17th Annual Paws in the Park

Coby & I will be walking in a fundraising pet walk called Paws in the Park. All donations recieved will go back to support the SPCA of Central Florida in their community programming, low cost medical facilities and finding loving permanent homes for thousands of animals!

Coby & I will be walking...will you please sponsor us?? Please click on the link below to be directed to our donation page.

17th Annual Paws in the Park


Thank you.
XOXO

December Update!

December 2011 - a year and a half after Coby's GME diagnosis and he continues to do great! I just looked thru some of the older posts and Coby sure has gone to hell and back. What a strong little pup he is. He looked so skinny, so sick, so bad in many of those pictures. I don't know how we did it, but we did....we made it thru a year of absolute hell....we survived! Coby has been prednisone free for 383 days now and chemo free for 7 months! He is still receiving Keppra for seizures and cyclosporine for allergies. Coby also weighs 8.6 pounds and eating well. He is super healthy and happy. :-)

VOTE FOR COBY

I've entered Coby into another contest. Please check out the link & vote for him. You can vote every day! Thank you!! xoxo

http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/photocontest/dogs/11/12/13/coby

Pawject Runway

Coby & his sleigh....waiting to walk the runway.

Coby won the grand prize! This is what was in his goodie bag. We won a 3 day, 2 niight stay for the TradeWinds Island Resort in St Pete, a 3 year subscription to "The New Barker" magazine, a caricature drawing of him to be placed in the New Barker, $25 gift certificate for Art Unleashed & $50 gift certificate for Gone to the Dogs Boutique.



Coby's friend Diego

Coby's friend Diego has also been diagnosed with GME & is currently undergoing treatment. He has been on prednisone & chemo for a couple months & is under the care of Dr. Sisson as well. Unfortunately, Diego recently relapsed & his prognosis is unknown. He & his mommy need everyone's prayers & positive support. Please pray for Coby's friend - Diego needs & deserves a healthy recovery with full remission.  

xoxo

Pawject Runway Results

The grand prize winner of Pawject Runway......COBY!!! YES, Coby won! I will post pictures & more details this week.

Pawject Runway

Looks like we are heading to St Pete Beach this Sunday...Coby was selected as one of the 10 dogs to walk the runway at "Pawject Runway".

Photo Card

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Little Angel

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM FLORIDA!



One Year Anniversary!!

Tomorrow will be Coby's one year anniversary of being prednisone FREE!! YAY!! On this day, one year ago, Coby received his last dose of prednisone. It was a scary time, I was very nervous & anxious. I wasn't sure what to expect. Of course my greatest fear was Coby relapsing. I watched over him like a hawk for days, weeks, even months. Now, that one year has passed, my anxiety & fear has decreased. I am still very watchful of him & his behavior - ready to pick up on any little change of personality. However, I don't worry excessively about him when I'm away and he's home alone. Coby is a fighter. He remains healthy & happy in remission & doing great! Coby has beat GME & continues to be a story of HOPE for all those others pups out there fighting this disease. Don't give up, don't believe the horror stories out there, stay strong, stay positive & contact the right doctor to help you beat GME!

Fun Photos!

Fall Time in Florida

Pred-Free

Coby has been prednisone-free for 351 days!! He's doing great, weighs 8.6lbs & is lovin' Florida.

A Florida Fall Evening

Enjoying a beautiful October night in Florida!! Coby continues to do great & is loving every minute in Florida. He has been prednisone free for 319 days and is recovering just fine from his little 2-story fall mishap last month.

The "Coby-Proofed" Balcony

The balcony is now "Coby-proofed" so hopefully he won't be squeezing thru the railings & acting like super-dog again! No more flying AKK!!

Tomorrow Coby hits day 300!!!

Tomorrow will mark day 300 of being prednisone free!!! 300!!! Way to go to my little man...what a trooper he's been this past year. HOWEVER....Coby did decide to give us a scare the first day we moved into our new apartment in Florida. Not sure if he slipped or jumped, but he "fell" 2 stories from the balcony/roof. He had diarrhea...the first day in our new place, so I pushed him onto the balcony, thinking he wouldn't try & escape. Well...I turned my head for a couple minutes to clean up what he started in the house & he disappeared. I ran all over the "roof" of the building & couldn't find him - he squeezed his skinny butt thru our balcony railings (see photos below). Anyways, I just happened to look down to see if he "jumped" & sure enough....he was down on the drive way area, near a busy street, just sitting there. He was obviously hurt b/c he tried to walk & was limping. He wasn't crying, but he was hurt. I almost jumped off the roof myself to get him, but thankfully someone drove by & stopped to make sure Coby stayed put until Chris got downstairs. So...I then took "superman" to the ER for x-rays & they didn't see anythikng broken or wrong. However, Coby was still walking goofy & not normal, so the vet suggested seeing an orthopedic specialist about 30 minutes north of where we were - so I rushed Coby there thru rush hour traffic. They only said it looked like Coby has/had a luxating patella in his left leg - which I'm almost positive is the side he "fell" on & that is new. So, he was just put on some anti-inflammatory & pain meds for a week....along with "bed rest". LOL He's doing better now, but what a scare. And $700 later.....our first day in our new apartment....OMG! Coby the flying wonder dog!!!

Quickie Update

Just posting a couple pics of Coby! He's doing ok, but did have an accident our first day in our apartment - we have already been to a FL animal hospital AND orthopedic specialist. I will update more later this week!