K9K8 Year in Review: 2013
This was a big year for the K9K8 household!
Sadie atop her boulder perch
Maddox perched on the couch back.
On the lookout
You had to put your butt… RIGHT THERE?
Maddox snuggles up with Rex after a long play day together.
Miss Sadie loves to ride in the passenger seat.
Sadie surveys the collection of seagulls.
Edgar and the girls enjoying low low tide at Edmonds Dog Park.
Sadie suffered from a mysterious lameness in her hind quarters around May 2013. The x-rays didn’t indicate any spinal injury, so the vet suspected a degenerative disk. She recovered after a few weeks on prednisone and painkillers… which was long enough for her to put in some serious princess miles in the carriage.
Carrying Sadie up and down stairs, around the building, and through the parking lot every two hours - while helping build my biceps - became exhausting. I knew I needed to find us a place to enjoy single-level living and a yard of our own. After much internal debate, I decided to bite the bullet… a 3000-mile move and a new house! See all my posts from the cross-country road trip.
Granby, MA
Gil treated Sadie to a spa treatment, complete with bows.
Okay, okay… Gil treated Sadie to a whole lot more than a spa treatment. She quickly learned the best seat in the house!
End of Summer
Sadie’s lameness returned just as I was getting ready to close on the New Hampshire house, and after x-rays, blood work, an MRI, joint tapping, and opinions from a number of veterinarians, we figured out she has immune-mediated polyarthropathy (IMPA). Her matrix of medications brought her back to comfort and mobility… and going forward, an immune suppressant will help prevent future attacks.
New House
Not a moment too soon! With all my warm-weather clothes tucked safely in a Seattle storage unit, I was counting the days until I could move into the new house. I got keys on October 18, 2013.
Sadie breaks in the new couch
Maddox is fascinated by wild turkeys
Fall hiking in the local woods
Checking out the nearby dog park
New window benches give the girls an easier view.
Maddox isn’t sure she likes this snow business.
Merry Christmas!
Baby Booties