This Tripawds Foundation ASAP grant helped cover amputation surgery costs for Tripawd Hound Rosie. Read on for her story, and learn more about the Tripawds Amputation Surgery Assistance Program. See if you or someone you know qualifies for our pet amputation financial assistance.
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Amputation for Tripawd Hound Rosie
Rosie needed an amputation due to the lesion that was found on radiographs at the proximal end of her humerus. It was suspected to be an osteosarcoma and was confirmed on biopsy. Due to the likelihood of spread and the pain caused by the cancer, amputation was the best chance for her to survive with a better quality of life.
The finding of the lesion and the surgery were both unexpected and due to the probability of it being an osteosarcoma at the time surgery was scheduled promptly without time to raise funds like I would have hoped. Since I work at the clinic her surgery was done at I was able to have her costs discounted a little but the end cost was still more than I could afford at the time.
The Tripawds ASAP grant helps me by covering some of the costs I had associated with her surgery. I am currently a full time veterinary student and only able to work during the summer so funds are limited due to my inability to work full time. The grant will allow me to focus what funds I have a little more on a few rounds of chemotherapy and a vaccine trial for osteosarcomas to help get her a better chance at her life. My dream was always to have her by my side when I graduated from vet school.
~ Kattie and Tripawd Hound Rosie