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Elizabeth I'm in the Triapwds Chat right now if you want to talk. If we don't connect tonight, then know that we are all keeping you in our thoughts and hoping for an easy surgery and speedy recovery!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Grrr...having rotten connection so will come back and look at the photos when stupid connection gets stronger.
I'm in Virginia and just spent some time here with a tripawd member from NC. Actually , we have several NC members.
Regardless of where we are ,geographically, we are all connected by our love for dogs and catsand "neighbors in heart".
We're with you and cheering for Monte!
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!
Oh the pictures are not too big!! They are perfect!
I understand your frustration, I truly do. I was the same way with Huck, I think we all get that way in our own ways. Just want to hurry past this, get rid of the pain, and move forward with recovery... Totally normal and understandable.
💕💖💕
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
Hello and a late welcome.
Monte is gorgeous! I LOVE the brindle markings. I don't have personal info to share as both of my Tripawds together only weigh about 30 pounds 
I did want to share that my friend Cemil, an 150 pound Anatolian Shepard front amp due to OSA hopped through life for more than 9 years post op! Of course not all are so lucky- but many outlive their prognosis. My Pug Maggie lost a rear leg to mast cell cancer and was given 6 to 9 months with chemo. Maggie lived almost 4 years and did not pass from mast cell cancer.
Best of luck with the surgery tomorrow, we will be looking for an update.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Monte you are SOOOOOOOO gorgeous 💓
Surgery day today (finally !!!!!) and Angel Eurydice is with your boy and won't leave until he is out of surgery 🐮🕊💕
Keeping pawsitive thoughts for you both and looking forward to your update later.
How long is he staying at the hospital ?
Lots of love and cuddles flying your way 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
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 :-)
What a HANDSOME boy!! 
We're looking forward to updates--sending positive energy
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
Hello to all,
I have a praise to God in that Monte's CT scan showed no signs of spread, however, there is concern about his DCM. There was another echocardio gram done as well. They were giving him meds to try and keep his numbers stable and regulated. The surgery is still taking place as I'm typing this now. Please continue to pray that his vitals and heart stay strong.
Thank you so much for the love, support and encouragement you all share
I will relay another update as I know them.
Love to all,
Elizabeth and Monte
Elisabeth and Monte 🌸🐾
We’re right here for both of you ✊🏼
And so is Angel Eurydice, she is staying with Monte through surgery 💕🐮💕
We’re holding our fingers, toes and Angel paws crossed 😘😘🐮💫✨🌟✨
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 :-)
Praise praise!! Monte made it through surgery and is in ICU recovering right now Thank you you all so much for being here!! I know he's not out of the woods yet, as we say, however he is on the mend. We are now officially tripawd!!
Elizabeth and Monte
Oh Amen 🙏🙏 I had things I needed to do and my heart stopped for a moment. (((((Elizabeth))))) did you feel that hug?!
Your big boy made it through the surgery!!!!! I know you're breathing easier now. I'm glad they have him in ICU, very likely he has a one on one nurse with him and that is pawesome 💖
Sending as much healing energy as we can 🌹💖🌹
Jackie and Huckleberry ❤️
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Yessss! Great news, thank you for letting us know!
Hang in there and keep us posted. Get your rest, he will be home before you know it.
P.S. what is "DCM"? Sorry I don't recognize that term.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
jerry said
Yessss! Great news, thank you for letting us know!
Hang in there and keep us posted. Get your rest, he will be home before you know it.
P.S. what is "DCM"? Sorry I don't recognize that term.
DCM is dilated cardiomyopathy - in human lingo that means an enlarged heart
YAAAAAAAY FOR MONTE!!!😁😁😁😁 Thrilled, absolutely thrilled, surgery is done and Monte is seeing pink elephants 🤣
Get some rest!!
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!
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO 😁😁😁
Surgery is done and dusted !!!!!
Angel Eurydice is spinning and flapping her wings with joy 🕊🌪🌪🌪 🌟
Cheering for you here 🥂 now you are one day closer to the end of recovery, Monte's happy new life has just started 🎈
Sending you an avalanche of kisses and a tornado of cuddles to your beautiful boy 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
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 :-)
A great new day as a tripawd Dane! Monte had a good report this morning. He has been up to walk, had a bm (so he's had to balance), not eating just yet but progress! He will stay another night in the hospital which I knew would possibly be the case.
Thank you all so much for being here!!
Theresa, do you by chance have pictures of Eurydice wearing t-shirts and her harness? I'm trying to visualize this before hand. His harness is being fixed so he has added length in the straps! Big boy
I would also like to express how grateful this site was started. I have mentioned the support I have received from here and reading about the journeys of others. It's been interesting to see how many places, vet offices included, don't know the tripawd site exist. I for one am soooo glad we found you
Elizabeth and Monte
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