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Thinking of you and Myrtle. Prayers for successful surgery tomorrow. Let me know how everything goes.
xoxoxxoo
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Thank you so very much everyvody❤
And Meg and Angel Pie, I love the little sketch yoj did for Merry Myrtle! It looks exactly like her, especially when I ask her if she wants a cookie😎
As you'll see from the pics below, when Myrtle gets a little scared and needs a little extra reassurance, she climbs o yo mu lap for extra snuggly hugs. Oh, no, this wasn't because she needed reassurance about needles in the eyes!
Nope, it was because I told her she couldn't have anymore food tonight, and couldn't have breakfast in the morning!!!
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!
Good morning Sally 
As this heartfelt miracle continues, who greeted me this morning on this thread but your Angel, Happy Hannah! 
I know all of our Angels at the bridge are with her right now, keeping vigilant watch to make sure the doctors and nurses take good care of her.
Sending you warm hugs and lots of love
Jackie and Huckster
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Adding my positive vibes (along with Warrior Nitro's too). Is this just a one-day type of thing? Hope so, and that she's soon back home with her pack. Hugs!
Paula and Warrior Angel Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
Count our love and well wishes in too! We are sending pawsitivity across the miles!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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HOME SWEET HOME😎😁 Everything went well!!!! And yes Paula, it was all done very quickly. I took her in at 11:00 and was taking her very drunk self home at 2:30!!
She's sooooo drunk and wobbly and whiny and confused and sooooo drunk!!! Finally gave her tumny rubs long enough she settled down so I could update.
Thank you, each of you, for all the good well wishes-❤❤❤❤❤ I KNOW it helps!!!
And Jackie, loooove that picture!!! ❤❤ I'm gonna have to get a tavlet printer so I can print all these great "pictures" out!
To know that this will take care of any pain she was having is such a GIFT!!!! A kind, very kind, generous, gift!💖💖💖 Merry Myrtle is so grateful to her Christmas Angel😚
Quick story! They were having "trouble" waking her up with the reverse injection. I told them to say "cookie". They did. She jumped right up! I so proud😎
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!
And today's magic word is COOKIE!!!
Sally how did you get her home? That's a lotta love to maneuver around!
Glad to know she is doing well and on the way to recovery. The angels are doing a hoppy dance too! What a gift.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Breathing and smiling with relief ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️
Whew.... thought about you guys all day... All weekend actually.
Sending love and hugs. No doubt our angels followed you home and will be watching over all of you tonight.
Xoxoxoxoxo
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Yay. <3 <3 <3
I am glad she is home and all better. I am so glad the Angels watching over her and you. Lots of rest
xoxoxoxo
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Great great update! So happy she's back home under your watchful eye and Frankie's loving eye guidance. And a huge pat on the back to you Sally for being able to get a drunken Myrtle back home with just cookies. You truly are a "dog whisperer" with props. So happy all went well...now Miss Myrtle can go back to being Merry Myrtle once again. ❤️❤️❤️ LOVE the lapdog pictures! 😂
Looking forward to a pupdate, praying it's a good one. Those drunken pups can be a handful.
Sending lots of hugs and love
❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Thanks my friends, my dear, dear friends❤
Miss Merry Myrtle finally appears to have sobered up!
Even falling over drunk that big blind chunk of love STILL was avle ro jerk her head just as I was putting in the gel. She has a beautiful well lubricated mug though,
The discharge papers were EXCELLENT . So everything is in the "normal" range of what to expect when and for how long. I did give her a Gaba last night as she was whiny and trembling and that helped her.
It may take up to a year for the bulging bug eye to get smaller. She may well form cataracts within two months but, according to the Doc, they will not be painful.
Yes, COOKIE is a glorious word for a food motivated dawg!
Lots of love to all💖
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!
Excellent report. Just do what you need to get it in there. I know you are doing the best you can and everything will go smooth 🙂
xoxoxo
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I have had to put drops in Mitchell's eyes now for dry eye. He's a bugger. When he's laying down i can sit in front of him and raise his top eyelid and with the other hand i gently drop the drop. I hold the bottle several inches over the eye and hope for the best aim 🤣 Of course I'm telling him all the time how much i love him and how good he is. If he's not totally laying down it ends up on his cheek 🤯🤯 After the drop, i take an eye wipe or a tissue and gently wipe his eye. It seems to work. Of course if you roam on to an ear massage it's a plus plus for them ❤️
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
I know you have a gel, but I've done that similarly. Once you get that routine that works use one special treat and like the ear rub, make it a special deal for her to look forward to.
Xoxoxo
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
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