Hi to one of the luckiest Tripawd labxchows evah! Bless your big heart for taking in this super fortunate puppy! We would love to see pictures of this brilliant boy! What’s his name?

roxannewashere said
Hi TriPawd friends!

“...our little creature has inspired me with his optimism and enthusiasm.”

They do manage to do that for us don’t they?! It’s amazing how they just get up and hop on in life! They sometimes forget that they’re only on three and do need reminding sometimes! It sounds like your new pup is getting on super well into his recovery. 

I’m looking for recommendations from other tripawd parents for tips, tricks and possible therapy (Swimming? Acupuncture? Massage?) that will help a little man who has had no luck get back on a three-legged track. 

Yes, yes and yes to all of the above...! If you can and when you can! I think it’s incredible that Tripawds will cover your first rehab visit !

Stewie is our 100lb Bernese/RottyX, who had his front left leg amputated in July. We live in a very small town, (with no direct access to animal rehab.) We have however found an acupuncturist who works (for donations to our local animal society) on pets. Stewie goes once every week to two weeks and we find that he licks at his incision site far less often. We think that he suffered from some phantom limb pain and we don’t see any more sudden jumps or yelps. This person also does Ortho-Bionomy treatments on him, to help keep his spine aligned. We do believe it helps. He certainly loves the treatments too and sleeps like a horse after!

Another major advantage and necessity, are rugs, rugs and more rugs! If you have slippery floors or steps, give your pup traction wherever possible! 

Thanks for any help and bless everyone here for their effort at giving tripawds the life they deserve xx  

Hey, right back atcha! We’re all here for the same reason.... we love our fur babies to the moon and back right?!

All the very best from Petra, Stewie and his Pride Of kittens.