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Hey everybody 💗💗💗
We are over the moon here 🌜
It is my baby girl's SIXth month ampuversary today and she is doing remarkably well and is a deliriously happy dawg enjoying life on 3 every second of each day 🎉🎊💗🐶
Of course, I am too aware things can change instantly and turn for the worst as very, very sadly we had to mourn so many of our own recently and it broke my heart into pieces every single time 😔😔😔
But for now (and hopefully for a long, long, long time) Eurydice is with me and oh boy is she haaaaaaaaappy 💞💞💞
We had a big pawty tonight with two and four legged friends and she had the greatest time 🍔🌭🍰🎈🎉🎀🎁
I will publish photos and videos as soon as photobucket gets back on line 💻🕹📽📷
Sending you all lots of kisses and cuddles to your fluffies and hoping all of our babies have a wonderful, long life with their loving pawrents 😘😘😘😘🐾💕💕💕🐶💗
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 :-)
We love good news here and this is some of the best news! Happy Ampuversary sweet gentle Eurydice! You are a true beacon of warrior spirit and hope for so many starting on this journey! May you have tons and tons of ampuversaries to celebrate! Much love and many hugs to you sweet girl and your mom too! Can't wait for pictures of beautiful you and your celebration.
Happy 6 months Eurydice!
Your mom should take you on a trip or something....
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
Happy Ampuversay, beautiful Eurydice! I'm sure you've had the most fabulous time, though quite how your Mum will have managed to make today even more celebratory than normal remains to be seen. Every day is a celebration with you and your splendiferous Momma! Here's wishing you many, many more.
Lots and lots and lots of love
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Meg and Clare (and Elsie Pie) xxx
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...
Hoppy Ampuversary, Eurydice! You are a true Tripawds star. Make sure you get cake!!
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
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!
Hey Linda, Karen, Clare and Kathi 💗💗💗💗
Thank you so much for your well wishes, it was quite a pawty but I didn't really take too many pictures as we were too busy having fun 🎉🐮🎊😂
Strangely enough I did feel the Tripawd community was right there with us in spirit ✨😍🐾🎭🎈🎊🎉🐾💝
May we all be celebrating many, many, many more happy birthdays within our community 🐶🐕🐩😻😺 including miss cow's 🐮
Sending you all lots and lots of love and cuddles 💗💗💞💕😘🐾🐶😺
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 :-)
Congratulations Eurydice!!!!! I hope you had a lovely party
Tracy & Bruce
Hoppy anniversary!!!! Yay!!! This is a hufe milestone and we're so happy to celebrate with you. And love the awareness you are bringing in your travels around Europe. Keep hopping away. We'll toast to you tonight. 🎉🎉🍾🍾🎉🎉
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
LOVE news like this! Happy Ampuversary Eurydice!!! 
Can't wait to see the pics of your pawty!!
Chris & Kylie xoxox
Woo hoo! Keep on hopping!
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
I know that every day is a celebration of life for both you Teresa and Eurydice. It's obvious you both make the best of each waking moment. You are a great team and model living life to the fullest.
Thank you for sharing Eurydice with us.
Hugs, cuddles and kitty-cat snuggles from Kerren's Clan 
Eurydice,
You make us smile! We love your energy. We're so happy for your hoppy success, you big beautiful beast! Thanks for sharing.
Peace,
Jenifer & Milo
Hi Tracy, Alison, Chris, Christine, Kerren, Ted's Mom & Jennifer ❤️💛💚💙💜💗💖
Thank you so much for your well wishes, Eurydice is thrilled that all of you lovely pawrents are sharing our joy of making it this far and hopefully we still have a long way to go!
Pictures of her 6th are published on Anything Goes forum under Eurydice's travels in Europe 5 months after amputation but then again I bet you all know this 😉
Sending you an avalanche 🌬🌬🌬🌬 of kisses and cuddles all around 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐶🐶🐶😻😻
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 :-)
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