tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70219518377460556492010-01-26T11:14:01.920-08:00Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-82126984819997875612010-01-26T11:10:00.000-08:002010-01-26T11:14:01.931-08:00

Part of the mission of the Ozzy Foundation, aside from assisting people with vet bills for pets with chronic illness, is to assist people with end-0f-life care for their pets. Today, the Ozzy Foundation is assisting with the costs for a peaceful passing of Coco. Coco, a 19 year old cat very well loved by her "person," will be missed. Coco has the distinction of being the first feline Ozzy

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-17239967150980215802010-01-15T18:34:00.000-08:002010-01-15T18:36:25.865-08:00

We are so very sad to say goodbye to Grace, a very lucky dog cared for by Ozzy Foundation Advisory Board Member, Pam. Grace lived to be 19 years old, a true sign that she was given lots of love and attention. The Ozzy Foundation will keep Pam and the rest of her furry family in our thoughts.

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-41763385874766867172009-10-29T16:08:00.000-07:002009-10-29T16:19:24.038-07:00

I received this email from Pepe's mama:Hello there. Just to update you, Pepe is doing great. He is eating, walking, going to the bathroom, all on his own. The Doctor is very pleased with his progress. He says Pepe has a high spirit. I beleive so as well. His incredible will to live has brought him this far. He is an inspiration for all. He got his stitches out yesterday and will get his cast

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-74463545007261264272009-08-23T20:32:00.000-07:002009-08-23T20:40:38.355-07:00

Wow! That was a lot of work. However, we had A LOT of stellar volunteers to help and make it a fun day. Special thanks to: Madde (Ozzy's grandma) for her organizational and presentation talents, Chaz (Ozzy's dad) for providing the workers with lunch, Andy (our webmaster) for his super sales skills, and Stella, our newest volunteer extraordinare! Of course, a ton of gratitute goes to our fantastic

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-81756499983293316362009-08-08T14:16:00.000-07:002009-08-08T14:31:03.004-07:00

Our last big hurrah for 2009 (unless we come up with some other wacky fundraising idea)!! Clean out your closets/garages! Our last charity garage sale was wildly successful and we are hoping that proceeds from this sale will get us through the year. Thus far in 2009, we have been able to assist five adorable pooches (photos of the two most recent coming...stay tuned!). Maybe we'll add a few

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-7390343270372503452009-03-31T00:12:00.000-07:002009-03-31T00:25:06.861-07:00

I am so pleased to report that our February 28th Ozzy Foundation Garage Sale was a smashing success. Thanks to some great donated items from our supporters, we raised over $1000! Thank you to our fantastic board members, Jenny, Sheila and Matt (who even brought his hardworking mom in from Denver for the event!) for their hard work to make this event a success. Thanks also to Chaz for organizing a

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-38287595430384105162009-03-01T21:44:00.000-08:002009-03-01T21:49:09.906-08:00

Hard to believe that Ozzy is going to be six in a few days. Only a year and a half ago, we learned of his diagnosis of kidney failure and had to figure out how to go from there. The most important lesson I have gained in the past year and a half is to appreciate every single healthy day that Ozzy has, even when he is getting into mischief (which is usually a good sign he is feeling well).If

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-53512257944631865902009-03-01T21:23:00.001-08:002009-03-01T21:43:58.882-08:00

The Ozzy Foundation Charity Garage Sale took place on Saturday, February 28th. I am overwhelmed with the amount of support that we received. First, the members of the board of directors went above and beyond the call of duty with their hard work. Matt even dragged his visiting mom to help set up Friday and run the sale on Saturday! Jen & Sheila were invaluable, bringing family members to help out

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-50896760004553906582009-02-19T18:46:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:55:19.079-08:00

Ahh. It's been a long time since I last blogged...Let me update y'all.Ozzy's been doing well. Hanging in there, really. I still get nervous when we go in for his lab tests (we're down to every four months at this point, since he's been doing so well). His last labs looked pretty good, kidney function-wise. He is holding steady just above normal. The thing we have to start watching, though, is his

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-41466307017436081422008-09-27T15:45:00.001-07:002008-09-27T16:00:53.243-07:00

Here are some photos of the Legendary Bingo Night at Hamburger Mary's. Please join us next year (if we can wait that long!) when we have this great event again.

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-63142734859178178832008-09-27T15:16:00.000-07:002008-09-27T15:28:42.897-07:00

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your support! Our first major fundraiser, Legendary Bingo Night at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood, was a wonderful success and a lot of fun.It was rather nerve-wracking to be hosting our first fundraiser...what if no one came? What if we didn't make any money to justify the hours of work we put into coordinating and cashing in favors to get fantastic prizes

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-56685102235721672112008-08-05T19:47:00.000-07:002008-08-05T20:05:34.709-07:00

I'm rather new to the blogging world, so I have to get used to posting on a semi-regular basis. I'm sure these first posts will be sporadic and rambling, but I'll do my best to get into a rhythm of sorts and perhaps even share some useful information!I suppose it makes the most sense to begin with an Ozzy update. I am thrilled to report that Ozzy has been doing really well. His blood tests from

Ozzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162114480595970769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021951837746055649.post-35746747638213042672008-06-10T09:35:00.000-07:002008-07-08T16:12:53.632-07:00

We noticed that Ozzy had lost a good amount of weight, but figured it was a result of the diet he was forced to go on since his sister, Gidget, had to lose some weight. When he started acting strange, not wanting to be around us, we decided to take him in to see the vet and find out what was going on. They took a blood sample and we were expecting that the worst case scenario would be a thyroid

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