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Twiggy
23 July 2010
7:19 am
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Hi all.  I just found this forum and I am so glad there is a place like this.  I adopted Twiggy from the pound a week ago.  She is  1 1/2 year old 2 1/2 pound chihuahua that was run over by her former owners about two months ago.  They never took her in to see a vet.  Both hips were broken and her pelvis.  Her right hip has formed a new hip socket, her pelvis has healed crooked.  But her left leg is contracted and turned inward.  She holds it up when walking or running but can use it to scratch her neck.  It can't be straightened according to the vet.  She gets around very well on three legs and doesn't appear to have any pain.  I will be taking in her in to an orthopedic surgeon to see if he thinks it is ok the keep the leg or have amputated.  But right now I am trying to get her in better shape.  She was severely underweight, she's gained 6 oz so far.  And was covered in fleas and ticks.  I also worry that hopping around will put a strain on the new hip socket.  Thank goodness she is so tiny and light weight.  She is such a sweet dog and very fiesty. 
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23 July 2010
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Welcome and thanks for joining! Bless you for adopting Twiggy with her condition, we bet she does just fine. Just wait 'til you meet cometdog! Please keep us posted on what the vet says about keeping the leg or not and best wishes for getting Twiggy back in prime condition.

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23 July 2010
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What a cutie! Thanks for adopting her – she's going to do very well now that she has a loving home!

23 July 2010
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Just when you think people are capable of being such creepy buttheads, along comes a saint like you to take care of us dogs. Thank you for having a heart and adopting Twiggy, I know you're going to have a great life together.

And thanks for joining us here! We can't wait to follow along with her adventures.

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23 July 2010
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I will never as long as I live figure out how humans can be so cruel to animals.  It looks like Twiggy has found a great home and I am sure she appreciates someone who loves and cares for her.

Welcome to our little group. And best wishes for the upcoming othopedic visit.

Shanna & Spirit Trouble ~ Trouble gained her wings 3/16/2011, a 27 1/2 month cancer survivor, tail wagging RIP sweetheart, you are my heart and soul.  Run free at Rainbow Bridge.
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23 July 2010
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Thank you for your kind words.  I saw her story on the pound website and couldn't even think of them putting her down just because she is tripawd.  The only things she can't do right now is play rough with my other chihuahuas.  But that may have to do more with her size than her disability.  She does play with the puppy and Billy, who is real gentle with her. 

23 July 2010
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wow.  On the one hand there are the …looking for a word here… lifeforms that Twiggy lived with.  Wait…maybe not lifeforms…is pond scum a lifeform????

 

Then there is you, Pam, and your family.  As I couldn't find a word bad enough for them, I can't seem to come up with one that is good enough for you.  You are truly one of God's angels here on earth.  Welcome to our family, we hope to hear many many stories and see many many pictures….

Diane missing Spirit Magic who lost his battle on 6/21/10 to join Spirit OJ and all the wonderful ones who have gone before – leaving the ones to come, starting with Casper the little Conehead and now welcoming Kumata's Reserve Label Whiskey The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf & The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack – Kat Wolfdancer
24 July 2010
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Paws up to you for taking Twiggy in, I hope you guys have alot of years together. Holy moly, 2 1/2 lbs and gianed 6 oz!!!, Gus ate more than that at one meal in his prime!!! I can't imagine having something that small, I'd be afraid I'd trip over it if we did!!!, Good luck, Gus and Dan

My buddy Gus had a left front amputation on April 7, 2010 and lived a great life until July 26,2010
24 July 2010
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djbockman said:

Paws up to you for taking Twiggy in, I hope you guys have alot of years together. Holy moly, 2 1/2 lbs and gianed 6 oz!!!, Gus ate more than that at one meal in his prime!!! I can't imagine having something that small, I'd be afraid I'd trip over it if we did!!!, Good luck, Gus and Dan


 

Thank you, Gus and Dan.  Yeah, she's a tiny one, the smallest of my Chihuahua's   And the 2 1/2 pounds is after she gained the 6 oz.  My 3 month old puppy weighs the same as her.  But, she holds her own.  She's a big dog in a small package.

24 July 2010
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Congrats, on adopting Twiggy!  Wishing you many, many happy years together!  Bless you for taking her in!

Amputation on 11/10/09, due to Histiocytic Sarcoma in left elbow. Angel Harley earned his wings on 06/24/10. "If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them."-Pam Brown
28 July 2010
1:29 pm
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Yay! She played with me for the first time today. I just so love it when a rescue finally is comfortable around me to play. She is getting along so well being tripawd it's ridiculous. She runs and plays and does everything a dog should. Except for the puppy, the other dogs are still not too sure of her. She wants to join in their playing, but they ignore her. Billy will sometimes come over and play a bit, but then walks away. She shows no pain in her hips or pelvis, so I am thinking of foregoing the amputation for now. I have seen her use the bad leg for balance when getting in and out of a dog bed and she can still use it to scratch. It's not in her way. The vet mentioned that taking it off could mess up her balance, too. She loves sneaking all the toys she can find into a dog bed, then lying on them. lol She is unable to get on the couch, but that's a good thing because I would hate for her to fall off. She sleeps in her crate at night next to my bed because I am afraid to have her up on the bed. It's too high and she tends to lurch a bit when she walks. She is cool about being in there, so all's good. I did have her in the dog room at night with Smoke, but after 6 days, she started screaming when the rest of us went to bed, so I moved her crate in and problem is solved. She doesn't use the crate during the day anymore, she's out among the pack. She does bark at my cats, though. lol They are three times her size. She's a bold one.

28 July 2010
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She's adorable!  Sounds like she's lucky to have found you.  Hopefully the rest of your pack accepts her soon. 

28 July 2010
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 She is such a cutie, she so deserves a wonderful, loving forever home, it sounds like she has found just that with you. You were her miracle.

 

 Jo Ann & Tasha

Tasha 8 years old, First cancer diagnosis 6/26/09, Last cancer diagnosis 9/26/09, Amputation 10/01/09, Loving our girl moment by moment. Tasha lost her battle and became my Angel on May 4 2011. Forever in my heart….
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