So I guess it’s been a week or so since I posted last, I’ve been crazy busy with work and we were in the Colorado Backcountry last weekend.

That trip was AMAZING, we climbed Mt. Elbert (14,433′ the tallest in Colorado and 2nd tallest in the lower 48) with some good friends who live in Denver.  It was a long day, we got rained and hailed on, the altitude really took its toll, but it was absolutely one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.  Here’s a pic of Aaron and I at the summit

Now onto Shadow.  She was great while we were gone, and the boarding/vet facility took wonderful care of her.  I will definitely use them for her again, even though it was pretty expensive.  Worth it for the peace of mind though.  So we are now 9 days seizure free, which is the longest we’ve gone since the diagnosis.  The phenobarb seems to be doing its job, and we’ve even tested the bounds a little as far as activity goes.  She got to go with Ghost down to the Naval Academy last night to meet with some midshipmen and run around some on one of the athletic fields.  She adored the attention, and didn’t have any issues.  The biggest thing is that Dr. Clarke is really encouraged by her response to the phenobarb.  He said that a lot of times Keppra doesn’t work as well on it’s own, but when combined with something else works great.  Hopefully that’s the case with us.  He gave us the all clear for the spay, so that will be done this coming Wednesday.  I’ll be a nervous wreck all day, but I’ll be glad to have it done and over with.  She was pretty wobbly and drunk acting last week from the meds, but that seems to have mostly worn off now.  She’s still a little ataxic, especially in her back legs, so hopefully that continues to diminish.  At least she’s now essentially back to her normal mentally.

That’s all for now, hopefully my next post will continue the good news