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This had me tearing up near the end 😢 Especially where you mentioned the thought of losing the ones we love. After losing my son, my dog is legit the ONLY thing that kept me here on this earth. Watching your pupper recover brings me so much joy 😊 ❤️ They never ask anything of us, yet they give so much! I'm super happy to see her happiness returning and yours too 💗

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That is so kind, Kristi. Thank you. I appreciate you and your big heart so much. And yeah: Long live our animal friends!

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I have a cat who lost a leg and her tail after a terrible accident. That first time I saw her try to stand was the best. Hugs to you and your pup❤️❤️❤️

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Thanks so much for sharing that, Chris. Yeah, I pretty much ugly-cried on that first stand-up, too. 🥹

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So glad you and Sally Sue are healing at your own pace. Your video made me teary as well— beautiful to see!

On a humorous note (not at the time), we had to pay $1,000 to have our chinchilla’s tiny arm amputated. Try to get a chinchilla to take 3 kinds of medicine he doesn’t like! He could wrestle away the syringe with his one good arm! Ironically, he wasn’t very good on the hamster wheel until he lost the arm, after which he became an absolute pro!!!

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Oh my goodness. That is amazing. I am trying to imagine something cuter than a one-armed chinchilla.

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Such a beautiful story of enduring love and pushing through hardships!

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Thank you for your empathy!

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