December of 2007 seems to be so far away back in time. But it was a time when Shadow was going through low blood platelets and gaining weight from all the steroids the doctor put her on. She was craving for food and dying of thirst all the time.... during this time of steroids.
.....until she hit 49 pounds. Now that is NOT a good weight for an English Cocker Spaniel to carry around. She was so pathetic and you could see it in her eyes. She was having a hard time breathing but gosh darn, she still managed to try and live her life to the fullest.
This moment was caught in time. A moment with Shadow and my husband Gary.....
Through this Kodak moment you can see the love and caring he has for his best little girl
A time when Shadow was so uncomfortable but allowed him to lift her on his lap.
(Photo taken with a Kodak Easy Share V705! Oh, and I still have it and use it)
After putting her through blood tests every other week for almost a year we decided to just cut it out and let her live her life without all the drama and trauma. We put her on weight control dog food and weaned her off the steroids and after six months she was drug free and losing some of that weight.
Now, three years later she is down to a healthy 29 pounds and is happy as a clam.
I wish I could say the same about Gary and I.
We found that weight.
This post is written as a submission to the ActiveRain 'Kodak Moments' contest. I have the chance to win the KODAK EASYSHARE M580 Digital Camera
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.
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