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So as many of you know Rosie has had two surgeries in less than three months. She was doing so much better that I felt I could leave for a week to visit my grandson in California. I got home yesterday, and if I didn't know any better she was running around just as much on 3, as she did on four legs.
I took them to the park because we haven't gotten to play in a long time, and I decided to take the chuckit and let them chase balls. The YouTube video below it's just a quick little excerpt that makes me smile. Hope it helps you too.
👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🐕🐕🐕
Look at that Golden flag waving. She is sooo happy. Great job, Rosie!
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
This made me well up. She looks so happy and just look at her move! Fantastic! xxx
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...
YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
SMILE MAKER OF THE DAY!!! 🙂 🙂
After everything you and Rosie have been through, seeing the joy Rosie is having is pure bliss!!! 🙂 🙂
Kepp these happy posts coming!!!
Lots of love!
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!
Karen
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
I saw your other post, and wanted to congratulate you on your work to manage her weight. Sometimes it's hard for us to make and stick to a plan. Being at a proper weight is really important for a Tripawd, and you have done a great job!
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
That video is SUPER! It just made my day!
Go team Rosie!!
Lisa, Minneapolis
On October 27, 2016, nearly 6 months after amputation, and 18 months since his cancer likely started, we lost Pofi to a recurrence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in his spine quite suddenly. His canine sister also succumbed to cancer on March 1, 2019 - we lavished her with our love in the interim, but life was never quite the same without her only real canine friend. Cliff kitty had to leave us, too, suddenly, in August 2019. Lucia kitty grieved all these losses, but helped us welcome two new Lurchers into our home and our lives, Shae and Barley.
Yeah Rosie!!!
It's such a relief when they finally are feeling better! You're like, "yes! I did do the right thing!"
So happy for you that she's getting back to her old self.
Donna
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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