Raise his dish up to about the height of his nose -- with slipped disks, bending forward and down to reach his food is gonna HURT.

Use some boards or bricks, just make sure it is stable so it doesn't all topple over onto his front feet, lol.

Marlin had slipped disks high up in the neck area 3 years back. It took 6 weeks of "bed rest" for him to recover, so early days yet for Bacon. Keep him still / calm. I was told not to let Marlin even do the stairs in and out to my back yard for the first 4 weeks, I was lifting him in and out.