Just wanted to introduce myself. I have two tripawds - a cat and a dog. Some people say I have the oddest collection, but I love my little three legged furries! My dog lost part of his leg when he was only a few weeks old, and I adopted him at 12 weeks of age. He had most of his leg intact at that time, but had so many issues from using it, damaging the end, endless pain, infection, that we had it fully amputated when he was old enough to have surgery safely. A couple years later I saw a kitten that needed a home that had lost it's leg in a traumatic unknown injury (it was found outside with it's littermates). So here I am today with my eclectic collection of three-legged furries! I have done a few modifications around the home to make their lives a little easier - a ramp up to a window ledge for my kitty to watch the birds, a cat tree with steps all the way to the top (all 7 feet of it!), stairs to get on the bed, etc. 

My biggest question is how do you know when they are in pain? I notice my dog seems fairly reluctant to do things he always has done in the past, such as jump into my car. He is 4 years old, a perfect weight and very healthy as per the vet. Most of the time, he still runs circles around me and is his normal happy energetic self, but it just seems he is more reluctant to do any jumping, and I certainly don't force him to. At only 15 lbs, he is very easy to lift for me.