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3:48 pm
Bucketeers
21 May 2016
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Yuphhiiiii 
wonderful news !!!!!
I raise my glass to you and Athla, these are great, great news!
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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13 August 2015
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Great great news indeed! Congratulations on all fronts! "Life is good" Athla seems to be saying in her picture. Congratulations Pofi on your scans too. Don't know how I missed hearing that before now. Two darlings with good scans is a win win and we'll take it!
Linda, Riley & Spirits Mighty Max & Ollie
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25 September 2009
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Omg made my day!!! Congrats!!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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We graduated chemotherapy yesterday!!! The oncologist, surgeon and chemo techs are all SO happy with how she's done - basically perfectly. No tumors in the lungs. Never once got sick.
In four weeks we'll begin Mentronomic Chemo - fingers crossed she continues to do well 🙂
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25 September 2009
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OH you pretty Athla, a BIG congratulations to you my dear, you are strong and amazing! YOU DID IT! Cutest Chemo Grad EVER!
We'd love to hear more about your metronomics regimen, be sure to keep us posted on what you're taking, when, etc.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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2:22 pm
14 February 2016
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Great news! Congrats!
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.
This was what her team has told us so far...
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25 September 2009
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Awesome, it looks like they covered all the basis with their info. Great vets! What kind of frequency will you be giving the cyclophosphamide?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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I'm not sure yet! We've talked about this with her oncologist but not down to the nitty gritty... they DID quote me only about 50$ a month for the metronomic pills themselves, thank gosh... this vet clinic is amazing, but pricey. Worth it because she has like what, 5 doctors? They all adore her!
We are still giving her vitamin c and e in the morning and artemesinin at night. They see no reason to stop that - maybe it's really helping!
I'm trying to figure out what kind of celebration thing to make her... normally it would be some kind of cake, but, no sugar or carbs... maybe a little steak 🙂
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25 September 2009
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That is a good price for the chemo pills!
Around here we celebrate with Angel Roxy's Apple Cake. Doggies love it!
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7:06 pm
13 June 2013
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Great news!!!! What a happy photo!!! I love her hair!
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
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22 February 2013
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Gosh!! So much to celebrate!!
YAAAAAAAAAY FOR CLEAR XRAYS!
YAAAAAAAAAY FOR FEELING GREAT!
YAAAAAAAAAY FOR FINISHING CHEMO!
YAAAAAAAAAY FOR A GREAT HAPPY FAMILY PHOTO
Thanks for bringing smiles to allmofnus today!
Love to all
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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3 April 2013
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Great job Athla! Congratulations!
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
