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misskittymom wrote:
Hello Tripawds!
Hi everybody, My name is Miss Kitty, no I’m not a furry feline! I am a spoiled rotten 80# minus one leg lab mix. Three weeks ago, while on a walk with my boyfriend Dennis, I felt a sharp pain in my left hind leg. We babied it for a few days befo (More) |
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Tripawds Foundation wrote:
Mac Smiles Down from the Rainbow Bridge
Mac was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in April 2015, less than 1 year after we adopted him. He kicked cancer's butt for almost 3 years and almost made it to 14! Mac He lived a full life with his doting parents and many aunts, uncles, and grandpa (More) |
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scarlette2358 wrote:
X Ray Day
Odin's cough wasn't getting better so I decided to bring him in to work with me Friday morning. His surgeon was going to be there doing an orthopedic procedure on another dog so it was good timing. I got ready for the day and went out to load up the (More) |
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scarlette2358 wrote:
Post-Op Day 11
I went into work last Friday eager to see results of the biopsy. I pulled up his chart, but there was nothing. How on Earth has it not come back yet? It's been a week. I went full mama bear mode and called the lab myself (respectfully) insisting they (More) |
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misterrustybucket wrote:
Day 10 - Good News and a Good Day
Yesterday was a pretty great day for our family. We received the pathology results from Rusty's amputation and it turns out that he has chondrosarcoma, grade 1, well-differentiated and not present in the lymph node. As far as cancer diagnoses go this (More) |
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misterrustybucket wrote:
The Not Knowing - Ultimate Torture or Ignorant Bliss
Last Monday at 9:15am our world stopped turning. We had taken Rusty a/k/a Mister Rusty Bucket in to a local vet for a third visit concerning what had presented as a partial ACL tear. If only. Instead within moments of examining his swollen right rear (More) |
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jerry wrote:
Dog Bone Fungal Infection or Cancer Tumor? Sheba's Story.
Before a dog is believed to have osteosarcoma, vets will mention that the bone lesion could be a dog bone fungal infection. Of the two conditions, it's the one we all hope for because osteo's prognosis is usually so much worse. Unfortunately, fungal (More) |
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jerry wrote:
Vaccine Associated Sarcoma Cats Share Stories and Information
Vaccine Associated Sarcoma (VAS) in cats is supposed to be a rare cancer. But it's not unheard of in the Tripawds Nation. You may have also heard it called "Feline Injection-site Sarcoma" (FISS). Unfortunately many feline Tripawds members lost a leg (More) |
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okieto23 wrote:
We're home!
Well we've been off the grid for a few days - I ended up having a biopsy done on the tumor to make sure it was not a terrible malignancy, at which point I would not have put him through the amputation. Good news came back last Friday - the tum (More) |
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jerry wrote:
Tripawd Tuesday: Day in the Life of TriKitty Charlie
This community's come a long way. Today, Tripawd Cats are a growing part of the Tripawds Nation and nothing could make us hopper. We love sharing the news about how well three-legged cats can do with one less leg! Recently, Charlie the Cat Amputee ga (More) |