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

Ahhh, Trish, I got all misty eyed reading that too. Off work now! LOL But I did peek in during the day. Couldn't help myself. :)

You know, we are all different personalities on here, different lives, different countries, but we are bound by a bond of caring for our furry ones and worrying and needing and giving support to each other. It's one of the many things that makes this forum great, that so many from all different walks of life, will unconditionally support others as they go through some of the hardest ordeals ever and feel so helpless to control and fix things in their furry ones lives.

In some places, here, we do call that family, because we actually do care. Now enough of that.

Marianne is making lamb! Wow! Pretty sure I don't even know how to cook a lamb shank. LOL

Flynn is doing great it sounds like. Can't wait to see what you think after your visit with him.

Tell your mum, we got your back! No worries! :) and give her a hug, she was probably just worried sick, as only a mum can be.

Your vet, local mike, love calling him that, is pretty darn good guy and obviously adores Flynn. That makes him a keeper vet. LOL

I too am impressed with this facility. Way to go, they have a fan club now, as long as they do right by our Flynn-Man. :)

okay, prattled long enough. I tend to write books too. ROFL!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Trish… I am so sorry I haven't been here to show my support for you & Flynn. :(
It is so good to hear that once again he is a tuff pup! He isa strong fighter & you are the best mama.
big hugs to you both.

I am with Flynn sitting outside pet hospital under a tree, drain still in, but he looks good. Not spoken to surgeon yet. I just added couple pics xx

He looks good Trish! So glad you are getting to sit out a bit. I know he loves that more than being cooped up, even if it is for recuperative purposes. :)
Wonderful Flynn, wonderful Trish. :) :) :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin

slurpy kisses to Flynn and hugs to you. Off to see you photos.

Dang Trish, what a wild ride but so happy at the outcome.:D

I am just amazed by Flynn sitting outside looking so good!! Being out in the fresh air is probably just what he needs and he looks comfortable resting on his blankie!! What a good boy! :p
Keep up the good recovery Flynn!! :p

Barbara

More hugs to you and Flynn! I am so happy to hear he is doing well.

I hope you are all getting an early night after yesterday :)

Just in from my visit with Flynny, he was good. Yes he does look a bit sleepy in those pictures. They brought him out to me in waiting room and I asked if we could go outside and they were happy for that, he honestly tried to run when I took him towards the door. His IV morph/fentanyl mix was gone as was IV fluids, he has eaten already. Little bugger just wanted to lay on the lawn and objected if I put him on his blanket. What he really wanted was to totally leave, like in the car outta there. I sat outside with him for close to 2 hours. He was crying on and off but the meds make him a bit sleepy, then he jerk awake and grumble a bit more. then wanted little walks, then back to lawn ... was exhausting.

Ohhh you will like this bit Marianne, Dr McDreamy found us outside and came and sat with us on the lawn under the trees for a chat. Made a pleasant change from sterile exam rooms. He is very pleased with him, also happy he is up and around he said it makes a big difference in recovery and cutting potential complications if you can get the dog active asap he was also pleased he could sit happily on his belly not just laying on his sides as this shows good pain control and that his belly is not too painful. He said he examined well earlier, nice and soft tummy. The drain is actually a chest drained necessary after the diaphragm incision. He said he does that as he can put air in there, kinda like laparoscopy so the space expands giving easier access and a really good view of proceedings while they operate on the liver.

He said all going well drain out later today, then he likes them to stay 24hrs post drain removal to make sure no problems so earliest he will be released is tomorrow arvo.

So that's about it, when it time to go back inside, Flynn sat down and refused to move, then he lay down tying to make it as hard as possible for me to pick him up... poor little chap. I will go see him again after dinner. xxx

Forgot to say he took 25% of his liver. He already had 30% taken two years ago, but that that part had completely grown back!! He could not take the other nodule because it was in middle of the lobe, if he took that would disrupt blood supply to rest of that lobe... he would have to take the whole lobe and he could not justify that for the size of it. He said imagine a tree, with a tumour in the middle of the branches half way up.. if you went in with a chainsaw and hacked it out then the top of the tree would also die so that is why they cannot just take out that nodule. Stink, I would rather it was gone, but he has biopsied it and presumes it benign.

Wow! What a ride! You are amazing! :)

Flynny boy looks good in the photos. Definitely sleepy and drugged. That's exactly the way I want to feel after any kind of surgery. Who am I kidding, I would love some of that stuff when the migraines hit. ;)
Tough week, tough year, always exhausted! :o but, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I only have to make it through two more days and then I have a week off for Thanksgiving. You don't celebrate Thanksgiving in New Zealand. It's a time to be thankful for all the family members that you don't really like and only have to see once or twice a year.;) See what you're missing out on!:D. Xxxxxx