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Hello Tripawd community! greetings from Rio de Janeiro.
You will all be happy to know that Johnnie celebrated his 3rd Christmas post-amp. We are now 2 years 7 months from the amputation and 2 years 2 months from chemo. After the holidays and after the kids go back home I'm taking him in for the regular consults and exams. He is once again enjoying the pool in this very warm December in the southern hemisphere.
Here is a recent photo:
https://drive.g.....sp=sharing
Cheers to all and a happy New Year.
Daniela & Johnnie & Pepa.
Our awesome Golden Boy was diagnosed for OSA in April 2014 in the proximal humerus, front-leg amp on 05/20/2014. Finished chemo (Carbo6) on 07/10/2014. Ongoing treatment: acupuncture + K-9 Immunity Plus ( 3chews) and home-cooked no-grain diet. Stopped Apocaps because of liver issues. Liver issues: controlling altered enzymes with SAM-e and Milk Thistle. October 17: started having seizures. Taking fenobarbital for seizures. April 18: started prednisone.
WOWWEEE! Congratulations to Johnnie, you and Pepa! What a pawesome milestone!
THREE YEARS? WHEEEE! 
What do you think is the "secret" to Johnnie's longevity? Just wonderin!
I was thinking about you recently and wondering how things are going. Thank you for letting us know, this really made my day. Give Johnnie a big ol' kiss from all of us. We are so hoppy to hear this!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Daniela & Johnnie (& Pepa),
How wonderful to see this update on your sweet Johnnie, what perfectly joyful thing to see today at this close to the end of 2016, I know you are celebrating and also enjoying every single second of your time with him 💜🐾💙
Best of wishes for 2017 and beyond ❤️🐾🌟
Bonnie, Angel Polly, Pearl, and Zuzu
Yuhuuuuuuuuuii 🎉🎊🎉🎈🎉🎊
AMAZING !!!!
So glad for Johnnie and family 😁😁😁😁 me and Eurydice are jumping up and down with joy 🏓🏓🏓
Many many many congratulations for all 👍🏼
Beijinhos para todos incluindo esse fofo peludo docinho 😘😘😘😘💞💞🐶
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 was just wondering about Johnnie! He was recently post-amputation when we first joined. I'm so glad to hear he's doing well - he certainly looks fantastic.
As a fellow mom of a golden and osteo amputee- WAY TO GO JOHNNIE!!!! So wonderful to hear GOOD news. It lifts us all up and personally gives me hope that I might have more time with my Fionn than is commonly projected. I know Fionn would love to be swimming with Johnnie right now and I would LOVE to be in Rio!
Does Johnnie use a flotation harness or can he manage without? It's too cold here now for swimming so I haven't bought one, but Fionn almost managed to go in our lake after some swans not too long ago so I might want to sooner than later! I'm pretty sure most goldens would NEVER say it's "too cold" to swim, lol.
Congratulations and big hugs to all of you (and a respectful butt sniff from Fionn to Johnnie)
Nancy- mom to the FABULOUS Fionn. He rescued me in 2015 when he was 6.
Right front leg amputation at age 7 for osteosarcoma 10/6/16. Taken too soon 6/12/17. Read about our journey here:
http://fionnsjo.....pawds.com/
YAAAA HOOOOOOOO!!!!! YIPPEEEEEE!!! WOOF!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAY!!!
Such a grrrreat way to go into the New Year!!
Yep, been celebrating Johnnie's successes since day one...And here we are, almost three years later celebrating Johnnie continuing to live life to the fullest!! 🙂
And one of the best parts of being on this journey with Johnnie is getting to see DELIGHTFUL pictures of that happy boy!! Seeing him in his beloved pool, seeing him soaking wer while drying off sunbathing on his patio, and seeing his infectious smiles!! 🙂
Johnnie truly does offer hope and inspires everyone starting this journey to believe their dog can also be victorious!
So happy to jear from you a d to get to see our handsome Johnnie loving his pool!! 🙂
Lots of love and hugs...And ice cream and cake and steak!!
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!
As Billy Crystal would say...."You look mah-velous!"
Kathi
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!
Woohoo Johnnie for nearly three years on 3! You look pawesome! So glad to hear from you and your mom and hoppy you are doing so well!
xoxo,
Codie Rae and the OP 
Woohoo! Tripawds Rule!
Regulator of the Oaktown Pack, Sheriff of the Oaktown Pawsse, Founding member and President of the Tripawd Girldogs With 2 Names ROCK Club, and ... Tripawd Girldog Extraordinaire!
CONGRATS!!! This is a great update and so great to hear from you!!!!
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
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