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22 February 2013
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OH WOW!!! If Murphy hadn't gone for his check up......whew...scary things could have happened!! 🙂 🙂
So YAAAAAAAAAY FOR CLEAR XRAYS and YAAAAAAAAAY FOR HIS TICKER WORKING JUST FINE NOW!! 🙂 🙂
Thanks for the update and soooo happy to hear how well he is doing!!
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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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Scary stuff! But I am thrilled that Murphy's doing so well. Nothing gets this boy down, does it!
Happy New Year to Murphy and to you!
Meg, 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...
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Well that is PAWESOME he is not only doing well but got that medical issue under control. How scary it must have been for you! I'm so glad he has outstanding care and things are good again though. Hugs to your pack and Murphy the Magnificently Magical Tripawd!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Well another awesome update for Murphy. He is going to be filmed at Tufts for a news segment!! It is about the clinical trial he is a part of I am super pumped about this. The filming is going to be on Thursday February 2nd.
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14 February 2016
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Very cool! We have a movie star in the Tripawds family!
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
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22 February 2013
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MURPHY!!!! MURPHY THE ROCK STAR!! 🙂
This is soooo exciting!! What a great way to show the world how big dogs do just fine in three legs AND tht there is ALWAYS hope!!!
I know some of the viewers watching are facing the diagnosis for one of their dogs. MURPHY will be reaching people and raising awareness in so many ways!!
It's also a great way to give a shout out about all the invaluable information and support offered by TRIPAWD Founders, Jim and Rene!
Cannot wait to see a video of the clip!! GOOD JOB MURPHY!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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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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katrina said
He is going to be filmed at Tufts for a news segment!!
Pawesome! Please add a reply with a link to the segment in the Tripawds In The News topic if you can.
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Hi everyone!
Murphy updates 🙂
So Murphy just had some more chest x rays done today and the prelim results look amazing no mets!!!! He is looking good on the cancer front hooraaayy!!!
Onto the cardio front…He is doing amazingly so far on his meds. He is spunky, eating, and being silly and goofy again. I couldn't be happier.
Finally we were both filmed at the beginning of Feb. for the CBS Sunday Morning show!! It will be airing March 12. I am so pumped about seeing it and that we were able to be a part of something so awesome!!
Hope you all have a great night
Murphy and Katrina
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22 February 2013
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YAAAAAAAAAY FOR MURPHY!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 PAWTY!!!! CELEBRATING LIKE CRAZY!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 GREAT NEWS!!! 🙂 🙂
Cannot wait to see Murphy blow everybow away on the segment you and Murphy did!! Yiu have tonpost the video here and sll the "behind the scenes scoop"!
Ice cream and cake for everyone! 🙂
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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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So glad I found your original post from last year. Now I could read about Murphy's past and look forward to reading about his future for a long time to come.
Otis - 121 lbs pre amp - 114 lbs post amp and now 118 lb Great Dane - English Mastiff X. Started limping on 12/24/16. Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma 12/28/16 - amputation of front left leg on 1/6/17. Stitches out and 1st round of Chemo on 1/19/17. 2nd round of Carboplatin on 2/10/17 - 3rd round on 3/2/2017. 4th round was scheduled for 3/22/17 - however due to low WBC postponed - 4th Chemo completed on 3/28/17. Had breathing difficulties, stayed in Tufts ICU overnight. Due for 2 more rounds of Chemo but we are opting to go with homeopathy with Dr. Loops instead.
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oooh, now I get it!! that took me ages! Duh!! (*lampbulb lighting up in my head*)
Murphy was the one that Otis ran into at Tufts!! And mistook for Eurydice!!! HA!
(blame it on the haircolor, mine that is)
How cool is that!!!
(Katrina, don't forget to post the link of your Hollywood moment!!)
Guardian of Manni the Wonderdog. -Or was it the other way around?
Osteo and amputation in Dec 2015. Second, inoperable, primary osteosarcoma found in June 2017.
The end of our adventures came Dec 10, 2017. 2 years to the day.
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That's okay Tina! I actually thought she had seen a three-legged COW!! TRUE!!
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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14 December 2016
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lol!!
That would have been too cool!!! (sorry, Murph, you're cool too. but a three legged cow!! have we had one of those yet??)
Guardian of Manni the Wonderdog. -Or was it the other way around?
Osteo and amputation in Dec 2015. Second, inoperable, primary osteosarcoma found in June 2017.
The end of our adventures came Dec 10, 2017. 2 years to the day.
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21 May 2016
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Hope this is the right picture ...
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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