Advice for coping with the loss of a beloved tripod and other dogs.
Three legged tripawd dogs Jerry and Eisen meet for a six legged Colorado dog play date.
Three legged dog advocates cheer for Baby, a rescued abused puppy mill dog now on book tour crusading against puppy mill conditions.
Episode two of Lalla and Sasha’s comic strip about the adventures and love of two three legged dogs.
Here’s just a brief video follow-up to the post about my recent vet cancer checkup appointment.
This first video shows the positive results after two months on my metronomic protocol therapy for osteosarcoma lung metastasis …
Read on to see my video tour of the new Santa Fe Veterinary Cancer Care Clinic…
Ever since my doctor told me I had a partial ACL tear, my people have been keeping me relatively confined. Or at least trying to! We’re only going on leashed walks, per doctor’s orders. Bummer.
But another home treatment that seems to be helping with my knee pain is hot and cold therapy using my Bella’s Hot/Cold Pain Relief Pack.
We’ve written about this great pet pain relief product before, and even posted a demonstration video. But now my people have discovered how to keep the pack in position on my knee, even if I move around.
Tripod Jerry meets Calpurnia, the three legged sled dog, along the Colorado Trail.
Two weeks ago as I was leaving New Mexico, my pawrents and I started traveling north to meet my Tripawd friend Daisy. We’d never met in person, but we were being treated by the same oncologist in Santa Fe. We had already missed meeting each other at the clinic by one day, so now we were finally going to get to play.
Sadly, we crossed paths one more time, but still didn’t get to meet. At the exact time were traveling northbound toward Antonito, where we would meet up with Daisy in a couple of days, Daisy and her parents were traveling south, on the same road. Only it was a very sad trip for them. See, the cancer had recently gotten the best of Daisy, and her health was rapidly deteriorating. Her Mom, LeeAnn, had to make the difficult decision to help Daisy across the rainbow bridge. She and Daisy were driving to the vet’s office at the same time, on the same road, that we were on.
When it comes to cancer treatment, it’s not about what things cost. It’s about maximizing quality of life and preparing for the inevitable.
I have cancer.
I acknowledge the fact that it will take me someday. But this is by no means an excuse for complacency. And it is no reason to be sad. Au contraire, mon chien. It is a fact of life, and death. And it calls for celebration of every beautiful day.
As the alcoholics say, acknowledgement is the first step. But it is the most important one. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. It can wreck havoc on human emotions.
The recent discussion thread about when to say when in the Tripawd forums really got me thinking about how much people hurt when they lose their beloved furry friends.
It also showed me what great support people can have for others in need.
Ted Schneck announces coast to coast bicycle ride to raise money for canine cancer financial assistance.