I have tried using a towel a few times when he was like this the last time but it seemed to really hurt him and he growled at me. I have to position my arms under his abdomen just right and hoist his back end up. He will growl a bit but not anything like when I try the towel.

Thanks so much for posting about the towel, I did use it on my human patients to transfer them and it worked great for them.
I appreciate any suggestions and all the support....you are such a loving group of people here. Everyone seems to just work together so well.

Many Hugs
Deb, Monty & Kiki