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OhioTom, I follow a foundation that rescues disabled dogs and helps them rehabilitate from their injuries. I know of one story of a dog that was partially paralyzed in his back legs after being hit by a car. The family surrendered the dog at an animal shelter two weeks after the accident. They either did want to take care of it or couldn't afford the surgeries. I think it was probably the later.
This foundation took the dog. He needed surgery on his back to repair damage. Then, he needed rehabilitation and therapy. The dog spent quite a lot of time doing water therapy.
He walks with a wheel chair now, but after a year of rehab, he has some use of his back legs again. They expect that he will regain most if not all of his movement.
So, if water therapy can help a dog that had what was seen as permanent damage, it may be good in other cases as well. They use it for humans with arthritis, don't they?
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