5K...

Ran my first ever charity (AKA sign up and pay) 5K on Saturday!

Must say I'm glad I finally got that out of the way. I've been trying to "run" since December of 2011. I've had several false starts over the years I finally stuck with it long enough to get to the point of actually running (albeit slowly) an entire 5K distance! Yay me! The fact the DH has been so focused on his fitness and weight loss has been a real boost to me. Anyhow, I made the mistake of going out to dinner with some friends the night before and I had a couple glasses of wine which always gives me a bit of, ahem, gastro issues. Which of course hit me MID RACE...I was able to walk it off and finish it though, but damn the hills!!! OMG! I only run on flat ground, cuz I'm a newbie so what do I do for my first 5K, sign up for one with a bunch of friggin hills...oh well...always up for a challenge! I DID IT!

Ever been this tired?!?

Happy Easter!

CPR for Your Pet!

Master of the Place Command

http://maddieonthings.com/

Magical...

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

Too Cute!

Now what????

Well...baby just had her 3-ish month ACTH re- test on Wednesday.

Post ACTH cortisol was 5.5

BUT...

Her ALP was elevated again to 2100 ...it had been down to 600+ and she tested as Anemic at a 33 when normal range is 36-60.

Symptomatically she's doing fine...but the vet wants to do another ultrasound and possibly biopsy her liver since the last aspiration in March showed some abnormal cells, not cancer at the time but not normal either. She called it hepatic modular hyperplasia and it is seen in senior dogs often as part of the aging process.

Anyhow, she said it isn't urgent but it bears checking out.

Not exactly the results I expected.

Other than Cushing's and some minor cataracts, and whatever this could be, Baby is healthy and happy. We even went to obedience class for fun this week and to Petsmart which we have NEVER done and she was just awesome. Now I'm dreading the next phase...another dog with cancer would be devastating, but it is what it is.






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Labor Day Paddle

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This is me, enjoying a Labor Day paddle on our first cool fall-like day. Notice the shorts AND a sweatshirt...I was optomistic about the weather and it actually did warm up enough to shed the sweatshirt.

Sweet Old Girl

Baby is really coming out of her Cushing's funk. She's gaining weight and her coat looks better. She's lost her crazy hunger too. Still not wanting to be BFF with Ivy though. Still hopeful!

Not Fun...

Noticed the burned chip on this hard drive...

Ivy's Kill Stats

Rabbits - 1
Birds - 1
Squirrels - 0
Other - .5

Yes, our sweet Ivy is a killer. I'm dealing with it the best way I can...blogging her stats!

Good News!

Baby's Test results are awesome!

Most notable:

Her ALP was 2800 and is now 635!
Post ACTH test cortisol was 3.8!
Vet confirmed reduction in liver size!

All good news so we're going to stick with the dose and retest in 3 months.

Anyone have suggestions for getting their Cush pup's back in top form weight wise. Baby is still skinny. Can you weight train a dog? ;)

Labbie

A wet Labrador is a happy Labrador!

30+ Days Post Cushing's

Taking Baby in for another ACTH and liver enzyme test tomorrow. After 6 weeks on Trilostane she looks so good! Pot belly is gone, her dry nose is back to normal, thirst is gone, she still loves treats but the super hunger has abated! Very hopeful that these meds will work for her long term!

Vacation Pics

DH is going through and processing all the pics today! Here are a few that were on my phone:



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Towel animal!



Funky deck shots:






DH kickin it on deck 12:

Vacation Day 5

St. Maartin!

We all met on deck 0 around 10:30 to head onto St. Maarten! We got on a water taxi to get over to the shopping and beach area. The people were awesome and helped carry DH, chair and all onto the boat. Pics to follow...

We rented beach chairs and umbrellas and basically chilled for hours, spending lots of time in the water. DH and I applied SPF 70 and 100 but still got crispy!

I think I liked St Maarten better than St Thomas as it seemed more geared to chillaxin! Both are beautiful though.

In the afternoon we split up and did some shopping, me and Stephanie, Darrin and John, and Dawn and Steve but we struggled to find each other afterward! There was about 30 minutes of chaos but we all ended up back on the ship on time!

We then crashed in our room for 4 hours after rinsing all the sand off, and assessing our burns...

Recharged we headed to the Lido deck for the laser show, live music, deck party and the Mexican buffet...que bueno! Stephanie, Dawn, Steve, and us all grabbed a table and chilled. John was in the casino winning money.

I forgot to take my phone so this post will be updated later with pics from the cameras!!!

Vacation Day 6

Fun day at Sea!

Well, we had a late night and didn't get back til 1am!

So we've slept in!

Day 4

St. Thomas!






Sapphire Beach! DH taking a dip!