WPMU DEV Now Hosts The World’s Largest Three-Legged Pet Group

Discovering out that the one you love four-legged good friend is about to develop into the one you love three-legged good friend is fairly devastating information, however Jim Nelson constructed a website that helps pet dad and mom of amputee cats and canines really feel rather less alone.

With every little thing from a podcast to well being tricks to a member chat with useful Q&A, the Tripawds help neighborhood has greater than 25,000 members and is named the “finest membership nopawdy ever needs to hitch.”

We’re thrilled to share the information that Tripawds.com is now totally hosted on WPMU DEV – and we look ahead to supporting them as they assist three-legged cats and canines and their households everywhere in the world.

Tripawd’s Origin Story

When Jim and René observed their 8 yr outdated canine Jerry was limping after a backpacking journey, they took him to the vet to determine what was improper. They didn’t anticipate their beloved pet can be recognized with bone most cancers and his left entrance leg would have to be amputated.

Jim and René felt alone and scared, in order that they began running a blog about their experiences as a approach to course of what was taking place. That’s how Tripawds.com was born.

When Jerry was given just some months to dwell, his people determined to promote their residence, their enterprise and every little thing they owned to get pleasure from his closing days touring the nation collectively in an RV. Jerry ended up residing one other two years, and the story of their epic street journey turned the ebook Be Extra Canine.

Whereas they traveled, Jim saved including extra options to Tripawds and it grew to the neighborhood it’s at this time. The Tripawds multisite community hosts greater than 2,100 three-legged canine and cat blogs, with quite a few assets to assist folks dealing with a limb most cancers diagnoses or amputation for his or her pet.

There’s additionally the Tripawds Basis, a charity established to assist amputee pets and their people in all places. They help a toll-free helpline, monetary help for amputation surgical procedure, rescue funds, most cancers care packages and extra. For a really cute instance of the work they do, see how Gidge the border collie is rocking his new leg brace!

Hopping On Over to WPMU DEV

The Tripawds community have been members of DEV for 16 years, they usually lately accomplished migration of ALL their websites to the WPMU DEV internet hosting platform, as their earlier host wasn’t offering them with the help they wanted to proceed their mission of serving to amputee pets in all places.

They’ve a big multisite community and transferring was no straightforward process. However with our assist, they’ve managed to save lots of an unlimited sum of money and now have a totally operating website.

“Final yr, I feared we could must put an finish to the Tripawds Blogs Community. Now it’s operating easily, and sooner than ever, due to WPMU DEV and the help workforce,” says Jim Nelson.

We’re all the time blissful to assist with migration for any of our DEV members, so should you’re contemplating making the transfer – simply attain out! Or, should you’re in training or a non-profit/charity you can additionally attempt CampusPress for a extra bespoke resolution.