a psychotic rage they are probably hiding soaking wet somewhere so try to find them n dry them. 7. give a good brushing to get out extra fur n debris. 8. For fugitive pets..after they come out of hiding n stop giving u the burning stare of death, give lots of cuddles n treats!! (This also applies to cooperative pets) haha. I will mostly def use this bag again even if he continues to break out using the same process above bc it is literally the ONLY way i cam even attempt to wash him. All n all its a good product n i believe that if u have a plan n work quickly it will work even for an extremely difficult pet!