1. Your pet may or may not be sent home with a sling. Typically smaller, low-riding pets are not sent home with the sling. Also some procedures do not require the aid of the sling.
2. The sling goes underneath the belly – directly in front of the hind legs. Blue side pointed towards the ground, cushy side to the belly!
3. The sling is a safety net, not a wheel-burrowing device! Do not lift your pets back end up – it Is loosely there so help your pet if he/she happens to slip and fall – you are there to catch him/her.
4. Use the sling when going up and down stairs, across slippery floors, to get your pet in and out of vehicles, and getting your pet inside and outside. Once outside you may either slip the sling up towards the chest (to allow stabilization if your pet had either a serious fracture repair / bilateral hind limb work, total hip, or if you just feel safer keeping it there) or you may take it out from underneath them if you are comfortable with their ability to walk around. Allow them to use the bathroom, and immediately replace the sling to its proper position.
5. Continue to use the sling as instructed.
