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When mommy is rehearsing and I want to participate, she brings the music to my level. 🎶 
We has our own little pawty this week. Tuesday was exactly 2 months since the nasty stuff was taken off my body in my leg and my new healthy life began. Yesterday marked 3 years since I adopted Mommy and Daddy. Yup! Week of celebration 🎉!
Me and Daddy were tuckered out! Mom left us sleeping ❤️ and rested somewhere else. Don’t feel sorry for her though. She got to watch her Hallmark Christmas movies all night long. Me, I kept inching closer and closer to daddy all night. When mom came in in the morning I was up on the top part of the bed, leaning against him, with my head on the pillows. As it should be. It was an awesome end to a great day.
I hope all of my other tripod friends are doing well. Every time I hear a bell, I think of Stewie. And there’s lots of bells in mom’s movies! Mom told me about Prince Huck! Aren’t those head butts wonderful Hucklebery? You do that enough and your humans will give you anything you want. Take it from me. I know. 😺
head butts, scritches, and sandpaper kisses
🐈
Rusty "The Bunnyman" adopted us in 2014. Aug/Sept 2017, back left leg amputated (HSA cancer). He remained cancer free over 900 days. Cancer returned as of emergency visit on day 931. 15 days later, he gained his wings 04/18/2020 due to congestive heart failure. He will always watch over his fellow tripawds and their hoomins with Head Scritches and Sand Paper Kisses.
HAPPY AMPUVERSARY RUSTY BOY!!! Big hugs kisses, scritches, and cuddles ❤❤❤ life is as it should be young man, and i am thrilled xoxo
Happy 3 years anniversary of your wonderful deserved life. You are so blessed to have such mushy parents... Huck is starting to feel the same way. Don't tell anyone, but he sat on the couch with mom and dad last night 
His hooman brother told mama not to let anybody see him in the windows cuz his feral brothers would tease him out of jealousy 🤤
It is so good to hear from you, I love the bells and they make me smile.
Much love and warm fuzzies (sandpaper kisses too xoxo)
Jackie, David, and Huckleberry xoxo,
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Rusty, you are a very, very loved kitty!! Thus update has me grinning big grins over here!! Always love your pictures! You are such a good help to your Mom when she plays her music 🙂 And the picture of yiur Dad's side of the bed...HILARIOUS!! 🙂
Now, kets get back to celebrating some great milesrones! HAPPY THREE YEAR GOTCHA DAY!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 And HAPPY TWO MONTH AMPUVERSAY!!! AND YAY FOR PAWTIES AND YAY FOR THE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS CHANNEL!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 MOST OF SLL THOUGH, YAAAAAAAAAY FOR RUSTY FOR ROCKING THIS THREE LEGGED STUFF LIKE A CHAMP!! 🙂
Yep, you have your hoomans wrapped around your paws....as it shoukd ne! Nomine can resist spoiling a tripawd...especially when they're as cute as you! 🙂
Hugs!
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!
Rusty the true BunnyMan!!!
Hoppy 2 Month Ampuversary little man!!! Wow, has it already been two months that you have been hopping around like a 🐇!!!
Hoppy Adoption day! You are soooo deserving of your pawrents and they are the luckiest people alive to have a BunnyMan who can play piano!!! So smart!
Maybe you need to get your pawrents a bigger bed for Christmas?! Mums only got so many movies that she can watch! How wonderful that your Mum gives up her side of the bed for you!!! Isn’t that the best thing about being a Tripawd, getting spoilt rawten every day!!
Sorry we missed your Pawty Rusty, be sure to give us notice next time and we can eat cake and treats with you!
in the meantime, let’s celbrate with some bell ringing...
3 🔔🔔🔔 For Rusty BunnyMan!!! Hoppy 2 Month Ampuversary & 3 Year Adoption Day!!!
Sending lots and lots of chin scratches and sandpaper kisses!
Petra, Paul, Super Stu and his Prideful Pack!❤️❤️❤️
Remember...“live in the moment!“ 
WOOT! WOOT! The Tripawds Nation is doing one great big HOPPY DANCE for you Rusty BunnyMan! Congratulations on making so much pawgress in just two months, it's nice to see you doing so well. YAY!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Hoppy 2 month Ampuversary Rusty the Bunnyman & Happy 3 year Gotcha Day buddy!! 🎉🎊 I’m late in catching up & to the pawty!
My question for you... for those whose amputations were because of cancer rather than injury, do you still give your furbabies vaccines?
We no longer vaccinate Purrkins or his brother Saxton.
If it were me I would not vaccinate Rusty again. Just my opinion if your concerned you can always do titers.
Rusty is indoor only and not in contact with other kitties outside, no way would I vaccinate.
Vaccines have been shown to last longer then one and three years. We all have to go by each cat and circumstances & lifestyle. If your on the site for any amount of time you will see we have far too many cases of VAS ! I believe we have more cases we just don’t see them!
We will send pawsitive thoughts for Rusty’s recheck when is it?
Extra chin scratches and cuddles for you and a long distance Sandpaper kiss from Purrkins!
& most importantly EXTRA TEMPTATIONS for Rusty & keep the pawty going 🎈🎊🎉🍦🐬🐟🐁
Holly & Purrkins
Rusty "The Bunnyman" adopted us in 2014. Aug/Sept 2017, back left leg amputated (HSA cancer). He remained cancer free over 900 days. Cancer returned as of emergency visit on day 931. 15 days later, he gained his wings 04/18/2020 due to congestive heart failure. He will always watch over his fellow tripawds and their hoomins with Head Scritches and Sand Paper Kisses.
Rusty Bunnyman! Wishing you a very Hoppy Thanksgiving to you too! Hope you had lots of turkey treats Rusty!
Pumpkin kisses from Stewie and his Pack
((((( Bunnyman ))))) (((((( Staff )))))) Hoppy Thanksgiving!!!!! Big hugs and smooches, joie yoy all had a wonderful day!!!!
Huckleberry, mama, and papa ❤❤
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
HOPPY THANKSGIVING RIGHT BACK STCHA' RUSTY BUNNYMAN! I hope your staff has treated you like the Royalty that your arr on thisday ifthanks! I happen to know that they, just like all of us, are so very THANKFUL FOR RUSTY BUNNYMAN!! 🙂
Hugs and a smooch on thst precious mug of your s!
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!
We will send pawsitive thoughts for Rusty’s recheck when is It?
Rusty recheck is Tuesday 8:30am EST. We have decided to talk to the vet about forgoing the vaccines going forward.
Rusty "The Bunnyman" adopted us in 2014. Aug/Sept 2017, back left leg amputated (HSA cancer). He remained cancer free over 900 days. Cancer returned as of emergency visit on day 931. 15 days later, he gained his wings 04/18/2020 due to congestive heart failure. He will always watch over his fellow tripawds and their hoomins with Head Scritches and Sand Paper Kisses.
I think that's a great idea! I can't see why your vet wouldn't understand. I really think that's the right thing to do for your baby.
Oh by the way, I LOVE that bunnyman picture!! He is such a heart melter❤
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Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Awww back at ya Rusty Bunnyman! We are so thankful for your humor, your charm and the many ways you inspire this community.
Yeah I agree, talk to your vet about skipping the vaccines. The new American Animal Hospital Association Vaccination Guidelines have an explicit section about the value of titering for immunocompromised animals. Been meaning to write about it, in the meantime you should read Dr. Nancy Kay's blog post:
http://speaking.....uidelines/
and you should also check out our article about vaccination wavers
http://tripawds.....ncer-dogs/
Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
Hoppy Thanksgiving a day late Rusty & his staff
What a cute profile pic Rusty!
Will be thinking of you guys on Tuesday & sending pawsitive thoughts for a great recheck.
Those appointments are dreaded and nerve wracking for me! 🤢
If for some CRAZY reason they don’t understand you leave and find someone who does. We had to go thru many vets to get to one that understood NO on vaccines. That was before Purrkins got cancer & we did find one! They are out there!
You guys are the boss with Rusty don’t forget that😉
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