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

Lol Trish, you never know when I am about!! ;) I am still up with Jasper pretty much every night, but usually only once now, which is a big improvement. Sometimes on weeknights I don't come on the forum, or next thing I know I have been reading and typing away and then it is time to get ready for work. :eek:

Well, I know I have shared Jasper's rabbit poop habit with you. But it is time for Mel, Patty and Valerie to be enlightened. :D :D If he has access, he eats it like it is a delicacy. Sooooooo gross. He has contracted a parasite twice from it!! Now I have my yard barricaded to the hilt, so for the most part I can keep those pesky critters out. I worry now about him getting ahold of any since his immune system is not the best now due Cushings/Addison's.

And I'm with you, if he gets ahold of a bug, it is likely going down the hatch as I panic and can't do anything about it. I am totally dreading when those dastardly 17 year cicadas start coming out here. I am certain my pups will try to eat them as I read that they taste sweet to dogs. I remember our family dogs growing up always eating those like they were going out of style, and they are EVERYWHERE once they come out. And they are huge. I am having anxiety just thinking about it!!

What are 17 yr cicadas?? We have cicadas here, but they here every year. I quite like them, well listening to them anyway... certainly not touching them. Flynn does not eat bugs, yay.. well except for fly's! That is one of his jobs, he actually gets a little manic trying to catch them :rolleyes:

Never heard of a Cicadas is it like a cricket?

Just thought. Why is it that the worst the poop is for them the more attracted they are too it! You think they would learn!

Hello
Eewww...rabbit poop!!We have enough goose poop,no need for rabbit poop!Plus we don't have alot of rabbits,skunks,etc here because of the high coyote population.That's why I really hate when I see cats out because they don't last long outside.:mad:.

Fella was my little fly catcher!:).As dominant as he was,he was also quite the follower.He NEVER bothered with the goose poop till he saw Grace enjoying it so much and then fig he was missing something!:D.And then he graduated to the cat poop as well:D.I now have to face the opening of the litter box in a corner so only Buster can jump in there.BUT I still see Gracie try to turn the box around with her nose so she can get in there..yuk!!

Ok,I now have a serious question for you-I know I know I know I'm STUCK on that surgery and if I do anything this weekend,it is to email that doctor my concerns and clarify everything once and for all.As you know,Fella's tumor was tiny and was NOT in the vena cava as originally thought.Have you ever heard of dogs passing away after having an adrenalectomy?I never have-I read wonderful stories which makes me very happy(like your boy Flynny).But because of that,it makes me really question what happened with Fella even more.Is the surgery itself risky or only risky if it involves the vena cava?Just trying to sort facts out in my mind-hate thinking one way if it's not necessarily true.

Cicadas are like locusts. In fact they might be a type of locust. They are big and they make a chirping type of sound, usually at night. The 17 year cicada comes out only every 17 years to mate and lay their eggs which live under ground for another 17 years until they emerge again. It seems like they are usually around for about a month or so, and they all come out at once. The noise at night is deafening, it will really keep you awake. And they are literally everywhere once they start coming out. They have beady red eyes, and dogs love to eat them. They are huge, 1-2 inches in length.

Usually they are the worst on the East Coast of the U.S., but we get it bad here also, just in fewer numbers I think. We have regular cicadas every year also, just not an infestation.

Oh my days. I would not be able to cope with that. Do not do bugs. I would have to permanently stay inside for that month.

It is the surgery itself that is risky, vena cava makes it worse. I think the mortality rate is around 20%, so yes there are bad outcomes and unfortunately Fella was one of them. I hope you get some answers though Patty, as it will help in the long run I think. xx

Dear god that sounds awful! Imagine them living underneath you all that time. That's disgusting. We do not have those 17 year ones that I know of. So this is the year? I am imagining those plagues where they swoop in and eat everything in site and leave again. :eek:

Eeww...they are disgusting!We had them in Maine but I don't notice them here thank God!!
Well,the sun is coming up and the birds are chirping so I guess that's my sign to get to bed for a few hours before Grace is waking me up!So nice to talk with you all about just appetizing topics!:D.
Goodnight!

Night Patty! Have a godo sleep, don't let the bed bugs bite (or cicadas)... cya tomorrow xx

Oh you guys, it is so awful. And like I said, I am terrified of bugs, so I do have difficulty coping. I'm with you Mel, wish I could just stay in and bar the door! There have only been 2 other times in my lifetime that they have come out, the first one I was still living at home with my parents. When they are out in full force, they chirp all day too, you can't hear yourself think. Absolutely disgusting. I feel like I need Xanax or something. Maybe I should ask one of the Drs at work for a script, Lol.

Night Patty. Hope you get a good few hours.

Just the thought of them makes my skin crawl. I guess they were here first though!

Are you up for the day now Tina?

Well Girls, it is 4:25 am here now. The thunder has stopped for now and I better try to get a few hours of sleep before Jasper has to go out again. No Mel, I fell asleep on the couch for a couple of hours and then up since about midnight or so. I should have been in bed long ago. I am a total night owl, on the weekends I often stay up so late. But I have a full day of chores at ahead of me so better get some shut eye now. We are at high risk for severe weather all day, including risk for tornadoes. Hopefully that won't pan out.

Night ladies!

I thought the bugs were bad, tornados too

Fingers crossed they don't come to nothing anywhere

I have to do some cleaning too, cant say I feel like it!

Sweet dreams

Mel
Xxxxx

Crikey I just remembered I had to write an article about the Melbourne conference for a newsletter and it was due tonight so that is where I disappeared to sorry about that. Oh gawd Tina, please let the tornados stay away from your house. I think Kim is fairly close to you so they better stay away from her to! Think I would rather have our earthquakes than a tornado they look so scary! Perhaps don't do the cleaning until the tornado threat passes, I would be totally peeved if I had the house spotless then that happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding, stay safe and have a good sleep!!!

Mel, so nice to chat with you all tonight, I have quite enjoyed it! I don't think so many have been online at my hours and chatty like we have been tonight :D Hope the rest your Sunday is full of relaxing and chilling out but mine is over so better get ready for bed myself! Cya tomorrow night/morning!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Did I miss a pajama party?

It sure does seem that way, scary stories of awful buggers in the middle of the night. I spent the day working in my much ignored yard. Last year I did nothing except stay inside to watch Zoe and her eye problems so my yard is out of control this year.

If I see any of those 17 year bugs, that is it for me, the garden can go to pot, I' not going out there:eek::D

Good luck Trish, I think Flynn's scan is coming up.

:D Took the words out of my mouth.. bet these ladies are sleeping in today :)

Sounds like it was a real blast on here last night. Way to go girls :) I've had a blast catching up this morning. LOL Can't believe I missed a poop discussion And bugs! ROFLMAO!

Bet you're right Kim. All snuggled up sound asleep in bed now.

Hugs Sharlene

Uh, not me. Here I am, been up about an hour or so! :D Lol girls. I wish I was sleeping in.

I woke up to a crash when Jasper jumped off the bed on the side close to the wall. There is maybe about a foot or so of space there. He has never done that before. It was a horrible crash, I was worried he was hurt, but he seems ok. Both dogs run in that space and then under the bed when they are playing, but I have no idea how he jumped in there. Maybe he fell off the bed, I don't know!

I better get started on my cleaning, I could spend all day getting caught up on the forum, which I would much rather do. Addy, my yard is out if control too because i did next to nothing last summer when Jasper was so sick. I spent a good part of the day yesterday doing yardwork and have neglected the cleaning so must work on that now. Feel like watching a movie instead. :rolleyes:

Trish I hope you are having a good sleep.

Ok Kim, lets keep those storms away!!

OMG I missed all of the fun early this morning:)

Daisy rips any paper she can get into tiny pieces, she doesn't eat it.

Brussels look like brains and chick peas - well I'll stop there. We had a rather horrible nick name for those based on the color.

Suffice to say that teenagers can be beyond crass :)

Daisy goes for the goos poop too and it does NOT like her back!

Tornados are scary, I hope that they say away!

Hi, yep you all missed the party :D:D Well I am not tired as it was good timing for me (early evening) and Mel too (morning) but those others were up all hours!! Was fun to have a catchup and chat with you all last night :D

Now it is back to normal Monday night on K9C forum, with only me here! I'm soooo loneeeeely!! haha Kim is online too, but maybe she has fallen asleep :D:D But there are 24 guests viewing the forums right now, so come on in and have a chat if you want... we like new people here and would love to help you and your doggies :D:D:D

Well a couple more of Flynn's tests came in today, still not showing any bugs or parasites in his sample but he has been good last couple of days. I bought him some grain free biscuits, venison and potato flavour, he seems to like them and gobbled them up. So all good in this household tonight!

Counting down to Wednesday and his scan..... nervous!

Trish xxxx

I'll hold your hand so we can be nervous together. Not good to be nervous alone;)

It's going to be a good scan. :) I know the nerves won't go away until it's over and results are back in your hot little hand. :)
We'll be right here, Addy has your hand, I'll grab the other side and off we go! Your friend as all the necessaries for a road trip right! Girly drinks after you get home!!!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

We'll all be there with you during Flynn's scan. It will be very crowded in that room!;):)

Hugs,
Kathy and Buddy:cool:

Trish
So you found yourself a little lonely this morning,huh?We had quite a group on the other night-it was fun,almost like we were all together pulling an all nighter!Btw,I can talk poop anytime but I'm same as you-sputum and vomit makes ME feel like I'm going to vomit.

Hope you and Flynny are doing well-so far tests have come back negative-thats good.Wednesday will be fine-it has to be.Glad you're not going alone and we will all be with you anyhow!:).

Well,off to bed now as you're prob just getting up!I finally did email doc with my questions,concerns and I told him just how much I loved Fella and how shocking his death was for me.I thanked him for the end of life care he recieved as they were there 24/7 with him but did tell him that I was disappointed that I never heard from the surgeon since I do think he should have called me when he heard of Fella's passing.Definitely considering his last words to me were'sugery went great,he is 3/4 out of the woods"...I would have expected a call from him.Anyhow,I liked this doctor who was Fella's doctor and is the ICU resident and Fella was HIS patient.So,I'll keep you posted.Hope you have a great day!

Kisses to your boy Flynn
Patty

Crossing my fingers for good results!
It was a lot of fun the other night and thank you for much needed laughs while I was freaking out )

Hoping all good results for Flynn after his scans! :D
Barbara

when is the scan? everyone move over......i am going along. mooooooovvvveeeeeee over....hey....who is pulling my hair........crap, forgot my sunglasses, i need to go back and get them....everyone needs to move again........lol
let me know when we are making this trip. we go back first part of June. Not sure were doing the scan or not but the blood and urine for sure. I myself have been on pooh patrol lately. LOTS of mucus in pooh and toooo soft. Started the metronzide immediately like they always want me to because of her pancreas. can not ever place that at risk. she would pull out of it, it has happened twice this month that has been that way and then would start meds for about 3 days. I am wondering if it was a topical flea treatment. I do not like to use chemicals at all on animals.......or yard. sadly.....some thing had to be done because of what was happening close by....so i am thinking she did have side effect. I need to get some of the natural treatments to apply to yard and the animals. But again with what is happening close by not sure it would be strong enough. and you know how ocd i am about my carpets and tile....so steam mopping carpet cleaning at least weekly and sweeping with broom at least every morning and every nite all tiles and running sweeper on all carpet at least twice a day, flea collar in sweeper bag, i can not stand insects in house. and especially ones that hurt my baby. grrrrrrrrrr, they gotta go. lol

Ick, I hate them too. The one critter that we have an abundance of are centipedes and they're nearly impossible to get rid of! Thankfully, Daisy is afraid of them too. She bit one a few years ago and immediately spit it back out. Apparently, they taste as gross as they look:)

Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) works well for many pests and it's safe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

Hi Trish,
Ok, going on 1:30am here so that means your Tuesday work day should be over, and time to get ready for Wednesday! I will also be with you and Flynn tomorrow for his scan. I just know it is going to go well and we will have good results. Glad to see all the poop tests have come back negative. I know you are nervous Trish, I hope you are able to get some sleep.

What time is his scan? I like to know the time so I can focus my energy at the right time. I will be right there with you holding your hand too.

Big hugs from me and Jasper, and smooches for Flynn xo

Hi Addy :D, Sharlene :D, Kathy :D, Patty :D, Valerie :D, Barbara :D, Skye :D

How lovely to log on to all your messages wishing my Flynnikin good luck for tomorrow! He is in fine form, it is taking me a while to make this post as he keeps bringing me his squeaky kong ball to throw for him... barking all the time tearing up and down the house.... NOISY!!! I don't mind though. We have now had four good tummy days in a row and he is real perky!!

Vet txt the last result to come through today, campylobacter and that is negative too... so it is definitely not a bug causing his periodic mucousy diarrhea. So we will see what the IMS has to say tomorrow and fingers crossed we find nothing nasty on that scan! He did not want to give us antibiotics until we had results, I wanted them but it seems he was right and I was wrong.. (dunno how that could happen haha)!

Skye, we are leaving at 8am, which is 13.5 hrs from now, so you got time to find your sunnies!! 2 1/2 hr drive to be there for appt at 10.30am so thats the time for you all to send happy healthy scan vibes to us across the oceans!! I rang to check today the correct IMS will be in, and they told me we will see a student and her prior to his scan, organise bloods etc. Think I will collect a urine specimen along the way for them to repeat UPC as well. As it is a teaching hospital we have got used to seeing the students and confusing the poor young things with all of Flynny's various surgeries, problems and cancers :D:D Then the IMS comes in to sort it all out! Hopefully it will be a good learning experience for them.

My friend Vicky is coming along, she is a crazy lover of dogs like we all are and has a golden Dougal who is a beautiful boy. Whenever we walk them together Dougal appoints himself Flynn's personal bodyguard, it cracks us up! He does not let any other dog come near Flynn. We have our snacks sorted!! So I really hope we are back here tomorrow night with good news, if I get a chance I will post via my mobile through the day. Deep breaths and away we go!!

Thanks my lovelies, your support means the world to us :D:D xxxxxx

Hi Valerie :D and Tina :D

Your two snuck back in while I was posting, told you it took me a while with this rabid dog chasing his ball!

I have used that diateamciuos (sp) earth stuff Valerie, it made him look like a dirty dusty unloved dog :D:D so I only used it once, maybe I put too much on him but I did not like it!

I just posted the times Tina, I really appreciate your positive energy... our boys are on a roll this last month so hoping for more good news tomorrow!

I am watching the news right now, gawd there was shocking footage of the devastation in Oklahoma, those poor people. They showed a map of US and such a huge swathe under tornado watch so I am hoping all my friends here keep out of harms way! xxxxx

Yep, just saw that you posted the times. So that makes it 5:30 pm my time tomorrow, so just as I am finishing my Tues work day. Will focus all the positive vibes and prayers around then. Yes, our boys have been on a roll, and I know it will continue. I have been talking to Jasper all night about Flynny's scan so he can help me with the prayers. ;) I love to see that he is so perky and tearing around the house, so sweet.

Oh Trish, I have been bawling most of the evening about the destruction in Oklahoma. It is absolutely unbelieveable. I can hardly bear to look at the news. I have been to Moore many times as it is halfway to my family's and we always stay at a pet friendly motel there right off the interstate. I am sure it is gone based on what I have seen on the news. So terrifying knowing that it could happen to any of us living in tornado alley. Seems like the storm seasons just keep getting more severe every year.

Dear god, I cannot even imagine the fear of getting caught in something like that. Just awful. Praying they find all those poor kids from the schools. It does make me feel sick too.

I am just uploading a video of Flynn (hopefully if I do it right) so stick around till I post it :D although it is taking a while, up to 14% though :D:D

I just went and looked at Flynn's photos again, so cute. I love him tearing up the toys. He looks so satisfied after he does that. :D I wish I could get some more current pics of Jasper, he absolutely hates the sound that my phone/iPad/camera make when taking a pic. The second he thinks I am aiming something his way, he skedaddles and hides. So frustrating.

Well, better try to get a couple more hours of shut eye, or before I know it, it will be time to get ready for work. Try to relax a bit this evening. I will check in again in a few hours after I get up! More smooches for Flynn. :p

http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/Tr...351e9.mp4.html

Hope this works, it's Flynn digging a hole with his wee friend Madi when we were on our beach holiday in March!

Evening

It works! He is such a sweetie, helping dig her holes

Love how lies down at the end, I imagine him thinking "boy that was hard work, better have a rest"

Will be thinking of you both tomorrow

Mel
Xxxxx

Yay, glad the video is working! That weekend away was the start of his tummy troubles, he had a huge mucousy poop and then it has been off and on ever since. So pleased it seems to have settled down for now. You got a busy day ahead?

hehehe love the video. Good job Flynn! What a little helper you are. :)

Tomorrow! We'll be ready. Arms linked and away we go!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I'm baaaack!!! :D :D Yes, I love the video too! Almost time for bed for you. I will be thinking about you guys later today (tomorrow for you), and I can check the forum from work but just can't post. Safe travels Trish, and good luck with the scan. So glad your friend is going with you.

More hugs from me and Jasper, and more smooches for Flynn. xo