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Sally, sweetie pie 💗
I can't believe what happened 😳
My heart, Angel Happy Hannah's and Angel Eurydice's are right there with you and Frankie 💕
I have to say I totally agree with not paying that 600 bucks bill and also yes, please start a gofundme account and explain how we can contribute (haven't got a clue what to do)
As Tina says "we've got your back"!
You, of all tripawdians, are the most caring, loving, pawsitive, wonderfully marvellous human being ever existed and we all totally love you 💗
Tripawds would not be the same without you, you bring light into darkness, warmth when one is lost and cold, you always find the right words to give all of us hope and strength to move on ✊🏽✊🏽
We are ALL with you right now 👭👬👭👬👭
Frankie is, as you say, as tough as nails 🔩🔨🔨 it's a matter of seeing what works best for him and you're working on it.
Our Angels are not far, sweet friend, they are right next to Frankie and will guide him back to good health 🐾🕊🕊🐾
Sending you an enormous avalanche of kisses sugar bun and all my love 😘😘😘🐮💫✨🌟🐮
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 :-)
oh Sally and Frankie! Stewie and I are feeling very deeply for you right now and can hear the complete panic! Like Jackie kindly reminded you to do (cause sometimes we forget to practice what we say to others right?!) BREATHE my love! Just take lovely deep breaths to clear the fog a bit... go outside and ring that lovely big bell out there a few times, yell at who you need to and then call out to all of your angels, they will hear you my darlin’ and will help guide and comfort your heart!
Ask lots of questions, you know that... if you’re not satisfied with the answer, ask for a better option. I know it is terribly easy for me to say all this, not so easy for you to actually put into practical use... vets should be trusted not shopped around for! I agree with Kerren that the $800 bill that you didn’t ask for should be negotiated down to zip, zilch, nothing!!!🤬 if I lived close Sally, that vet would be regretting their actions with you!!!
Holly has a brilliant idea.... please start a GoFund me page! You have so many people that would love to help you in anyway they can Sally! You have been a true star to all of us! You’re words of encouragement (especially in the chocolate department!) (never mind the dogs getting a few extra treats cause of you!!!) and your wonderful sense of humour has pulled many of us out of a very dark place! You didn’t have the opportunity starting out with Happy Hannah, but you are selfless in your giving always! You are worth a million bucks Sally, so let your friends try to help you and Frankie!? Let us know when you get one set up and if you have trouble with that, I’m sure somebody will be able to give you directions. Just call out okay? Do not be afraid to ask. We will be here for you Sally!
you will continue to be in my thoughts and will keep a very close eye on this forum to see what you need lovey!!!
A million cuddles and hugs coming your way. Try not to panic love, stay in touch. As Teresa and Tina said “we got your back!”
Love to you Sally! ❤️❌⭕️❌⭕️❌⭕️❤️
Remember...“live in the moment!“ 
Yay! We're live again, whew! Ditto ditto ditto Petra, I could not agree more. Sally, we all got you covered, you have touched lives in more ways than you realize girlie, you will not go through this alone.
Biggest hugs, and 🍫🍫🍫🍫!
Jackie ❤❤
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Just so someone doesn't duplicate something that is already being done there is a youcaring page for sally. Please PM me for details. I will not post the link due to the Tripawd fundraising policies & do not feel like you HAVE TO PM me.
xoxoxo
Michelle
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."
We love you Sally. Please lean on us, as we’ve leant on you so, so often. We are with you every step of the way. You will never, ever be alone. And as for that boy, well you KNOW how I love that boy ❤️❤️❤️
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...
So I was explaining to the girls about Frankie's operation, and how he'll need to take it easy for a while as he recovers, and completely on their own, without any help, they went off and made this. The idea, they said, is that Frankie can lie on the sofa and watch it as he convalesces, and it will apparently inspire him to take life easy (like Meg can talk), so anyway here it is...
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...
Thally! Thtewie wantth to thend you and Frankie tonth Of lovin & kitheth!!!
You are in our hearts and on our minds darling! Please try and stay in touch....
Love to you and Frankie, hope s coming your way! You know that your Tripawds Family is totally surrounding you! Both in spirit & body!
Petra, Paul, Stewie, Spike, Chester, Mss Lily and our new foster, Teddy!
Oh that was just the BEST Clare! Give those girls a huge hug, AWESOME job!!!! 
Those are great photos, he is such a proud and handsome boy.
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Absalutely brilliant video for Frankie!!!
i feel like I have just gotten to know this “cool dawg” a whole lot better!
Frankie, I sure hope this puts a smile in your face sweet boy! Gongases your a goooooooorrrrrrrgeous hownd dawg!!!
Youre the superstar of the year! 
(this includes 2018 by the way!)
Love to you all!
Pawesome!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Clare,
Thank you for helping Meg and Elsie Pie post this "Cool" video. I am sure Frankie & Sally will love it. They will probably watch it multiple times while Frankie recovers.
xoxoxox
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."
ELSIE PIE AND MEG!!! YOU TWO ARE SOOOO KIND TO PUT THIS TOGETHER 🙂 🙂 ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANTLY DONE!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THIS VIDEO!!!
And the way the pictures matched the words to the song....I cannot even imagine the creative genius minds it took to do this!! I mean, we all know you two are geniuses and have brilliant creative minds! To see so many pictures I hadn't seen in a while......E V E R Y T HH I N G. E V E R Y T H I N G about muscial braodway play could not have been more perfect.
AND I'm scrunched up on "their" sofa that they let me share now with Myrtle constantly pawing me while I'm typoing and Frankie trying to lift my hand up with his head so I'll pet him! We'll all be CHILLIN' COOL DAWGS together 🙂 🙂 🙂
I'm typoing really, really fast because I want to go back and watch this BRILLIANT HISTORICAL PICTORIAL DOCUMENTARY in case the site goes down before I get to see it a gazillion times!!
MEG AND THE PIE.....I RUUUUUF YOU SO!!!! AND I THANK EVERYONE FROM THE VOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THEIR KIND WORDS OF SUPLORT AND SURROUNDING US WITH YOUR LOVE! We're ready to rock this surgery because we have all of you with us!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 With a gratitude that can never be adequately expressed, I thank Meg, Elsie Pie (and their beloved Clare for letting them borrow her computer)
I'll be back with all the specifics of suregery, etc just as soon as I can. I can't even remember what I've updated where right now!!!
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!
Great to hear that you are all relaxing my darlings! Keep it up and the very best of luck for your surgery Frankie darling! You know we are surrounding you all with super Tripawd powers and you will rock this surgery for sure!
Remember... lots of icecream, Frankie! And lots of chocolate for your Mum k?
love, love, love and more love coming you way!!!
Stewie send extra sloppy get well soon kisses to darling Frankie boy!
Brilliant video Meg and Elsie Pie! You have captured the very essence of Frankie and who he is! You two are becoming as talented as your Mum at picking out the perfect song for the perfect pictures! 😳 Well done......cool dog indeed!
Sally ~
You send so much love out into the world, it's just bouncing right back to you! I'm so sorry that you & Frankie are going through this. Hopefully he'll be back up & running around in no time at all!
Big smooches from Cassie, Max & Cooper
Kitty Kisses too from Jasmine, Rascal & Daisy
Lots of love from Glenn & I
and of course Angel Murphy
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
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