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

Isn't that the joy of online shopping Mel! Boxes coming in constantly. I'm doing the same thing, and the upstairs bedroom is a real mess. What fun though. :)

Isn't Flynn a hoot! He constantly cracks me up.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi everyone!! Well we got through the week and time to relax on the weekend. But all your talk of shopping is making me feel very nervous. Tomorrow I will start!! Ack, it will probably be frantic in town. :eek: Serves me right for leaving it so late! Maybe I should get shopping on the internet instead :D

Flynny seems to be doing OK. I was a little worried when he first got up this morning, as he came over to the front door but did not go out but just sat there with his head lowered. I walked out and he followed but slowly, I am thinking maybe his BP is a little low :confused: I remember this happening before when we put him on his antihypertensives. Maybe with this mass gone it has helped his BP?? When he was in hospital and during surgery they said it was on the low side at times. He is not due to have it checked for two weeks but will keep an eye on it and get him in next week if I am still concerned. He has been perky enough the rest of the day, resting up as he should be.

I have to drop him at 7am to Mum and Dad's on Friday as I have an early meeting, no one was up this morning and when Mum did get up after 8, Flynny was lying asleep on the carpet next to Dad's bed. Honestly, he has 5 beds in various rooms in their house he could have gone and slept on one of them but he must have wanted to be next to Dad. When he was younger he would just jump up there but he cannot manage that now. Mum was horrified to see him just on the floor like that :rolleyes:... I said well he is a dog, they do like sleeping on the floor but she is like "ohhh poor boy, so cold, so hard, just recovering from his surgery, he needs another bed!!" :D:D:D I will just move one of the other beds into Dad's room if he is still asleep in bed when I drop Flynn in the morning, but don't really want to wake Dad up moving beds into his room at the crack of dawn :eek:.

Hi Ro... I see you popped in, lovely to see you hope that little darling Ella is doing well and not keeping you up too much at night, wonder if Chey is keeping an eye on her as well as you :) I bet she is as she was such a sweet girl! Big hugs for you xxx

Don,t you just love grand doggie parents. My mum is exactly the same, Woody has a toy box, 2 beds and dishes at my mums for when he visits, and I,ve even caught her covering him up in a blanket just incase he is cold :D

I,m glad Flynn has perked up, it is a worry when they act out of character. Keeping an eye on his BP is a good idea, maybe the surgery has helped with that. Christmas shopping is a nightmare I hate doing it, and like you haven,t even started, need to get my act in gear.:)

We always have our doggie radar up when they act a bit off. I am hoping Flynn and Zoe have no more" hangovers" from anything for awhile:):):);)

Have a good weekend. I am will have to shop to. We have a secret Santa in our family- ha, ha ME:rolleyes::rolleyes: I have two grand kids to buy for and as they get olders, their letters to santa have more expensive "toys":rolleyes::rolleyes:

Happy, happy

Hey Mel go read my thread for the link I posted;);) I LOVE your penquin.

I know Addy, I am actually quite pleased our Christmas is going to be relatively quiet so not to stir Flynn up too much! Plus I always get concerned over the holidays with the vets being shut, although mine is only closed Christmas Day so lucky there. I must check with Mike what his schedule is..... ohhh I definitely need to add them to my Christmas Present list for all they have done for us over the year.

Tracy, I think I am like your Mum as I am always putting a blanket over him when it is cool and even a little pillow under his head... but he does have his own personalised pillow his Nana gave him. It must be done like the cups Judi is having made with Keesh's photo printed on it. I just took his photo for an update in his recovery and have added it to his album, he is just lazing about but you can see his tummy and his fur is already growing back in! He is usually allowed on the couch but I do not want him jumping and he seems quite happy in his new possie on the floor.

Did someone mention procrastinating!! :D

Trish he,s looking really good in the pictures, really comfy. I was the same with Woody I was so paranoid that he would hurt himself after his surgery that I didn,t allow him to jump on the sofa. :)

Hi Trish,

Just wanted to drop in and check on both of you. I hope the antibiotics kicked that infection's butt and you're all better. :D

How's our wee man doing? Has he been terrorizing the rats this week? Nothing like rats behind glass to perk a guy up! Please update when you have a chance.

Big hugs my dear and cuddles for Flynny boy. :p xxxx

I am glad our boy is doing well:). He is one tough pup.

Ella is a really good baby. She has consistently slept through the night since 8 weeks old. Yay!!

I really miss Chey, but I know she is looking down on us. I try not to think about her being gone too much as it still upsets me. She had a good life. She went and did more than some humans.

I hope everyone is staying warm. It's supposed to get down to 1 degree tonight in Indianapolis:eek: yikes!!!

I'm still checking in from time to time:)

HI Tracy, Kathy and Ro!

Thanks for popping in to check on us, I hardly seem to have a night at home lately with Christmas parties etc. We are chugging along ok, Flynny seems to fluctuate a bit. Perky some days, like today then some mornings quite sluggish. Will get BP check next week to see what is happening there. Would be nice if we could get him off some of his BP meds if that was the case! We are due to start the Prednisone trial next week too, hopefully to settle the inflammatory cells in his bowel and also to help the kidneys. His wound is all healed nicely and his appetite is great.

He is itching like crazy today though, we had held his flea treatment off a little but I gave that this morning. But really scratching hard and he had a little warty thing on his snout he has made bleed. I want him tested to see what his actual allergies are, Local Mike is onto it and txt me today that he will send the details though on allergy testing so we can get that in the pipeline, so that will be interesting. He has been on lamb/tripe/garlic meat the last 3 weeks, + grain free biscuits. But his poops are good at the moment. I found a new probiotic today specifically for IBS in humans, giving him a half dose of that. Worth a try.

So that's our update, not very much to report really... just the way I like it :D:D xx

Good report all in all so that is good. :):):)

This time of year is crazy busy but that can be a good thing.:):)

I dont know why but the new Kelly Clarkson Christmas song just has me tapping my feet and dancing and smiling albeit with one arm. I even downloaded it from I Tunes. The beat is just fast and happy to me and the dogs seem to like it when I play it and sing along and dance.

Enjoy your parties and festivities. Give our Flynn BIG belly rubs from me. I am pretty partial to that pup;) I just love his spunk and am rooting he gets a cow for Christmas even if it is a stuffed one. :D I dont think I will ever forget that picture of him. I just love it.