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

Sending tons of prayers and positive vibes your way. Keep us posted and know we are with you holding your hand. Kim

Thinking of you and hoping he will be feeling better soon! Sending positive vibes and thoughts to you!

Julie & Hannah

Sending prayers here too Trish, hope things are going ok. Let us know when you can. Hang in there Flynn! Hugs....

Thank you all for caring, so sweet to log in and see these messages xxx

Well I took him in, they are keeping him overnight and giving him IV fluids. Surgeon called not long ago, his bloods are good. Vital signs all normal. He said renal function fine, looks like the left adrenal has kicked in which if it wasn't doing its job could also be causing these symptoms, I asked how they judged that and he said because his potassium is normal. Test to check pancreatitis won't be finished till tomorrow morning. He suspects he has a mild case of that, and he said this is not unexpected and I am not to panic!! If pancreatitis was the problem it should right itself in 24-48hrs. Easy for him to say :eek:

He said this is why he wanted Flynn to stay close to the hospital in this postop period. He said it is a fine line with Flynn as he gets so anxious in hospital and he tried to manage this by letting him out to reduce his stress vs having him more stressed and keeping him in hospital longer. I'm a nurse practitioner so he thought with my experience that he would be ok. I am in urology though, if he had kidney stones or prostate cancer I would be the bomb!! It is so different trying to maintain professional reasoning when it is your own baby.

He is also thinking no/very small poop and combination of pain relief could be causing these problems too. I personally like that option better :D, if he does not settle they are going to rescan to look at operation site. Gawd hope it is not that :mad:

So there we are, I have to go back at 10am to see him. Hopefully with the fluids etc he will pick up overnight. Me, I am having wine!

xx

Hi Trish. Remember deep breaths! Of course when it is your own it is different. It is like that in all walks of life I think. The closer you are, the harder it is to separate your emotions from any given situation. You know it all in your head, but in your heart you are worrying.
I think the surgeon sounds Very positive of what is going on with Flynn. Cautious yet optimistic and that is a very reassuring attitude for him to have.

hugs,
Sharlene

I'm glad he is stable and everything looks good right now. I hope that continues! I think it's a great sign that the doctor is so optimistic, but I know how hard it is to wait. I'm glad you had a glass of wine to relax. Remember that there are many of us thinking of you and Flynn and hoping for the best!

Julie & Hannah

Holding your hand and breathing with you. Flynn, get well soon.

Good morning everyone... or evening!

Good news here, I got woken up with a phone call from the vet. Flynn has had a good night, no more vomiting. He did a big poop :D and seems a lot more comfortable. He ate his breakfast like he had been starved a month and is standing in his cage trying to force his head through his bars looking like a dog at the SPCA waiting for rescue :eek:

So the plan is still for me to go the hospital at 10am... (9.15 here now) if it is pancreatitis food can set it off again, so they want to make sure he has no recurrence of symptoms after eating. Still waiting for those blood results. I will be able to bring him back to motel and recheck again at 5pm at the hospital.

Such a roller coaster, but nobody said it was going to be easy! But at this stage it appears to be only a minor setback. I will post more once I have seen them and have my baby back!

xx

yay! The Lord knows this group needs some good news today. So, glad Flynn is doing better.

Thanks god. So glad Flynn is doing better. Maybe the big poop did the trick. Hopefully things will continue to just perk along nicely. :)

Too true Amy, too true. We were/are all ready for some good news.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin