The Mansfield News Journal published an article about Rescued Rollers on March 20, 2019. BUCYRUS – When you hear John Lizotte talk about Rescued Rollers, the nonprofit he operates from his Galion home, you can pretty much guess it all started with one special dog. To read the full article in PDF format, click the download link below.
Continue reading →Gucci is a much loved, little poodle type dog … he received his wheelchair and regained his mobility. Read his story below. This cute little guy is Gucci. He suffered a herniated disc in his spine, and even after a $6000 surgery he still can’t walk. We’ve got him covered. We’re sending him out his very own wheelchair tomorrow for … Continue reading →
Great news and some hope for all of us with paralyzed dogs. Remember Stoney? He was suffering a herniated disc due to IVDD back in December and couldn’t walk. We sent him a wheelchair. I got a card from his humans a few days ago. After using the cart and extensive physical therapy, STONEY CAN WALK AGAIN without his wheelchair. … Continue reading →
Rescued Rollers was the featured presentation at the Bucyrus Council on Aging Center on March 15, 2019 and the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum was there. Lizotte spoke to a group at the Crawford County Council on Aging, 200 S. Spring St., on Friday, accompanied by his dog Laura, who can’t use her rear legs properly because of a problem with her … Continue reading →
Hannah is a 14 year old retired seeing eye dog. She knows over 150 words! She’s 160 pounds, and she’s blind in one eye. Unfortunately, Hannah fell and broke one of her rear legs. Her vet says she needs to move around more to heal properly. Due to her weight, her owner is unable to assist her with a lifting … Continue reading →
This is Stonewall, aka Stoney. He’s a 5 1/2 year old year old Dachshund suffering from IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease – hardening of the discs in the spine). He had a fall mid December and started having trouble walking and dragging his back legs at the end of December. Although he is showing improvement with physical therapy, even taking a … Continue reading →
Jazz had a tough time in life. She was paralyzed. She was lost. She wanted to get moving again. She was looking for a home. She found all of that! Rescued Rollers played a part in her success story. John was able to visit with Jazz in her foster home and fit her for a wheelchair. Jazz loved the attention … Continue reading →
We’re starting 2019 off right, on January 1st, no less. This is the next pup that’s going to get a wheelchair from Rescued Rollers – Wheelchairs for Dogs. He’s local, so that will make it easier to replace his wheelchair as he grows. The rescue writes: “We took a puppy from a home that cant walk. He has not got a … Continue reading →
This is Little Bear. LB for short. He’s an 11 year old lab mix. 2 months ago he could walk normally. Today, he can barely move any of his legs. While the vets work diligently to try to find the cause of the problem, LB just lays there. That’s where we come in. Thanks to a little bird that whispered … Continue reading →
This is Charlie. He’s a 13 year old Golden Lab who has lost the use of his back legs due to nerve degeneration. That’s the bad news. The good news is that he’s local to us, and we have a wheelchair for him. :)I’ll be visiting with Charlie this Sunday afternoon to deliver and adjust his new wheelchair. He’ll be mobile … Continue reading →
