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Despite being told to expect the worst , Ruby has been given a reprieve. It's not the return of Histiocytic Cancer but an infection. They aren't sure what exactly but are treating with a broad spectrum antibiotic. She seems better than ever these days and Kacy is looking forward to increasing her training on the mountain trails. Thanks so much for everyone's good vibes, prayers, and kind words !!
We are just thrilled and again, appreciate everyone's support.
Happy Trails and Tails,
Lisa (Ruby and Kacy)
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25 September 2009
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YESSSS!!!! That is wonderful news!!!!
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10:58 am
4 October 2016
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hooray!!!! 
great news!
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19 July 2016
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Hooray! I'm so hoppy for you!
Right rear leg amp 7/12/16 due to OSA. Metastatic lesion on her right front leg, January 2017. Joined the Winter Warriors January 19, 2017. Run free my sweet girl.
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15 December 2015
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This is fantastic news! So pleased for you all
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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22 February 2013
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YAAAAAAAAAY!!! 🙂 YAAAAAAAAAY! 🙂 🙂 YAAAAAAAAAY! 🙂 🙂 🙂
We are all soooooo happy to hear this glorious news!!! 🙂 This has absolutely made my day!! Such aa reloef!! It's hard not to think the worst on this crazy journey! Quite frankly, I wasn't sure what the next "update" would hold based on ghst lat one. We always have hope in oir hearts though...and a dog like Ruby is why!!
Love and hugs an ice cream fo celebrate!
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!
12:41 pm
13 August 2015
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Wonderful news! Yay Ruby! Tears of joy here! Thrilled for you guys and the beautiful Miss Ruby!
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Bucketeers
21 May 2016
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Excellent news, the best, best, best news 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
Sooooooooo thrilled for you 😄😄😄
Those news call for a celebration 🍾🍸🍸🍸
😘😘😘😘😘🐾🐾😘💕💕
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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Yay!!!!!
Hurray for an infection!
I'm so glad Miss Ruby is 'better than ever'!
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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8:27 pm
3 April 2013
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Yeah for Ruby!! Looking forward to some pictures soon 
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
7:43 am
14 February 2016
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Excellent news! So happy for you all!
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.
Hip hip horray for Ruby and Kaci too! So happy and relieved to read this!
Ive been so focused on Rosie and her recent diagnosis and surgery that I hadn't read a lot Of other posts. Today I read about Ruby's downturn and bawled my eyes out.
Then I found this! Best news ever!
i love the wagon! My Rosie would love it! I was just thinking this morning that I need to find a way to exercise and to keep Rosie and Braden active. Maybe I can get Braden to pull Rosie???
i am so happy for you two and hope and pray That a ruby continues to thrive. ❤️🐕❤️
Awesome! I love seeing good news on here!! HaPpY dance!!! Karen P
Bentley is our eight year old Doberman, diagnosed 7/13/16 with osteosarcoma tumor on right front leg, became a tripawd on 8/1/2016. His recovery was amazing, he was rockin it on 3! Bentley lost his fight to this nasty cancer when it metastisized into his spine, we had to let him go 11/13/16 exactly 4 months after first diagnosis. He was the perfect best friend, i'll miss him forever. :(
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