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Oh my dog I love that Astro! What a face!
We'll keep our paws crossed that it is VF. You never know.
Meanwhile thanks for your blessing on the photo 🙂
Keep us posted.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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It's like a storm is coming. Everyone is restless and I'm spending a lot of time prepping the house. Today was "if you build it, they will go (potty)" day. Astronaut has been having trouble hopping down the narrow back steps to go do his business, so today was ramp building 101. Glad those shop classes in high school finally got put to use.... It ain't pretty, but it works (possibly a metaphor for my life).
But at least all the dogs are using it like it's the greatest thing ever. #winning
We aren't coming out. You can't make us.
Now that is one fine looking ramp! It looks very sturdy too!
They like it! It works!! DECLARE VICTORY!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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!
Wow! Fastest tripawd-proof home prepping EVER! Love it!
What a great way to burn off nervous energy. Nice work 🙂
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Very impressive. I just love the way Rosie and Astro are standing in the doorway observing the work in progress 
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...
AH HA HA HA. I bought him a onesie. No, seriously.
He may hate me a little bit right at this moment, but mostly he is resigning himself to the abject humiliation.
Ok, but seriously. Astronaut has some anxiety issues (loud noises/strange situations/new things/etc) but we've had pretty good success with using a homemade thundershirt on him if we know trouble is coming (4th of july, anyone?) and it does seem to help calm him. SOOOO, I saw these hilarious 'surgical suits' on Amazon and I could not help myself. They are purported to help prevent licking at the wound, etc, but we are just treating it like a full body thundershirt/tee shirt for him. We will actually end up using it post-surgery? Who knows, but we are having a pretty good chuckle over his "manly onesie" today. Poor bugger just can't get a break. 
Hugs to all,
Kat and Astro-nomical
He has the best face ever. Those chops! Astro, you'd look handsome in anything. And at least Momma chose you a manly blue. Is it camo? I think it's camo. No one will notice, Astro, I promise. No one will notice you at all. NOT!!!!!
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...
LOVE it! That's his color!
Surgical suits can work pretty well on many animals, we'll be curious to see how it works for Astro.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Oh Astro!!! I'm sorry to be laughing sweet bou! We humans can be rotten sometimes. But that look in your face.....OMD!!! It says it all!!!
I certainly hope you a smoother recovery, HOWEVER, if you give your humans a few sleepless nights by acting like you have to go potty...well.... a little bit of "onesie revenge" is a beautiful thing!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
A d yes, you are handsome no matter what!
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!
Hey Astro and Mom 💗🐶
Just saw this thread and cannot believe how goofily gorgeous your boy is 💞 such great pictures !!!
My girl Eurydice (and I) fell in love instantly 💘
We are hoping hard for the best outcome for gorgeous Astro and are holding paws and fingers crossed for you both today.
Sending you lots of healing energy and s big hug 😘😘😘💞🐶
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 :-)
OMD! I love the surgical suit!!! What a cute baby! Paws crossed for you today and the days to come! Deb and Angel Bandit.
He's so adorable!!! I love the outfit!
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
Just getting caught up and absolutely loved reading about Astro. Really hate what all y'all are going through, but he (and Rosie) couldn't be in a better place.
🙂
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
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