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1:20 am
4 October 2016
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Hopefully this works! I haven't successfully posted any pics or vids on here yet. But here goes!
I wanted to make a little something for the folks who are just in weeks 1-2 post surgery right now and are in the 'worry' stage. I was there only a few weeks ago. Our dogs are truly resilient and amazing and bounce back as if life has always been this way. Chance has been an inspiration to me with how he has handled the operation and life as a new tripawd. And his goofy antics and silly smile remind me to just enjoy every moment with him. My dogs have been my greatest teachers.
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15 December 2015
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WOW!!!! This is just superb. Chanceypants the film star! What a fabulous film, and such a lovely thing to do to reassure new Tripawd pawrents. He looks so happy, comfortable and entirely at ease and in a beautiful environment too. This made me well up, actually. What an amazing journey you've made in just a few short weeks.
Congratulations Mr Chanceypants on your world premiere screening!
Big hug,
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...
Good stuff!
While I will probably forever question some of my treatment and pawrenting choices while with this awful cancer crap, one thing I will never doubt was the choice to amputate. It was 100% the best thing. This video shows that better than any words.
Peace,
Jenifer & Milo
9:17 am
3 April 2013
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It is always great to show people how far they come! Those first couple of weeks of recovery are such a roller coaster of emotions, most just feel that they're never going to get through it. Great video and I'm glad that Chance is doing so well 
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
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Bucketeers
22 February 2013
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WAAAAY TO GO CHANCE!!!! GRINNING EAR TO EAR OVER HERE!!! 🙂 🙂 Actually jave a few tears of JOY sprinkled in with my big fat grin!!
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!! Living life to the fullest pain free!!
Jerry will definitely put this in our video gallery!
Tha ks soooo much for sharing this delightful video with our delightful Chancypants!! 🙂 🙂
Love!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
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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25 September 2009
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Inspawrational indeed! Thank you so much for showing there is hope for a full life after amputation. We've added it to our Tripawds playlist on YouTube!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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6:12 pm
Bucketeers
21 May 2016
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Totally delightful 💞 what an inspiration 💓💓
Chance is so fast and skilful and above all he is a really, really happy dog, I feel like celebrating in your honour here 🍔🍾🍸
Sending you lots of hugs and cuddles to your sweet boy 😘😘😘🐾💕🐶
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
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18 October 2009
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He looks great! What a wonderful video, it will give many new parents hope that their dogs can and will recover.
Can't wait to meet you guys!
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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11:06 pm
24 January 2009
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Wonderful video! It was great meeting you and Mr Chance--what an inspiration he is!
Mary and Cemil (and Anya that you met)
also Radzi, Cuatro and Poustine
Cemil and mom Mary, Mujde and Radzi….appreciating and enjoying Today
7:26 am
12 May 2016
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Uber cool! I love it. Paw 5 from Angel Bandit!
3:00 pm
13 June 2013
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super cool!!! This is a great video! Thank you for sharing!
It was so amazing to meet you and Chance!
Alison with Spirit Shelby in her heart (and little Jasper Lily ... the littlest quadpawd at the party)!
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
11:03 am
4 October 2016
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hey everyone thanks for watching! And it was great meeting everyone at the meetup.
Guess what... yesterday was Chance's one month ampuversary!
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Bucketeers
22 February 2013
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ICE CREAM!!! ICE CREAM AND CAKE!!! HAPPY ONE MONTHS AMPUVERSARY SWEET CHANCE!!
You keep em coming, okay? We @ove these kinds of ccelebrations
Love!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
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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18 October 2009
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Happy one month Chance, here's to many, many, many more!
It was really great to meet you guys last weekend- and we were all amazed how well Chance was doing at the (then) 3.5 week mark!
Keep it up!
Karen and Elly (the shyest tripawd at the party)
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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