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9:30 am
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25 September 2009
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Oh how we needed this fantastic news, this is great! I looooove the video of him eating ice cream, he'll fit right in around here!
Don't worry about embedding images right now, you have enough going on right now. Focus on helping him heal and his recovery will be over before you know it.
And yup, we look forward to seeing updates in Treatment and Recovery!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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15 December 2015
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Welcome home Gabbar!!! So pleased the surgery went will and he is back home surrounded by love and ice cream, and on the road to recovery.
Hugs to you all,
Meg and Clare (and Elsie Pie) xxx
Ruby, Staffy, born June 2022, became a Tripawd, November 2023, adopted January 2024.
Also Angel Tripawd Meg (aka The Megastar), who died in April 2023, aged 14, after seven glorious years on three, and Angel Staffies Elsie Pie and Bille. In the pawprints of giants...
Forget the ice cream video. Here are two better ones.
7 hours since surgery. He's up and walking around his room already!
Read about Gabbar's journey from diagnosis to amputation at
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Bucketeers
22 February 2013
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AN AMAZING ROCK STAR INDEED!!! AND LOOK AT THAT WAGGING TAIL!! OMD!!! A few tears of joy going on over here!!
GRRRRRREAT JOB!!
And we got to see of glimpse of pretty Suzy in the background wanting to be near her ROCK STAR brother!!
We needed these smiles today! Thank you!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too! I
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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Bucketeers
27 July 2014
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All I can say is " Awww, awwww, awww..." He loves your encouraging words and I love his helicopter tail!
You have a very sweet family.
Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona
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25 September 2009
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Ohhhh what a joy to see him getting around! I hope you'll consider sharing these via YouTube so we can add them to our playlist. It's so helpful for members to see how dogs can get around after surgery!
By the way I love that Gabbar is lean and in great shape. That will help him sooo much as he adapts to being a Tripawd, and afterward.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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18 October 2009
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Successful surgery and home!
He is a rock star for hopping already! Just remember the best thing for him right now is rest- our surgeon said only short leashed potty walks for the first two weeks. He is pretty drugged and probably restless from all the meds- but able to eat ice cream.
Ice cream has magic healing properties!
You guys are off to a great start.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Maggie's Story Amputation and Chemo
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