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Hello everyone!!! It's been such A LONG TIME since I've posted, time really has gotten away from me. My daughter got married a few weeks ago so we have had a pretty crazy 2018. Anyway, it's calmer now and I wanted to let everyone know that Maddie is doing really well 🙂 We ended up going with a local holistic doctor's protocol which really helped my boxer, Hooch, who had lymphoma a few years ago. Diet, supplements, etc and Maddie is going strong. Despite a few hurdles over the past months, she continues to thrive. Mostly her challenges have been related to her toes believe it or not - she cannot seem to get her stance right and she ends up getting cuts between her toes, she then compensates for the sore foot and the other foot gets blisters. But these are minor and don't slow her down. She's had a great summer - enjoyed her favorite activities of sunbathing and rolling in the grass. All in all - we are approaching one year since her diagnosis and we are so happy with how she is doing - thanks in large part to all the wonderful people here who offered support, advice and kind words during her struggles. I just wanted to let you all know that your help was appreciated and I hope that I can offer the same kind of support to those just starting the amputation journey.
Maddie & Bobbi
Bobbi & Maddie a/k/a ManiacMads
Front leg amputation 10/17/17 due to Osteosarcoma
She's Madeline, She's Madeline
I remember you guys!! So happy to hear Maddie's doing so well!! Maddie's amputation was close to the same time as Fallon's. We went a more traditional route, but Fallon's also doing well.
I did not know you were from Delaware. We love it there, and go twice a year with Fallon and Maggie to go to Dewey Beach. I love how dog friendly it is there. We've talked about moving there someday. Next trip for us is mid September--Girls Doin' Dewey!!
Fallon 8/28/06--9/6/18. My Heart.
Fallon's left front leg was amputated due to osteosarcoma on 10/11/17.
Nothing But Love in Her Heart - dawn3g.tripawds.com
Hi! I've kept up with Fallon's blog and I'm so glad she's doing well. Yes we are in DE but not near the beaches - I live in Northern Delaware, closer to Philly than to the beaches. But that doesn't mean we don't drive down when we can - it's less than 2 hours so we go pretty regularly in the summer and to the outlets in the winter. Enjoy Dewey - that's the party beach!
Bobbi & Maddie a/k/a ManiacMads
Front leg amputation 10/17/17 due to Osteosarcoma
She's Madeline, She's Madeline
Yeah, we love it at Dewey. We take the girls to the beach through the day, then can walk from our hotel to numerous restaurants and sources of refreshing beverages in Dewey and Rehoboth. We go for Spring Greyhounds in the spring, but we've started going in September rather than October (when Greyhounds Reach the Beach is) as chances are, it's warmer, more things are open, yet it's not too crowded, and Maggie loves to run with this Air Dog group that goes at that time. Paul and I traditionally drive down again in May and October (therefore we should move, we've down that way 4x/year and it's a 7 hour drive) to OC, MD for the Cruisin' events.
Kissies to Maddie!!
Fallon 8/28/06--9/6/18. My Heart.
Fallon's left front leg was amputated due to osteosarcoma on 10/11/17.
Nothing But Love in Her Heart - dawn3g.tripawds.com
Maddie and Bobby oh what a treat 🎈🎈🎈
I think about you very often and wondered how Maddie was doing and now I know 😃
I am beyond THRILLED to hear she is well, happy and going strong, news do not come better than this 🎉🎉🎉
Raising a glass right now to both of you 🥂 thin tchin Maddie tchin tchin Bobby 🥂
Wooohoooo 🥂🍾
And approaching your one year ampuversary, are you?
Well, we need to know the exact date so we can celebrate with you both properly 🎂
You will send us some pictures, right?
Sending you an avalanche of kisses and a tornado of cuddles to your gorgeous, gorgeous girl 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
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 :-)
WOW it is great to hear from you again! We always hope that no news is good news, what a fantastic pupdate!
I just love that she is able to have a ball during summer, getting out and showing the world how pawesome she is.
About her stance problems...have you considered getting her evaluated by a canine rehab therapist? The Tripawds Foundation may pay for your first rehab visit , and you are in a great area for care, so we hope you'll take advantage of it. How I wish we had gone to one with Jerry, who ended up living two amazing years but could have been helped by early rehab intervention.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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YIPPEE SKIPPEE!!! LOVE THIS UPDATE!!😁😁
Maddie is quite an inspawration!! And it's great for newbies to know that a holistic approach is a good plan of treatment and chemo is not always a necessity at all!
Wonderful hearing from you! Now we need PICTURES!!! We'll be waiting!! And we look forward to celebrating the upcoming victorious ONENYEAR AMPUVERSARY!!😁
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!
I am going to try to figure out pictures (I did it before, but can't remember HOW)!
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Bobbi & Maddie a/k/a ManiacMads
Front leg amputation 10/17/17 due to Osteosarcoma
She's Madeline, She's Madeline
It is really wonderful to hear from you!! (((hugs))) So glad all is going well. You'll have to let us know when her official ampuversary is 
Big hugs!
Jackie and Huckleberry
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
maniacmads said
I am going to try to figure out pictures...
Here are detailed instructions for adding photos to forum posts . If you don't already share photos online somewhere, you can start a free Tripawds blog any time and upload them there. Need further help? Post in the Tech Support forum and we'll be happy to help!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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