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Today is Tasha's 5 month ampuversary. She has done SO amazingly well and continues to amaze me every day with her tenacity and fighting spirit. And the bonus...clean bill of health from the oncologist on Saturday. X-rays show no signs of mets! Celebrating with a well deserved Frosty Paw.
Tasha was a German ShepherdBorder Collie mix who was diagnosed with OSA at age 8. On December 29, 2011 she had her front right leg amputated and received 4 rounds of chemo. Sadly and suddenly Tasha became sick and we discovered she had liver cancer that had spread to her lung. After almost 19 months, Tasha earned her wings on July 17, 2013. No regrets and never forgotten.
7:58 pm
17 September 2011
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Happy 5 Month Ampuversary Tasha!!! Pawsitive thoughts and prayers for many many many more years of ampuversaries and celebrations!!!
Hugs and chocolate labby kisses,
Ellen & Charley
Charley's Blog: CHOCOLATE KISSES
DOB: 3-29-08, male chocolate lab
Dx: OSA L proximal humerus 10-19-10
Amputation: L front leg & scapula 10-28-10
Chemo: 5 rounds of Carboplatin
Video (12 weeks post amp):Tripaw Charley Playing
♥♥♥ Lots of supplements and love!!! ♥♥♥
8:51 pm
14 August 2009
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Happy happy hoppy ampuversary Tasha!!!! We are going to have a treat in your honor!!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
9:06 pm
12 February 2010
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tasha!! we're celebrating your five month ampuversary with extra treats here in ET!!!! keep up the great work!!!!
charon & spirit gayle
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
Love Never Ends
11:03 pm
Happy Ampuversay Tasha! Here's to many, many more.
Karen and the pugapalooza
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25 September 2009
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Time to do the hoppy dance! Wooo hooo!
No signs of mets....all signs saying "GO!" Now get out there and have fun, you both deserve it. Congrats!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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7:45 am
28 November 2011
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Happy Ampuversary Sasha!!! Keep fending off those mets!
Lisa and Zeus
PS- Zeus has a bit of a crush on Sasha. I cannot get him to understand that we can't mail her a Frosty Paw. 
Zeus was a Husky mix diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at age 11. A visible lung met and suspicious spot on his liver meant a poor prognosis-six weeks was our vet's best guess. We decided to fight for our boy and his right front leg was amputated on 12/1/11. We did six rounds of chemo, changed his diet and spoiled him completely rotten. We were blessed with 10 great months after diagnosis. Against the odds, the lung met remained a single met and grew very little over those months. A wonderful furbaby with the most gentle spirit, he fought with a strength that we never imagined he possessed. We have no regrets...
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8:43 am
29 November 2008
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Happy Ampuversary Tasha!! Enjoy that frosty paw!!!
Happy Anniversary! That is just wonderful....all the best from us!
Read about our Hunter at http://superdog.....pawds.com/
7/27/2003 ~ 7/24/2013
Our Super Dog Hunter crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on a beautiful summer day in July, just 3 days shy of his 10th Birthday. He gave us everything since he was 8 weeks old. Hunter was a 14 month warrior of OS. We LOVE and MISS him every day.
2:30 pm
29 October 2010
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Happy Ampuversary! Monkeybutt Bunny Rita loves any excuse for a Frosty Paw. Even if it involves celebrating those show-off Tripawds. 
Here's to many more ampuversaries and many more reasons to celebrate,
Jackie, Angel Abby & MBBunny Rita's mom
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
6:25 pm
27 December 2011
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So happy for you and Tasha!! We are just past 5 months also with a clean chest x-ray -- they are such brave spirits with amazing coping abilities! Such great news
Wishing you many more ampuversaries!!
Our beautiful Lily was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her front leg on 12/14/11 at age 8 and had amp on 12/16/11. She completed 5 rounds of carbo. She was so brave and kicked cancer's butt daily! She lived life fully for 4 years, 3 months, and 15 days after her amp. My angel is a warrior princess. I miss her so much.
6:33 am
8 December 2009
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Happy 5 month ampuversary Tasha!!! Have a frosty paw for Maggie!
Tracy, Maggie's Mom
Maggie was amputated for soft tissue sarcoma 10-20-09
Maggie lost her battle with kidney disease on 8-24-13
9:53 am
26 August 2010
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Yay! Happy 5 month Ampuversary! I'm so glad you have a clean bill of health to go along with it! The icing on the cake!
Jack - adopted with a crooked leg at 4 months old, managed for six years, and now much-happier Tripawd as of 5/24/2012!
10:03 am
7 January 2011
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Congratulations on 5 months AND a clean bill of health!!!! Keep those ampuversaries coming!
Scout: January 31, 2002 to November 7, 2011
Scout's diagnosis was "poorly differentiated sarcoma"; amputation 1/11/2011. Scout enjoyed 9 fantastic years on 4 legs and 9 glorious months on 3 legs. If love alone could have saved you…
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