Another Amazing Tripawds Three Legged Dog Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 12th, 2014
We just wanted to wish our Chemo Buddy Jill a very happy happy ampuversary. Erica has been a great support to me during Sassy’s journey. She always was there to talk me off of my ledge when I felt overwhelmed. We want to wish them many many more Ampuversaries. Please help celebrate one of our great kitties here on Tripawds and give extra treats & rubbies.
hugs
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2014
It just seems like yesterday but in reality it has been 15 months. Yeah it has gotten easier but I still miss my girl. Every day I read about the new people joining and their starts and some of the ends of the journey. My heart breaks each time.
Our journey is always in my mind. Sassy is always on my mind. Some might even think I am crazy. I refuse to wash her blanket & sleep with it every night. Heck I even pull it out from from Snickers when she lays on it.
Would I do this all over again if I had to? Yes, I would. It probably wouldn’t be the same as with Sassy. I do not regret one minute on this journey. I hate the fact that I don’t have my girl. I HATE the fact that cancer robbed me of time with her. I HATE that there is even such a thing as cancer. I HATE that my friends have to go through this.
I look at her portrait every single day. I see her wonderful smile. I want to feel her velvet ears again. I know that there will be a time that I will. I wear her necklaces every single day. The only time they come off is to shower & sleep. I will never forget her Angelversary or her Ampuversary. Maybe I shouldn’t write on these days but its my therapy lol.
Love you my sweet Sassy Sugar Bear.
The moon the night Sassy crossed the Bridge.
I love you my baby girl. I miss you tons.
Mom
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2014
Today would have been Sassy’s 2 year Ampuversary. I can’t believe I have been a member here that long. I sure wish we could have a big party to celebrate this with Sassy but she is partying it up on the Bridge with our buddies that have crossed over too. 2 years of thinking she would beat this nasty dreaded disease. Just wish it would have happened. I celebrate everyone’s milestones with you and your sadness with you too.
For you my baby girl I always celebrate you no matter what. 2 years ago at this time I was at the vet’s picking you up after your amputation that day. I didn’t know what this journey would bring us but I knew we wouldn’t give up no matter what. I know you never did. Sometimes I feel like I let you down not trying harder or something for you. All I knew that day was we were going to fight to the end and I was so very proud of you. You had a HUGE smile on your face even though you were drugged up. You were ready to come home. We got our instructions and you hopped out to the car. Once in the car you laid down and went to sleep and slept so hard that I thought I was going to have to sleep out in the car with you. We got you into the room and you went back to sleep. Me I didn’t sleep much that night but I was so glad you were home.
I love you Sassy. I would do everything over again for you. Maybe only changing the fact I put you through 2 biopsies.
Happy Ampuversary
Love you baby girl
Mom
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2014
Oh lordy where to begin. Last night was one of the scariest nights of my life. Bosch has been on antibiotics for an infection he got on his chin from his allergies & scratching since Nov 1st. Last night him & the girls were playing/barking at each other as normal. I went to get them off of him and noticed that he was drooling really bad. I had some Cerenia left from Sassy so I gave him one figuring that would help him out. Well, not even 20 minutes later he was puking a white sticky substance plus still drooling horrible. I know drooling is a sign of nausea, he also was very uncomfortable. I took him to the ER vet about 8 pm this all started around 5ish pm. Why so late you ask. We were outside and he just wanted to lay in the cold air.
We got to the ER vet and he just had huge drool hanging from his jaws. I felt so bad for my baby. I knew he didn’t feel good. He didn’t have a temperature or anything. His vitals were good but he just was lethargic, uncomfortable & tummy distended. The vet came into examine him. treatment suggestions blood work & also xrays. Of course as we waited I couldn’t help think about the nasty “c” word too. He needed an x-ray of his stomach. She was suspecting bloat. They saw several areas that could have indicated a possible twist in his stomach. The vet decided to send off the xrays to the radiologist to read them as a stat. If they came back with thinking it was bloat then we would have a decision to make 1. passing a tube through his stomach or 2 just emergency surgery. As we waited for the radiologist to read the x-rays I just kept praying for him to be ok. The radiologist came back with no bloat. Just his tummy was really full of gas. He got an injection of anti-nausea meds and sent home with instructions for gas x and to watch him closely. First thing this am Dr Boyer called and we are off to the vets today so they can look him over too.
What a night. No sleep worrying and keeping an eye on him. He seems better today as far as drooling I still think there is some gas there as he is just laying around but he is better than what he was last night.
I know Sassy was watching over her brother last night
Bosch
Our Guardian Angel Sassy
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21st, 2014
Today would be yours & Brendol’s 14 month at the Bridge. It just is hard to believe that you 2 have been gone as long as you have. Every day I think about you. Every day I still wish you were here. The days have gotten better I look at your portrait everyday hanging above my desk and look at your smile. I miss your velvet ears. I see you teaching Snickers different things like she does some of your dance but no one could ever compete with you on that.
I just always know those anniversary dates without looking at the calendar my heart knows it.
Love you baby girl my little sweet girl
Hugs
mom
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 14th, 2014
My Dearest Sweet Sassy,
Hard to believe today would have been your 23 month Ampuversary. It just doesn’t seem possible that you have been gone almost 14 months, yes that anniversary is next week. I thought about you a lot today as Jazz had to go to the vet once again for her coughing. I did feel you though when we were all taking our nap this afternoon since we didn’t get much sleep last night. I felt you push up against my foot. I know it was you because both the girls were on the bed with me and Bosch was in the other room.
I miss you terribly still. The hurt is a dull ache some days but it has gotten better. I know you are watching down over us my sweet girl. I miss you sleeping with me and just putting yourself to bed and you sleeping on the bed while I work.
My love to you sweet girl.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2014
It has been a fun few weeks with Ms Snickers aka Energizer bunny as Sally calls her. I haven’t posted in a few weeks. Well Ms Snickers found a battery on my floor from when my camera bag fell onto the floor. I thought she had a bone that she was chewing on. She all of a sudden jumped up started shaking her head & pawing at her mouth. I thought she had a bone stuck in her mouth or something. I opened her mouth & didn’t see anything in the process I turned the light on.
I saw the double A battery laying on the floor. Picked it up there was hole in it. I had battery acid on my hand so I assumed Snickers had some in her mouth. I was online and googled really fast and it said milk to help counter act the acid. So I just dumped probably 3-4 cups in a bowl and gave it to her. I also called the ASPCA POISON CONTROL NUMBER 888-426-4435 (If you have a Home Again Microchip they waive their consultation fee which is $ 65.00) They told me that I did the right thing and to give her Pepcid for 7 days.
Everything was going good up until 3-4 days ago. Then Snickers started throwing up stomach bile. In the last few weeks also we switched from puppy food to adult food. Well I just figured the 1st day it was tummy upset and all would be fine. When it continued I called the vet and she went in yesterday. Mom took her in for me because I couldn’t get off work. Dr Boyer drew blood, also wanted urine (Snickers wouldn’t cooperate). She said with the history of the battery (I had told her when I took Jazz in for some coughing) that she wanted to rule out any kind of reaction or ulcer. So they wanted to x-rays but Snickers couldn’t eat or drink anything from yesterday from the time they left the office. I gave her some water up until about 7 because I figured over 12 hours since they could not get her until noon today was way too long without water. Took the xrays saw no damage or blockages that could be causing her to get sick. Thank God.
So back to assuming its the food. It may just be too much for her system. Although Jazz doesn’t have a problem nor does Bosch on this food. I am supposed to feed a bland diet for 7 days, switch her back to puppy food for 3 weeks then probably try a different adult food. We feed Taste of the Wild Salmon & Waterfowl mixed because that seemed to keep Bosch’s fistulas under control. I guess its back to researching what kind of food for all of them. I would like to try to keep them on the same but I guess if I can’t I can’t.
Jasmine has been fighting a cough lately. I just figured it was kennel cough not so. I guess her larynx is swollen. Time to heal that. She has been doing pretty good. Coughing only every couple of days now vs every day. Bosch is fighting his yearly allergies (Dr Boyer said this is a bad year again). He has been chewing his feet & licking them. Has sores between the pads of his feet this year. I can’t wait til we get a good freeze to kill all the allergens & bugs (aka mosquitoes)
Seems like this crew is really keeping me on my toes. I know Sassy is watching over them otherwise Snickers stuff would have been a lot worse. So here are some pictures from a few days that we went to the baseball field and let them run. The girls absolutely love it. Bosch and Sassy used to go a lot before her amputation. After her amputation (Nov 2012) we didn’t get to go much the next year because by Spring 2013 she had her lung mets. She went a couple of times & went around the field a little but got too tired so she just would lay down. It was something though she always enjoyed to do
Jazz front, Snickers middle & Bosch 
Snickers on the right , Jazz left
Bosch
The crew
Bosch, Snickers & Jazz
Snicker & Jazz
Jazz
and of course our Hero Sassy Sugar Bear 
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2014
I know I didn’t post yesterday. I didn’t forget. I honestly was thinking about Sassy all day long. It just was a day that I was busy from the time I got up until I went to bed. I can’t believe another month has passed. More of our friends have joined Sassy & the others. I just wish we would find a cure for this stupid effing disease.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2014
Sassy,
I know I am posting this later at night. I didn’t forget today is your 22 month Ampuversary. Happy Ampuversary in Heaven baby girl. I know you have had some great company joining you lately. I sure hope you are showing them around like I know you would be. I sure do miss you my baby bear.
Love you my Angel
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2014
Today is one of the toughest day of this past year. Who knew that one year ago today that I would be working and Sassy would be spending her last day at home with me. I just still can’t believe she is gone. These anniversarys are tough but I think this one is the toughest for me. Yesterday a happy day celebrating Jazz & Snickers 1st birthday but I knew this one was right around the corner.
Sally told me when we got Snickers & Jasmine that Sassy had a hand in picking them out. She probably did. I want everyone to know without all of you I wouldn’t make it through days like this. Each and everyone of you are special.
New members if you are reading this also I want you to know that just because your baby is on a journey weather its with cancer or not this “Family” as I think of them is awesome. Let us be there for the happy & sad times too. Don’t feel bad for posting great things about your furbaby even if there is something sad that happens that day. We want to hear the good things. We need to hear them.
As I look back I try not to think “what if I did this or did that” “could I have done something different” If I added more supplements, did a different chemo regimen would it made any difference?? I know we all think that and its hard not to think that way. We try to “Be More Dog”. That was something Sassy taught me in this journey. Live for the moment. Forget all the bad things that are going on because she didn’t know she was sick. There are many many days I wish she was still here for me. I know she is watching. I feel her, I find her pennies, nickels & dimes from heaven so I know she is guiding me.
I stole this poem from Libby’s mom Amy. I thought it fit perfectly for today. So, like I did on my forum post I am going to post it and some pictures of my baby.
sassy giving me kisses
A Loan From God
God promised at the birth of time,
A special friend to give,
His time on earth is short, he said,
So love him while he lives.
It may be six or seven years,
Or twelve or then sixteen,
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for me?
A wagging tail and cold wet nose,
And silken velvet ears,
A heart as big as all outdoors,
To love you through the years.
His puppy ways will gladden you,
And antics bring a smile,
As guardian or friend he will,
Be loyal all the while.
He’ll bring his charms to grace your life,
And though his stay be brief,
When he’s gone the memories,
Are solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But lessons only a dog can teach,
I want you each to learn.
Whatever love you give to him,
Returns in triple measure,
Follow his lead and gain a life,
Brim full of simple pleasure.
Enjoy each day as it comes,
Allow your heart to guide,
Be loyal and steadfast in love,
As the dog there by your side.
Now will you give him all your love,
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call,
To take him back again?
I fancy each of us would say,
“Dear Lord, thy will be done,
For all the joy this dog shall bring,
The risk of grief we’ll run.
“We’ll shelter him with tenderness,
We’ll love him while we may,
And for the happiness we’ve known,
Forever grateful stay.
“But shall the angels call for him,
Much sooner than we’ve planned,
We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes,
And try to understand.”
And here is a video I did to honor Sassy