Flynn 11 y/o Foxie Cross - Right adrenalectomy- Good Bye Flynny We will miss you

Okay Trish, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING? I'm sure you and your mom are home by now.;) Please check in and let us know how you and our main man are doing. xxxxoooo

I haven't been hiding Kathy, I have had a few days away and only got home tonight!! Never fear, I will let you know if there is anything to worry about and touch wood all OK at that moment!! :D

That a boy Flynn you keeping going as you are, your doing well and we know you will continue

happy birthday trish!!!! :D:D:D

There's a birthday?!

Happy Birthday, Trish!

There was definitely a birthday or two, Trish has one.

I think that a birthday must be celebrated for at least a month!!

So, Happy Birthday Trish!!!!

hugs

Hi everyone

Gosh, down on page 4 so time for an update!!

On the whole Flynny doing pretty good. He is not due to see IMS for check ultrasound till end of April. Just a couple of issues really, still has that limp on front legs occasionally. Can feel a lipoma under there, but also think arthriticy component. Started him back on Cartrophen couple of weeks back and had noticed improvement so cut down his previcox to a half dose and then stopped it today. Then of course he just came limping out the bedroom :eek: will see how we go, the previcox not had time to even get out his system yet! He is very mobile and our summer of walking has continued!! Up to an hour each night, I have lost 10kg and he has loved all the walking so good for both of us.

Only other concern is mouth lesion, vets think is benign epulis. Hmmm watching it though as think it has grown abit.

But apart from that he is a box of birds!! We do have a cyclone Pam on the horizon but hoping it misses us!! :eek::eek::eek: not due till tomorrow night if it comes this way. Hope all well xxxxx

Thanks so much for the update and yes, I've been tracking Cyclone Pam and feeling worried about you all :(. OMG all those poor villages in Vanuatu!! :eek: I guess it will be a while before all the damage can be assessed. Please keep in touch with us and let us know you are OK, OK?

Marianne

I've been tracking that cyclone too. Nasty buggers when they hit.
Hope it misses you guys.

I know how worrying that limp is, maybe when you have the ultrasound done, have them take a feel at it and see if it needs to come out? Not sure how feasible that is if it is super deep.

Take care and stay safe!
hugs

Hope all is well and the cyclone misses you! Take care.

Hope Pam passes by but hunker down just in case!

Hey Trish and Flynn, stopping by to say thinking of you and hope you are happy and dry.

I have been under the weather again but thinking of you both.
Zoe's friend had her spleen removed because of a tumor. She recovered so quickly and so well but now they say she has cancer and needs chemo. I feel sad.

But I could not help think of how Flynn always bounced back after his surgeries and I was just amazed at how well Bella has done.

We are thinking Spring and you are thinking about old man winter.

Luv ya

Hi all

Thanks for the well wishes, Cyclone Pam did mainly miss us thank goodness. Went down the East Coast where I am but far enough out to sea not to do any real damage. Rainy, windy couple of days and the sea's are still massive. Very impressive when I drove past today, so beach walks with Flynny are definitely out!! He remains good, but real limpy the weekend, so no big walks. Better now, maybe it was the air pressure going low with the cyclone. But he is a happy little fellow!! We sure are in autumn, I have been nearly tempted to put the heating on last couple of nights, but noooooo not ready for it yet lol I am sure it will warm back up for the weekend!

Sorry have not been about much, busy here too. Looking at houses, one I quite like but of course they want more than I want to pay so will see where that goes. I went to the open home on Sunday, took Flynn for a little walk as it is not far from here. I had him out in the back garden and the estate agent was telling me how nicely the deck was designed as it was "floating"... hmmm well Flynn took one look, went down on his haunches and crawled fast as and disappeared underneath :eek::eek:. Lucky he still had his leash on which I grabbed and pulled him back out, so told her the fancy deck might not be such a good thing with a little dog!

Addy, sorry to hear about you being under the weather again, gosh it has been one thing after another healthwise for you. Hope your on top of it in time to enjoy Spring, I hope your spring bulbs will be popping their heads up soon with a bit of colour for you!! Koko will be well and truly ready for romping on some nice soft grass :) Aww sucks about Bella needing the chemo, mind you with pets I always think of my brothers cat Timmy that was on chemo for his lymphoma and lasted 2 1/2 years, they give much smaller doses and from what I have heard can tolerate it quite well so I hope it works for her.

Well that's about it from me, sorry have not been around all your threads but know I am thinking of you all and sending big hugs to all the pups!! xxxxxx

Howdy Trish!

I'm just checking in and looking to find how you and Flynny are getting along.

What's this about house hunting? Did anything turn positive re: the little house you liked a lot?

How is Flynny doing? Is there anything he has to contend with now? Bailey is doing very well. Bob tells me she is four and I've been telling anyone who asked that she was 3. Where does the time go?

We go back north in two weeks. Ryan's wedding is 4 weeks later. Should be a very busy May. :eek:

Hugs,
Susan

No news is good news :) We are doing pretty well, not too happy about the colder weather and darker earlier nights. Flynny keeps trucking along, he must be turning 14 next month or two, not sure when as he was a rescue pup at approx. 6-9 months of age in December 2001 :) Anyway his life is a birthday party every day so he sure isn't missing out :D:D Sorry not been about much, but thinking of all you with much love xxxxx

Hi Trish!
Happy to see this good update on Flynn. He will be 14 soon, that is just amazing! Yes, know what you mean, sometimes no news is good news! I haven't been able to be around here much, which I am not too happy about. Thanks for the Easter message on our thread, hope you had a good one with your family. How are your Mum and Dad doing?

Need to post on Jasper again one of these days, fortunately not much news for him either. :) But I am pretty sure I never got his kidney values posted from his last labwork. I am so bad. Lots going on at my work and none of it good. Just trying to hang in.

I think about you guys all the time and hope everyone is doing well. Smooches and belly rubs for Flynn. :D

Hugs from me, Jasper and Shelby xo

Hey Trish! Looooooooooong time no talk, it's been 14 months since I last logged in apparently but been thinking about you every now and then wondering how the Flynnmeister has been going. So glad to hear things are chugging on well and that he is still up to his tricks (haven't been back through the thread, just saw the bit about deck diving)

It's coming up 18 months now that I lost Fraser, but Ozzie is still going strong, 15.5yrs and healthy as a horse thankfully, arthritis and cataracts to be expected but otherwise well.

Im sure there have probably been ups and downs for you since I last checked in but I'm glad to see things are good for the moment anyway. Take care, still think of you and do make sure you pick a date for Flynns birthday party!

Naomi.

Naomi!!!! Well what a nice blast from the past to read your news!! Will pop over to your thread to read the latest as see a post there from you :D

We are still doing pretty good, decided earlier in the year to seriously cut down on his vet visits, bloods etc, he has not had a blood test since December and what do ya know, he is doing fine and a lot less stress for him and me! Haven't been to his IMS since January, he will go in the next month or two for a scan to check his liver and stomach lumps, but we hope to hear the same news... no change! Physically, perhaps a little slower but his limping is not too bad, he is back on monthly cartrophen and that seems to be holding him in these colder months. Plus half a previcox does wonders and we believe for him, it is worth the risk when we balance up quality of life issues.

He is still loving his walks, he can go for an hour on my continued get fit programme, have managed to lose 12kg so far! (me not him :D) So if he can walk that far it's telling me he is still the super dog he always has been!

But boy has the weather turned, but there are ways for a doggie to keep warm eh :) http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7703 :D

I will try visit a bit more often, I always manage to hear if an adrenal pup pops in :) xx

Trish, you're here!! How lovely to see you!!! :) :) :)

Absolutely great to hear that Flynn is doing well and I totally support you spacing out the pokes and prods. He has been such a brave boy and totally deserved a vacation from vet visits and worry (you both have!).

Love the new picture of the snuggle- bunny. He is just too fetching for his own good. ;)

So good to see you, and please give the boy a scritch from his Auntie Marianne. :p

He is a cutie isn't he. Amazing how the years fly by.

Now it is winter in New Zealand and summer finally coming our way. (if we can get past tonights, brrrr weather)

Elle still terrorizing flynnman?

They mostly have a bit of a truce, unless.... food is involved and then it is every cat/dog for himself. As he will always eat hers if he gets there first. So she is fed up high, but she has been eating 'temptations" cat treats, but we found out there is something bad in them so they are banned. Man, she is like a crack addict deprived of her latest hit. One cranky puddy! Now she decided she likes his venison treats and races him to get them, he wins though :D that's my boy! But if she is frisky and wants to play, she will stalk him and sneak up and give him a whack on his rump... he never retaliates to her. She's a Siamese bully!

I love Elle, that girl has personality by the bucket.

I didn't know temptations was on the banned list. hmm not that we have any cats here but still I use to give them to my tipsy.

Oh I saw something on FB about the temptations, will go and try find it

https://www.facebook.com/rawessentia...type=1&fref=nf hmmm I not so sure if they are actually temptations... looks similar lol... anyway she not allowed anymore, its crack for cats!

Hi Trish and Flynn, I have alot of catching up to do but want to stop by and see how you are both doing.

It must be almost winter since it is almost summer here. My lilacs just started blooming. We were to have photography of our house today but it was raining so our realtor cancelled. I cleaned for days:mad:

Now the sun is out:rolleyes:

Belly rubs to our boy Flynn

Hey Addy, how lovely to see you popping in! Sounds like you are in the thick of it with the house sale.. I gave up... was too hard :) plus I had not found anywhere better to live, so will stay put for the winter anyway.

We do have the sun out today, but frosty mornings :) Flynny doing pretty good, he caught a cat this morning and there was a ruckus behind the garage before the cat bolted out of there unharmed from what I could see when it sprinted past!

Long weekend here, Monday is a holiday and I decided at last minute to take the Friday too, so enjoying a morning of lazing at home and appreciating not being at work :D:D we will have to synch a time when we all online to have a real time catchup! x

Trish! Just stopping by to say hello! Your thread is way too long for me to catch up on, lol, but I do hope you are the Flynny-man are doing well!

Hey Renee! Yes we doing good thanks, can see him slowing down a bit but guess that to be expected in winter and he is 14 now, but he can still walk for an hour around the neighbourhood! Going to see his IMS sometime in the next month. Our local vet Mike has gone to Europe for three months! Dunno how he could do that and leave us unsupervised haha but he deserves a nice break! But our IMS knows Flynn just as well but a shame he is a 3 1/2 hr drive away! So fingers crossed no problems over winter! X

Hi all

Popping in for a quick catchup, boy time flies! Flynny is doing well, getting through winter without too much trouble, bit sore in his bones but still going for his nice long walks. Couple of odd vomits, which always worries me but never seems to amount to much. IBD has been settled for months... **cross fingers** don't want to jinx us! No blood tests, urine tests or any poking or prodding for six months now. Really is time for a check up for him, but my mantra of recent times if its not broke don't go looking for trouble, because you surely will find it!

Anyway, busy couple of months here. Work trip/holiday to Australia for 10 days last month, before I left I decided to put my house on the market and suggested to the agent she do the open homes and sell it while I was away and bugger me she did!! So bit of panic stations but I have found a new house I love and won the auction last week. So we are moving.... in 26 days! I really think this is meant to be, everything just fell into place without me trying too hard. Been talking about selling this place for years, so I have finally taken the plunge and done it.

Its going to be great for Flynny, part of my house hunting must haves, were a fenced yard and some grass for him to run on. We have that, so I hope he is not going to be too upset leaving his home for the last 11 years. I have promised him there will surely be cats for him to chase at the new place! He will still be getting dropped off and picked up at his Nan and Grandad's house each day while I go to work, so no change for him there. The only problem is the floors in the new house are polished wood, absolutely gorgeous but I will have to buy a hall runner before we move or he might not come out of our room!!

So that's us, getting stuck into packing today, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee cannot wait for moving day :)

Hope all my buddies here are doing well, I keep meaning to check in more but before I know it a couple of months are gone.

Love xxx Trish and Flynny xxx

So good to hear from you Trish!:p I have missed you.

Great news regarding our Flynny boy and a new house to boot! You certainly have been busy traipsing around Australia.;)

It's summer here now and I miss our late-night chats with everyone so very much. Most of us have moved on, but there are still a few of us diehards hanging around.

Thanks for checking in. Take care of yourself and please keep us updated on our wonder boy. xxxxoooo

Kathy

Well, girlfriend, we are packing together :D:D

I'm sure Flynny and Koko will both adjust just fine to their new digs. We can compare notes when the madness of moving is over:)

Love you and our boy
Take care

Hi all

Well we have been in our new home two weeks tomorrow, had a week off to get it all sorted. Loving it, poor Flynn has not been so well. I thought it was a bit of IBD flare, but we went to IMS last week for his planned checkup. Blood test showed Lipase quite elevated, I know the spec Cpl is more specific but think he might have a touch of pancreatitis. He was refusing meals which is most unlike him, not running very much and just generally feeling off. So I have put him on chicken/mushy rice and he has perked up last couple of days. Just waiting for call back from IMS about what else we can do. Needless to say with this tummy off his UPC had shot up to 4.1 from the 1.0 it was six months ago :mad: I should have known better than to get it tested when tummy not right as he has consistently thrown protein into his urine when that happens. BP was up over 200 too but it was checked after his bloods, nails clipped, ultrasound so no wonder. I will let everything settle down and get BP and UPC rechecked in couple of weeks.

Ultrasound showed no increase in size in his stomach mass or adrenal mass, yay... but his poor old liver is not in good shape. not that is has ever been but IMS said he struggled to find any normal looking liver, he could not see any large distinct masses which I guess is OK, ALP had actually dropped a little still in the 1400 range, AST in the 300s. Bilirubin normal so at least he is not blocking up!!! We know his liver has a ton of benign nodular hyperplasia but we also know there is residual tumour in there, luckily for us a very slow growing one but I guess it is going to catch up with him at some stage. I am giving him milk thistle. So not the best report, I have decided no more operations for the boy, he is 14 now after all. Blardy lipomas are growing back at a rate of knots plus he also has a mouth lesion that bothers him, it has not been biopsied but both local vet and IMS have said it looks benign. Honestly with all his lumps and bumps on his skin he is one little lumpy dog, inside and out!!

Still last couple of days he is feeling better, still on previcox so keeping him comfortable which is our main aim and he is loving his diet change to the chicken/rice combo!! Feeding him little and often and his tummy bloating has decreased. Loving his walks, trots along for a good few kms, so you know Flynny he just keeps on trucking on, IMS was amazed how good he looks with all he has going on :D

So that's us for now, hope you are all doing good and the pups!! xxxx

Hi Trish, so happy you got all moved in OK, sorry to hear that our boy isn't feeling too well. That dang tummy!:o At least he's loving the chicken and rice and getting a little extra TLC, which he never lacks!;

I totally understand the no more surgery thing and would have made the same decision. Our Wonderboy has been through so much and it's time to stop and just let him enjoy doing what he loves. Hanging with devil cat (Elle), grandma and granddad and of course you.

It was wonderful to hear from you. Please keep us posted on how you both are doing. xxxxx

Kathy

Hey Trish,

It's been obvious that you are enjoying your new home and that you seem to be creating your space there happily for the most part. As I read your post so many memories came back for me. We got to move into our current home and Squirt was so happy about it. I had promised her a real home again and she got to have that for a couple of years here. We both had time to create our new space here, to establish *our* home. She quickly learned to make this place her very own and ruled over every inch with her typical style. Today it is filled with her spirit and memories we created together. It would be almost impossible for me to leave this place now.

And when you said you had made the decision to have no more surgeries, the tears started. I also remember the day I made that decision for my Queen. She had to go to the vet and the experience was horrible for her. She was so stressed out she got sick. I promised her then no more. She had always given more than I asked for but I could ask no more of her. The time had come to let her be and let her have as much peace as she possibly could from then on. Peace, comfort, pleasure became the only goals for us. No more scary rides, pokes or prods or sticks, no more nasty medicines if we could do without - just no more anything other than peace, comfort and pleasure.

The time that followed was more than special and keeps me upright and functioning many days today. Knowing we were in our true final days made everything more real, more alive, of greater import - and we grabbed it all together. Oh there were many times when I lost it and could barely raise my head knowing what the near future held but then I would see that light in her eyes and know we were on the right path. That as long as we walked together, the path didn't matter. Her light shone bright for a little over a year and it is a time I will treasure for as long as I breath.

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

I'm hoping that Flynns tummy troubles clear up soon.

I think Flynn looks great for all he's had going on with his liver and his lumps and bumps.

Hopefully he is enjoying his new home and this too shall pass.

That dratted UPC. I know what you mean, every time something is going on with their tummy's the UPC goes up. Tina had that happen with Jasper too remember.

huggers

Hi Trish! :)

I just read the latest on Flynn and I'm sorry he's having a hard time. I think your decision is a very wise one. We try so very hard to "make them well" and it's often hard to see that line of-enough is enough- and cross over it trying to hang onto our friends.

I didn't realize you were moving. I've not been on here much. I'm glad the move went well. I'm glad Flynny is once again in charge! :D

Thanks for the update.

Love,
Susan

Oh Trish I hope Flynn is coming around and feeling better. Here you are moving and getting settled but your baby comes first and being the wonderful Mum you are Flynny is getting the best of care! I hope his tummy settles and he comes around quickly!

Amanda spent three days in an oxygen cage at the hospital as her heart disease had progressed to congestive heart failure. I rushed her in last Saturday. It resolved and she is doing well now on Vetmedin and added spironolactone to her meds. It is so difficult when our fur babies just aren't feeling well! My heart and prayers are with you and Flynn! Hugs!!
Claire

Well now, not was I was hoping exactly for but I did find good news in that he is still trotting and our Flynny Boy is loving his chicken and mushy rice.

Lumps, bumps and all, we love our Flynn. Tummy off UPC goes up, I remember that well. Koko has had a bit off off time here and there since we moved, tummy upset and a bit of vomiting his food. His groomer moved and told me her dog has been vomiting since the move.

I hope you are settled in and that things even out. That drafted November is around the corner and I wanted to put in a special request that we skip the month all together!

Love you both

Hey everyone, thanks for your notes! :)

Flynny went to local vet yesterday for his BP check, and all good in the 140-150 region. So thankfully we do not have to alter his meds at all. I think the last few days his tummy settling down. Had to take him off the chicken, while he loved it, his tummy didn't so now he is on white fish and and six fish orijen biscuits which he is loving and seems to agree with him. Last few days he is feeling more perky too. This IBD flare has lasted nearly two months, I am sure the stress of moving to our new house has not helped! Mike and I have decided not to retest that UPC until at least a month after the IBD flare has settled. Our IMS did write met his about that "Glomerulonephritis secondary to IBD is a well recognised syndrome so could well be playing a role in Flynn’s urine protein spike. We do have a bit of scope to increase the enalapril dose if needed - could trial 7.5 mg twice daily – this could help with both urine protein and blood pressure if it is still high" so with BP not high we do not have to alter drugs

The decision re surgery is not a new one, we decided that at the end of last year. I am talking big surgery like liver resections, adrenalectomy that kind of thing. If he needed anything small doing we would consider it. Don't worry he is not at death's door yet!! He walked for 40 mins last night, bit limpy at the end but really enjoyed it. Anticipatory grief is nasty, I do not want to go there hence the decision not to take him to vet so often, it really has been good for Flynn and my mental health haha... as I tend to worry more with results! Don't get me wrong, I will take him if he really needs it!

Addy, we broke the November curse last year :D:D so this year will be a breeze! The only thing we will be doing in November is celebrating the fact it will be 4 years since his original liver cancer resection and three years post adrenalectomy!! My little super dog :):)

Claire, so pleased Amanda recovered so quicky, you are doing a fantastic job with her, lovely to see you!

Sus, yes all moved, been meaning to take a few pics so you can see the new place! Pretty much settled in now, though just sent a txt to my builder with a few things I want smartened up about the place :D

Yes Leslie, peace comfort and pleasure are high on our list too.... :)

Hey Kathy, devil cat Elle had to go to the vet yesterday with Flynn, she is a witch to try and pill and she needed worming... I tried but she can spit them an amazing distance so now we just take her in!!! But they ended up just giving her a combined flea/worm paste thing so she got off lightly!

Sharlene, yes he does look good the little darling! right going to take a pic or two for the album and you can all see how good he is :)

xxx

Ah, we did break the curse, no good stirring it up for sure.

You must be loving your new digs, Trish, we are slowly settling in, not all the pictures are hung, that is a work in process.

Glad the BP is down and Flynny!s tummy is getting better. Our miracle boy will have a huge celebration in November.

We are off for the weekend, yes believe iit or not my boutique hotel weekend is here, only waitied 18 months but better late than never

Koko has his bag packed. I will let you know how it turns out.

Enjoy your week

Cool, this is the hotel with the menu for Koko to choose from?? That is so awesome, hope you guys have a fantastic time!

I have most of the pictures up, took a while though I took a week off after moving to settle in. Much nicer neighbourhood to walk in, bit snobby though. I got told off for Flynn having the cheek to pee on someone's fence... never in his 14 years of walking has anyone told him off for a little pee LOL... really!! I always have bags to pick up his poops, but it's a bit hard to stop him leaving messages for all his doggy friends!! He told me if he looks like doing that again I am to pull him along pfffft