| treadmill, underwater
while rott.net was down, I went to the book store. (several things needing research.) I found an interesting book about arthritis in dogs. one thing it said was that the best exercise for hip degeneration was walking in at leat 6" grass and in at least 6" of water. then this book stated that an underwater treadmill was better than hydrotherapy because the dog's range of motion was better on a treadmill than when swimming. so I am on a quest. gonna build Hilda an underwater treadmill. my budding design is a watering trough, a flat base, pvc rollers with a treadmil of some kind. any ideas are welcome, but I have a pretty good idea how I'm going to build it. |