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Yeah, it's Mom all right !
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 :-)
We had a little wrestling game with the lead, one of my top favourite games
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 :-)
Am I cute or what ????
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 :-)
It is just heaven to lie down here, the grass is so soft and fresh hmmmmmmmm ....
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 :-)
I just love to be here 
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 :-)
Did I tell you I was part of the contortionist's team at Monaco circus ?
Still got the hang of it 
Oh, by the way, I gotta get Mom to send this picture to my oncologist in the UK.
He always says Mom has to cut down my food (he can be a bit of a sadistic person sometimes)
Whenever I see him he weighs me and says I am not nearing my "ideal" weight which apparently is 4 kg less.
Well, I am a big girl, I weighed 77kg/170lb when I had 4 legs and after my front leg was taken I went down to 69kg/152lb
Now I am expected to weigh 65kg/143lb but you can all see how skinny I am, just take a look at my ribs for heaven's sake !
Can you not sign a petition or something so I get to eat the same as before ????
Pleeeeeeease ???????
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 :-)
Right.
I hate to use blackmail tactics but after my brilliant idea to increase food I swear if that petition doesn't go ahead
(and we are back fairly soon so I'll be seeing Kelvin and discussing my weight) I will never, ever, ever talk to any of you again!
Final word!
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 :-)
Petition signed.
At the Great Dane Service Project, they say that if any of the danes get dimples on their butt then they have to lose weight. What does the vet go by? Some chart?
Eurydice, you are perfect.
Mona said to tell the vet that you are just fluffy.
Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona
Well, maybe you should eat more apples sweetie? They say an apple a day keeps the dogtor away. So if you do that maybe your dogtor will stop bugging you?
That garden looks like paradise! It's almost as pretty as you.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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I love looking at pictures of your girl, but every time I watch a video I am sooooo impressed with how well she gets around and how strong she is!
And I wish I could help you with the weight issue, but we are currently on a search for Obie and Elly's ribs which have disappeared, in Obie's case without a trace!!! I finally got Grandpa to admit that he wasn't actually measuring the portions according to list I gave him, now he is surprised how much less food goes in the bowl when he follows directions!
I have high hopes that ribs will be discovered again soon.
Besides- if your ribs weren't showing you wouldn't be getting so many treats like charcuterie! (just ask Obie- his 'treats' are green beans).
You are amazing Eurydice, you make me smile!
Karen
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
I am definitely signing your petition. You are a perfect, beautiful shape. And remember muscle weighs more than fat and you are very muscular. I am very muscular too. I have a big round belly, and all of it is muscle.
Signed, Elsie Pie (who is on a diet and feels rather strongly on this issue)
xxxxx
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...
Hey Kerren, Jerry, Karen and Clare ❤️💛💚💙
Yeah, this is a delicate subject for miss cow, she feels she should have as much food as before ... and you may ask how much food was that ?
Well, the answer is about 1kg of dry food plus 2kg of chicken breasts daily 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔 that was a whole lot of chicken ...
Now she eats about half the amount of dry food plus half the chicken so she is NOT happy but the world chicken population are ecstatic with the news 🐔🐤🐣🐥
Eurydice totally agrees with Mona 😺 she thinks she is fluffy too
As for the apples 🍏🍎 she would definitely have them daily if Kelvin, her dogtor, would then back off and let her have as many of the good old chicken as she would like 🐓🐓🐓🐓
Eurydice is totally shocked with Obie's treats being green beans 🌱🌱🌱 and asked me to tell you that should actually be illegal
You really made me laugh with the search of the missing ribs 🕵🏻🔍
And she asked me to tell you you are her twin soul, Elsie Pie, you understand her completely, yup, muscle weighs more than fat 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 she will definitely try that argument with Kelvin 😉
Sending you a big hug and cuddles all around 💞💞💞💞😘😘🐾🐶🐶🐶😺😺😺
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 :-)
This morning we met Arvin, he is the gardener responsible for creating and maintaining the stunning garden of the house we are currently staying in and he was in love with me the minute he saw me
Not difficult, right ?
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 :-)
And then Mom took me to the forest to meet Eveline, whom I totally adore
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 :-)
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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