Chihuahua with No Front Legs Gets Wheelie Vest

A Chihuahua born with no front legs has been given a new lease of life after a team of vets built her custom-made wheels.

Scurrying across the park, leaping from the sofa, or even playing with other dogs was just a dream for Chispi, the two-legged Chihuahua.

Sadly, she spent most of her time being carried around, and when she did walk. She could only manage a few steps before falling over.

But now, thanks to a team of experts at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The pup can run and live an average dog’s life.

Crispi the Chihuahua has transformed her life with a specially made wheelie vest. — **Crispi the Chihuahua has transformed her life** with a specially made wheelie vest

Chispi was sadly born with only two legs — Chihuahua with No Front Legs Gets Wheelie Vest 9

The team designed a ‘vest on wheels’

After numerous visits to her Bronx, New York home, the team designed a custom-made ‘wheelie vest. She was making a fiberglass mold of her body and adding wheels to give her mobility.

Dr. Lori Bierbrier, from ASPCA, said: ‘When I heard Chispi’s story, I thought, ‘This is a dog we need to help.

‘Chispi’ is in a loving home; she’s well cared for; she’s healthy. Overall she has a good quality of life. But her mobility is compromised, so she can’t be independent.

‘Since she can’t walk properly, this puts extra pressure on her back and hind legs.

‘Most of her time is spent being carried from place to place, and when she did walk on her own, she could only hop a few steps and sometimes fall.

**Before her life-changing transformation, Chispi had to be carried around and could only manage a mother of steps before falling over.**

Crispi the Chihuahua with no front legs — **Crispi**, almost dwarfed by a man’s trainer, kneels as she tries to move across the floor.

A Life for the Chihuahua with No Front Legs

We knew we needed to go the extra mile to find a solution because we wanted her to have a full quality of life.

Giselle Pescador, a Community Advocate for ASPCA. I first met Chispi’s owner when she brought her pets for vaccines and neutering surgery.

She said: My reaction when I first saw Chispi was mainly shock.

‘I had never seen an animal like that. I wondered, ‘How will this dog ever live a normal life?’

Crispi, the chihuahua with no front legsten tatively takes her fest steps with the new wheels. — **As her loving owners look on, Crispi tentatively takes her fest steps with the new wheels.**

‘I felt such joy when I saw that the whole family was there watching Chispi walk for the first time. When Chispi took her first steps, it was fascinating.

‘It’s life-changing for the whole family, not just Crispi.

Walks in the past used to be a dream for Chipsi, but thanks to the wheels - they have become a reality. — **Walks in the past used to be a dream for Chipsi, but thanks to the wheels – they have become a reality.**

A Happier Life for Chispi

Chipsi – whose name comes from the word Chispita, which means ‘spark’ in Spanish – took to her new wheels immediately.

Dr. Bierbrier added: ‘Typically with devices like these, they need a few adjustments to work perfectly. But the minute we put Chispi in it, she started walking, and it was like she was waiting for it; she just took right off.’

‘Having this chair is going to improve her quality of life significantly.

‘It will allow her to get around the apartment, go outside for walks, meet other dogs, and smell the outdoors.’