Busy Few Weeks

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Wow, it has been a busy few weeks.

Last week, Addie cycled off of the Neoplasene for 1 week (she goes 6 weeks on - 1 week off). This was her 2nd time of cycling off. The first time, we were on vacation, so we were curious how she would react. We expected her energy level to increase. However, it seemed to have the reverse effect. She seemed more lethargic and not herself. She also had 1 incident of cold paws. Once she went back on the Neoplasene, her energy level seemed to increase. This was not what we expected.

Aunt Amy came to visit for a long weekend. We had a great time!

Aunt Janet and Uncle Jeff left their dalmatians, Mazie (deaf) and Lucy (geriatric) with us for the week while they enjoyed a much needed vacation. Addie is dealing pretty well with the "puppy-ness" of Mazie. She has been playing with her, sharing the finer points of sit/down/stay, and having a great time.

While everyone was here last Sunday, Addie celebrated her 11th birthday! We are so thankful that she is still here and we are looking forward to #12.

So far, things are still looking very good for her and we have seen no negative signs.

The picture above is her with her birthday present - a Kong Wubba. We thought it would be indestructible. We were wrong :-)

3 Month Mark

It has now been exactly 3 months since Addie's diagnosis and the resulting dire prognosis.

We are celebrating!

We apologize for posting less frequently, but the good news is that she is still doing very well. We have not had a follow-up vet appointment yet, but she is eating well, her activity level is great, and she does not seem to have any negative conditions. Her paws have been consistently warm now every day!

Back in August, we decided to do a photo shoot with a professional photographer. Although we take a million pictures of the dogs, we wanted to have some professional shots with all of us in the pictures. It's nearly impossible to get everyone to look in one direction if we try to take our own pictures using the timer on our camera! We just got the CD containing all of the photos last week. The pictures on this posting are from that shoot.

Addie's birthday is coming up later this month. We feel very fortunate to still have her around for her 11th birthday. We will celebrate with Addie's cousins Lucy and Mazie when they come to stay for a week while their parents get a much needed vacation in Mexico!