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Happy belated birthday, Koko! Wow! Another thing in common, Addy...our boys both have August birthdays! Max LOVES the Wendy's drive through and getting a vanilla frosty! He just can't wait till he gets home, so I have to park and let him have some immediately!
Our girls had quite the journey, didn't they? I'm not ready for YOU to take Zoe's thread down, either. :(
HI Addy, Belated birthday wishes for Koko from me too..and of course from Trixie! Catching up after being absent for a bit. Sounds like you are super busy at your house with all that outdoor upkeep.
Too bad about your favorite vet leaving! For a long time out vets office had ridiculous turnover. Seemed like they were coming and going each month. One of the three vets recently left but luckily our fav is still hanging in!
Glad Koko is doing well and that you're keeping Zoe's thread-with new title- going, and no doubt it will help many people who find this sute in need of support and advice! :)
Barbara
Om my goodness how did I miss Koko's birthday! :mad::o
Happy Birthday, sweet Koko!!!
thanks guys, it was a bit hard with missing Zozo but we made it through.
MB- so much in common when I think back to all our discussions over time.:):):) I am so glad Maxwell and Koko have come into their own.
I still cannot get over dalmation!!!:):):)
Barbara- thank you as well, I have missed your posts but knew you were busy with "the college kid":D:D:D as well call our Kate.:rolleyes: She returned to school early.
Thank you Lori, you are so sweet to us.
Not looking forward to the six month anniversary. It never fails, I start getting weird 3-5 days prior and don;t even realize why. It happens like clockwork, every month.
I cant believe my darling has been gone for six months. The house is still so empty without her. She was so full of life.
I can't believe 6 months already. That doesn't seem possible for that much time to have passed.
love
Sharlene
I know Addy.:o Big hugs!!
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Big ole hugs!
Huge loving hugs from me as well.
Hugs from me as well. It goes so quick but seems so long ago eh. Tommy ha been gone 12 months September 26 and there's still nights when I look for him at the window when I get home.
my sister warrior, sweet hugs
Sonja and Angel Apollo
It will hurt for a long time. When you love so deeply and care so deeply as we did, the loss is deep right down to the soul.
BOO!! Think I have missed a couple of Friday's! But we have one tomorrow so I will be back!! Hope all going well for you and Koko! Big hugs xxxxxxxx
See Mary Beth- it is still here.:):):):):)
Still loving my girl, miss her very much. i thought I cleaned out the linen closet in her bathroom ( notice I call it her bathroom? It always was filled with all her stuff.;);););) Anyway, I went to again clean out the linen closet as a potential buyer is coming to see our house.
I found MORE stuff!!!!! LOL that girl had her own pharmacy.
I sure dont want to face the holidays without her. Not sure what to do about that.
They not only take over our lives, our hearts but also our space becomes their space, we're just the caretakers. :) :) and true loves. :)
love
Sharlene
Dear Addy there will always be traces of little Zoe.
Hugs always. Apollo is everywhere for me also.
Love Sonja
(((((Hugs!)))))
Hi All,
I am sorry I have not been around much. I do stop in and try to read your threads, I have just not been posting much. I have been coughing and coughing. A new doctor has me trying some different asthma/allergy drugs. I went from a dry cough every time I would try to speak to coughing so hard I gag, and I still cant speak without have a coughing fit. The coughing seems worse since using these new drugs.
It has left me exhausted so it is hard to think. I also have noticed for now, cutting back on the forum has helped me with Zoe's death. I spend more time with Koko which he loves.
Koko is doing well. I will update on his thread.
Hopefully,I will be better soon. Thinking of you with love.
6 months already?
Hard to believe Addy.
Happy belated birthday Kuko! Hugs.
Arrrr arrrr arrrrrr been coughing alongside you Addy. Ack, hope your feeling much better soon, that is exhausting. Hope you had a chest xray! Feel better, glad you are taking time away... it's good for you... and no doubt good for Koko!! Big hugs, miss you!! xxxxx
Dear Addy,
I pray you get well. I need to heed your actions also. Miss our Zoe and Apollo but I need to be more present for Arial.
Love you Sonja
Oh dear, not happy to hear you are still coughing yourself breathless. Like Trish, I hope they did an xray, to make sure it isn't walking pneaumonia or something awful.
Well, I can certainly understand how not being as focused on the forum all the time will help the healing process. Time with Koko is certainly very important for both of you.
love
Sharlene
It has been awhile and I have not been around much because of my phantom cough. I tried two new drugs as the doctor thought I had allergic rhinitis which was causing an asthma flare. I started coughing even worse, having horrible coughing fits but the strange thing is, I am no longer short of breath.
I have been so short of breath for so long, I just accepted it as to that was normal. Sometimes I wondered if I had a heart problem. I think it is all related to my allergies and asthma. So I am to go for a pulmonary test and we are switching my medication.
This new doctor is very easy to talk to. He actually listens and hears my opinions.
Since I had so much training breaking in doctors for my Zoe, I hope this relationship will continue to function as a team so i don't have to find another doctor.
It has been 8 months since I lost my little girl. Not a day goes by without me thinking of her. Hubby and I still remember Zoe every day in our talks.
Koko continues to shine. He gets very upset when I have these violent coughing fits but he stays with me.
So that is what is going on here in Addy land. I continue to find it hard to come here while I am having these violent coughing attacks. I barely make it through work.
I try to read every day and think of you all.
love and hugs
Addy, sweetie! Big hugs to you. We just want you to get better. I hope you can work with the new doctor as a team and get this figured out. They do need to rule out any heart problems, walking pneumonia (chest xrays), and asthma associated issues, but having settled the shortness of breath issue, it is confusing isn't it.
Koko is a real sweetie, he loves you and probably worries about you quite a bit.
I have a hard time believing that it has been 8 months already. :( I think Zoe will always be a very large part of you and hubby's lives. You'll be 90 on the porch in your rocking chair and say, remember that time that Zoe and Koko, did this or that and the chicken walk? That was hilarious wasn't it. She sure was a corker. (I think in your 90's you're suppose to say things like corker, but I'm not positive). :)
love
Sharlene
Yes, I miss you Addy, but I just want you to get better too.:o
I think about our sweet Zoe often and smile. Chicken walks and potatoes at the bathroom door, top my list. ;)
Koko is worried about you also. He reminds me of Buddy. He would stay right by my side when whenever I was sick too. Koko is such a sweet boy.
Big soothing hugs my dear,
Addy- please take of yourself! Will send healthy vibes your way.
Hi Addy, it's good to hear from you. I hope you will get rid of those nasty coughing fits very soon. I know how awfully violent they can get. I sometimes get those too, crying and my face gets all red, not a pretty scene at all.
Now, I keep hearing about Zoe's chicken walks and I haven't been able to locate your posts explaining what it's all about. So that you can spare me going through all of your posts which I'm planning to do sometime, would you mind telling me about Zoe's chicken walk, please? I'd love to hear about it. I know about her potatoes tho. So cute and so sweet.
I think about Zoe and look at her pictures every so often. Especially her black rimmed eyes and those one of the kind expressions.
Yea, it's hard to believe that it has already been 8 months since we lost Zoe but as you can see she lives on in all our hearts and still makes us smile. I miss her so much. Hugs, Song.
Y dear sister in arms,thinking about you. Take care of yourself. Miss our Oe also. Apollo is taking good care of her in heaven,our little warriors.
Sonja,Apollo and Ariel
Thanks to all of you. I stopped one of the asthma drugs, it was causing bronchial spasms and the antibiotics seem to be helping. I think this is one of those rounds where, I need to heed my own thoughts and gage how I feel on which meds.
Song- Zoe was reactive when she came to me. We went to clicker training classes at the Humane Society to help that problem. So in the beginning, we would take walks with a pocket full of chicken and click and treat our way through things that bothered her.
As she got older and sicker, we would just walk slowly up and down the hill in front of our house and she would stop every six feet and ask for her piece of chicken. It became a very special time for just the two of us. Zoe always went to the front door to ask to go for her chicken walk. When she stopped doing that, I knew we were in trouble.
Thank you Addy. What a smart girl and what special memories those moments must be for you. I can now clearly play the scene in my mind of you and Zoe doing your very special chicken walk. :):):)
Addy, just reading your thread...I currently have pneumonia and can relate to the constant coughing...hope you get better soon! Thanks for sharing the chicken walk...I was curious about that. Precious memories that you will always have.
Know so well what you mean.
Hugs Sonja,Apollo,and Ariel
HAPPY FRIDAY ADDY!!!!USA vs ALL BLACKS
Wait I'm cheering on your team not USA:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Is that a bad thing????????????????????????
GO ALL TEAMS
Rofl. So funny Addy. I know. How can we not cheer for the Blacks. They feel like the home team now. Lol
They do, don't they? I sure wish I could figure out how to watch the game today on TV but we cant find a rugby channel. With all the sports stations hubby has, how can that be? Though, since it is in Chicago, maybe Milwaukee cant watch it on TV anyway. They used to do that with football games.
For those of you that remember Zoe, you may remember that last Thanksgiving was the start of her serious decline. I have been dreading this Thanksgiving, not having her at my feet at the table, sharing her turkey with me.
Then I read dear, sweet Jeanette's post. Our dearest Jeanette had me rethink my attitude and approach to Thanksgiving.
So I hope you will indulge me as I come back to my darling's thread to celebrate her life and remember her life. If anyone has any special memories or thoughts, please feel free to share.
Today's memory- I remember the winter I bought Zoe a red velvet coat. She was beautiful decked out in red. She had gone to the groomer and was looking really sharp and Zoe knew she looked good. She always did. I stopped in to visit my daughter with my beautiful little girl. My daughter took one look at Zoe and said,"She is conceited!"
Oh, how I laughed and laughed at that observation. First, I think a bit of jealousy from my daughter but mostly that I thought it was funny that a dog could be conceited:D:D:D:D:D:D
Most likely, my daughter was right and I did not care how conceited my little girl was.
You may think it a strange memory, but I can still see Zoe in that special Christmas red velvet coat and she truly was to me the most beautiful dog I had ever seen.
What a fun memory. I don't think Zoe was conceited. She was self-assured! :D
I guess one of my favorite memories is the chicken walks.You and Zoe...strutting down the street....and teaching her to mind you with those chicken treats. And the potatoes-I've never heard of anyone eating potatoes like Zoe did......but then I've not tried it. Did you tell me they were chunks that you had cooked?
Thanksgiving is a great time to look back at all the fun times.....the heart warming times.
Several years, before eating Thanksgiving dinner, we went around the table to each person and they were to tell what they were most thankful for. It was interesting and fun.
Hugs-
Sus
I think you're going to have a mixed emotion Thanksgiving day. There will be some sad moments but, especially if your Mom can make it, it will be nice for the family to gather. Zoe will be missed, but Koko is right there to be appreciated! :)
Yes, chicken walks and potatoes at the bathroom door are by far my favorite Zoe memories too.:p
I also enjoyed your stories about trying to take a relaxing bath with Zoe and Koko at the door wanting in. :D
That's adorable :)
What about fashion? Her wardrobe, ribbons and bows on her hair, plush blankets... yeah, she was a fashion plate indeed.
But what was most endearing to me was those pouty(?) expressions she made with those black rimmed eyes. She was the cutest thing. Miss you, Zoe.
Thanks for helping me celebrate Zoe.
She always came in when I wanted a relaxing bath. She would butt the door open with her head and then come in to pester me. When I would get out of the tub and try to dry my hair, she would try to pull the towel away from me, tugging at it and if I allowed her to have it she would roll on the towel:D:D:D:D:D
Koko still runs to the bathroom every night as if Zoe was still with us for his potato before bed. They were russet potatoes cut up and boiled.
I hope Mom can come Thursday, they are predicting snow which is not safe for her:(:(:(:(