Comments on: The Wonder of a Three-Legged Dog http://vmdiva.com/2010/02/the-wonder-of-a-three-legged-dog/ Musings of a Veterinarian Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: VMDiva | Out on a Limb: The Difficult Decision to Amputate http://vmdiva.com/2010/02/the-wonder-of-a-three-legged-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-913 VMDiva | Out on a Limb: The Difficult Decision to Amputate Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:43:01 +0000 http://vmdiva.com/?p=1252#comment-913 [...] few weeks back I highlighted my current case of a 6 year old golden retriever, Goldie Hawn, who I diagnosed with bone cancer in her femur. Her [...] [...] few weeks back I highlighted my current case of a 6 year old golden retriever, Goldie Hawn, who I diagnosed with bone cancer in her femur. Her [...]

]]> By: Dr. K http://vmdiva.com/2010/02/the-wonder-of-a-three-legged-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Dr. K Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:33:05 +0000 http://vmdiva.com/?p=1252#comment-873 Spirit Jerry G. Dawg: Checked out your blog and love it. Thanks for being an advocate for "tripawds"! Spirit Jerry G. Dawg: Checked out your blog and love it. Thanks for being an advocate for “tripawds”!

]]> By: Spirit Jerry G. Dawg http://vmdiva.com/2010/02/the-wonder-of-a-three-legged-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Spirit Jerry G. Dawg Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:41:34 +0000 http://vmdiva.com/?p=1252#comment-871 At my home for three-legged dogs and their pawrents, <a href="http://www.tripawds.com" rel="nofollow">Tripawds.com</a>, we like to say that "it's better to hop on three legs than limp on four!" And as your patients will see, living on three legs ain't no thing to us pups! It's the people who need the help coping, which is why my pawrents started this pawesome community. Never underestimate the power of Dog. We can do anything, even have a great life as a <a href="http://www.tripawds.com" rel="nofollow">Tripawd</a>/ At my home for three-legged dogs and their pawrents, Tripawds.com, we like to say that “it’s better to hop on three legs than limp on four!” And as your patients will see, living on three legs ain’t no thing to us pups! It’s the people who need the help coping, which is why my pawrents started this pawesome community.

Never underestimate the power of Dog. We can do anything, even have a great life as a Tripawd/

]]> By: Tammy http://vmdiva.com/2010/02/the-wonder-of-a-three-legged-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Tammy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:53:17 +0000 http://vmdiva.com/?p=1252#comment-870 While working at the CSU vet hospital, I was ever amazed at the resiliency of dogs. Seeing how they could adapt to losing a limb so quickly was quite astonishing! I recall there was a video that was shown to clients who were deciding about amputations. It would be a difficult thing to decide, for sure, but seeing these videos of happy, 3 legged dogs is so helpful! While working at the CSU vet hospital, I was ever amazed at the resiliency of dogs. Seeing how they could adapt to losing a limb so quickly was quite astonishing!

I recall there was a video that was shown to clients who were deciding about amputations. It would be a difficult thing to decide, for sure, but seeing these videos of happy, 3 legged dogs is so helpful!

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