A LOVABLE deaf rescue dog who was left partially paralysed following a freak accident on a walk has been able to move about again thanks to a special set of wheels.

Lurcher Spooky Boo was left with an acute non-compressive disc extrusion and myelomalacia, softening of the spinal cord, after falling over on New Year's Eve.

Her dedicated owners Tania and Eddy Morris have been alternating leave from work to nurse her following the freak accident and have spent almost £3,000 on the wheelchair in the hope she may enjoy walkies once again.

As well as the custom made wheelchair, Spooky Boo is undergoing hydrotherapy and physiotherapy and already the couple have seen improvements.

They are hoping people can donate unwanted garden tiles which would otherwise be destined for the scrapheap so they can tile over their gravel garden to make it easier for Spooky Boo to get around.

Mrs Morris, who lives off Astwood Road, Worcester, said: "She went out for her routine walk and slipped on some grass, twisting her legs.

"When she fell and twisted, some of the jelly from the discs in her back shot out into her spinal cord and caused a lot of damage.

"The vet asked if we wanted her euthanised and, if she was in constant pain, that would be the humane thing to do.

"But the vet said there was no sign of pain, she had lost the use of her back legs but there was something we could do about that.

"We had seen dogs in wheelchairs before having happy lives and if the worse case scenario was that she needed the chair for the rest of her life, then that's what we will do.

"She loves people, she's a really sociable girl and on walks she used to prefer fuss from people rather than other dogs.

"That's what has been so sad since the accident, she's been housebound and its made her a bit depressed I think.

"She just likes to watch the world go by."

Spooky Boo underwent emergency treatment at Willows in Birmingham and returned home on Tuesday, January 5.

The wheels arrived on Saturday and Spooky Boo has only been able to manage a five minute walk.

The vet fees, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatment is covered by the couple's pet insurance but they needed to pay for the wheelchair out of their own pocket.

"We're lucky because she is already showing signs of improvement, we've seen her gaining strength.

"I don't think she'll ever be able to run again but our aim is to get her to be able to potter around the house safely and she is getting there but it will be a quite a long process of rehabilitation.

"She hasn't got the strength to pull herself over the gravel which is why we're hoping people can donate any leftover paving slabs.

"We're not concerned about size or shape, just that we can help Spooky Boo get around a bit easier."

The couple have also previously adopted a three-legged, one-eyed Romanian street dog called Peg.

Anyone who can offer paving slabs should contact mijjandmojo@gmail.com.

* VIDEO: See Spooky Boo in action on her new wheels online at worcesternews.co.uk.