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eborzage wrote:
Baloo's Bare Necessities
In tough times, most of us realize that the bare necessities are really just health and happiness, and where it’s not that I need it for myself so much, I do for my dogs. And let’s face it – if my dogs have health, that means I have happiness. Ge (More) |
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lesleyjohnson wrote:
Road to diagnosis
In early September 2015, I first noticed Brownie was limping. He had always been completely healthy, with no joint pain or arthritis EVER, so it had me kind of worried. In fact, at 11 years of age, he still was super active. I always admired how lea (More) |
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Jackson wrote:
Surgery...The day life changed
Once the decision was made for Jacskon to have his rear right leg amputated I knew I had made the right decision. The day before his surgery I decided to take Jackson swimming for maybe his last time in awhile. I was cautious knowing he wasn't putti (More) |
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jerry wrote:
Learn How to Manage Your Dog's Pain with Dr. Petty's New Guide
Do you know how to tell if your dog is in pain? We sure didn't when Tripawds founder Jerry was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. By the time he outwardly displayed signs of the tumor growing in his scapula (lack of appetite, limp and panting) his pain was (More) |
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lesleyjohnson wrote:
From the beginning...
I wanted to share the story of my Brownie before delving into the cancer stuff. Because his story, like all others, deserves to be heard. 10 years ago, I was finishing up nursing school and working at the Spag. Was living with my 'rents. I had my (More) |
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bullmastiffmom wrote:
Probably just a sprain....
So, I'm going to start a blog about my pups journey with becoming a tripawd and how our family is adjusting as well. Carly Mia is a 154# 6 year old female Bull Mastiff who has recently been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. I was there when she was (More) |
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Jackson wrote:
The diagnosis...When it all began
I was completely unaware of what was to come at the end of this summer 2015 when I found out that Jackson, my 10yr old Greyhound, Lab Mix would be diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of aggressive bone cancer. I had rescued Jackson at 4 months old, (More) |
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epprice wrote:
Osteosarcoma confirmed. Lymph nodes too.
So... the title shares our bad news, but I'll start with the good news. We are back HOME! Our vet cleared Abby for stairs and she bounded up all 32 stairs no problem. Yeah! She was far more concerned about the 3 pumpkins that had appeared in her (More) |
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jupiterb wrote:
Reflections and Treatments
It's been almost a month since we lost our baby girl. It's still really hard to believe that she's gone. Death is just so permanent, and it happened so much faster that we thought it would. While we never did get an official diagnosis via biopsy, all (More) |
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jerry wrote:
Tripawd Tuesday: Lovely Lacey Starts Her Three-Legged Journey
Think back to when your cat or dog lost a limb. Do you remember how ruff those first couple of weeks were? Of course you do! So today for Tripawd Tuesday, please welcome brand new members Lacey and her pack. They're brand new to the Tripawd journey a (More) |