The miracle that is our Hopey Dog

Happy Birthday Hopey! Today she is 3 (so is Sam & Angel). The vets said she would never make it we could "try" to bottle feed her but they really tried to prepare us for the worst. Courtney and I (mostly Courtney) fed her without fail every four hours. I was newly pregnant, sick 24-7 and exhausted. Jim hated to leave town because he was afraid she would die while he was gone. Amazingly she made it, what ultimately made her flourish was a recipe for homemade formula I found on the internet. Balance continued to be an issue for her, dexamethasone started to help some. When she was not quite 1 we had an MRI done and found out part of her cerebellum did not develop and while she would have balance issues during her life she should live a normal life. She is our miracle, being blessed with her and Mary in the same year certainly changed and enriched our lives. We love you Hopey Dog - Happy Birthday!