Caring for a Three Legged Dog or Cat
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Piper just got home! He ate, drank, pooped and loved on us! He's now laying down in his favorite spot resting 🙂
Im gonna update our blog soon too with some pictures of my sweet boy 🙂
way to go piper!!! now, everyone take a big long breath, and then another. there may be ups and downs, but home is for healing!!!
charon & spirit gayle
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
Love Never Ends
Good Day for Piper!!!! Hooray!! Here's to a smooth and bumpless recovery. I'm sure she feels better not having that painful foot she'd been stepping on. I'm so happy for you and your family.
All the Best
Suzie and Rizzo
Jack Russell born in 2001. Mast cell cancer found Dec 2009 and right rear amputation. Five rounds of chemo done before all treatment stopped. Living life to the fullest!! Read my story at http://rizzo.tripawds.com
Thanks guys! Just had a catastrophe. Daughter jumping at him...fell...landed on him. He screamed, I screamed, she cried. 
Oh no! I hope everyone is okay now! I hope everyone was just scared.
I'm glad to hear Piper is home. Let's hope for no more accidents!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
Eesh! Hope Piper is ok! Best to take it easy, not only Piper but everyone around until he is up and trotting around again. Good luck!
-Chloe's mom
Chloe became a rear amp tripawd on 7-29-10. Another tumor was removed on front leg 2-20-14. Found 3rd tumor on neck 2-2015, but she's still kicking cancer's butt at age 14. Chloe's blog
I stressed over and over that we had to be gentle and calm around him. She said she understood, but just got excited 🙁
Everyones ok now....he's resting again.
Yay for being home!
Don't worry about the spill, I guarantee there will be a few more, but keep in mind that it's worse for the human than the dog. Dogs get over things like this a lot faster.
Remember to breathe, this recovery phase will be over before you know it.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Hooray for Piper being home.
Bummer about the little mishap, but these things happen - sometimes the pups themselves get excited and overdo. But hang in there, it will be better/easier!
We're here if you have questionss!
Jackie, Angel Abby's mom
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
Sounds like things are going well.....minus a tumble!
Don't know if you saw it but I did respond to your last post with ideas for your kiddos, I was terribly late!
Hope EVERYPAWDY continues to heal!
Bud's mom
Yay Piper! Tell your daughter not to feel bad, I stepped on Tango's tale last night!
Yea for being home, and pooping!!!
Accidents happen- tell your daughter that it is really important for her to set a good example for Piper! Things need to be calm and quiet while Piper heals, and if your daughter is quiet around him he will be calm too (maybe!). She is an important part of Piper's healing.
And tell her that last night my 12 year old pug Tani pushed my 6 year old pug Obie out of the truck before I could get help them out, and now Obie is limping a little. Even dogs get excited and have accidents!
Karen and the pugapalooza
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