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

See if you can get Dad to eat wetter foods if he doesn't like to drink water - ya know, like we do with our dogs. ;) Fix him some soups that are watery than normal and other things you can add water to without ruining the dish. If you have Dandelions that grow around you, fix him a salad from the young leaves - it can help with kidney and bladder problems a great deal. They can also be cooked like any other greens - collard, turnip, kale, etc.

You sure have a great vet in Mike! Wish we could all have good vets like that. And so glad he doesn't think the paw is a mast cell growth!

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Hey Trish, I'm on board with Mike as BEST VET EVER. :) :)

He's a good one, that's for sure.

Glad your dad and Flynn were able to get out together for a bit. I bet they have both missed that. Oh the adventures they can have again. Watch out New Zealand!

Gosh this week is just dragging on and on here. I keep hoping someone will tell me today is Friday but alas, no one has stepped up to the plate on this side of the world. LOL One can hope though.

Well, good that the paw is clearing up and no need for a biopsy after all.

I'm on poop patrol here again. joy joy. Nothing like getting down and checking out a dog poop, up close and personal to make the neighbors think you've gone round the bend. hahahahaha

Got to run. Another blasted meeting. Wonder if I can sort of snooze through this one. LOL I've done that before, where just sort of mind drifted off and then have someone ask if I have an update on something and I'm like, "huh, what? uh, no, not at this time, I'll send an email out when I know more (and in the back of my head I'm like, what am I updating again, I missed that part.)

ta for now
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin (snoozing behind my chair currently)

Where do we vote for the best vet ever! Local Mike would get my vote too!

Tell you dad enough oozing already! Poor guy!:o

Glad Flynny's paw is healing. :p You are such a great mommy Trish
Xxxxxx

Well obviously I'm voting for dr Mike I luffs him and what he does for our boy Flynn:D Thank goodness it doesn't need a biopsy but none the less I hope it is clearing up.

So we have to go with stop oozing thoughts to dad, hugs to your mum and butt scratches to Flynn, hugs to Dr Mike and huge hugs to you as you really are going through it x

Trish,
I hope that dad's hip heals right this time. So frustrating I'm sure.
Mike sounds awesome, he gets my vote too.

Well it is not good news on the results front.

UPC gone up to 2.5 from 0.6 before Christmas.

But LFTs are WAY worse as below :(:(:(

FLYNN AST 91 H ( 0 - 79 )
FLYNN ALP 4274 H ( 0 - 185 )
FLYNN ALT 493 H ( 0 - 75 )
FLYNN ALB 45 H ( 26 - 44 )
FLYNN CHOL 12.4 H ( 3.0 - 9.0 )
FLYNN CL 100 L ( 105 - 121 )
FLYNN LIP 231 H ( 13 - 200 )
FLYNN CK 920 H ( 0 - 609 )

Blood count normal.

Email from Mike ... header DO NOT PANIC OR WORRY!!!!!!!
Hi Trish

Have had a long discussion with the pathologists at the lab and I am happy that most of these changes including UPCR increase can be explained by PREDNISONE. I and they have a bit more homework to do so will talk next week.

I just feel sick :(

What was the last results, how much have they gone up comparatively?

Yep, pred can have that affect on liver, we know that, just not if it would have gone up that much. (depending on how much it actually did go up)

so next question and the first one I'd ask, is how soon can we get him off the pred and is there something else we can try other than cortisteroid.

Don't panic until you know more. You know what you need, is a plan.
Now about that UPC. He did have some loose poops, so even though you waited it still might have had a lasting effect still, or might not have been entirely cleared up.
Again, Mike needs to come up with a plan to address this too.

Hang in there!
hugs
sharlene and molly muffin

Great minds think alike Sharlene, I just text him about that, getting him off the pred. He has had 5 days 5mg twice day, 5 days 5mg daily, today was first day of none as he is to go to it every 2nd day. I just txt to say I feel like I have poisoned Flynn asking him to put him on it.

This is 11th Feb
FLYNN ALT 242 H ( 0 - 75 )
FLYNN ALP 1444 H ( 0 - 185 )

His tummy has not been too bad, a few dodgy ones a couple weeks back.

He might not get back to me as they will be closing now. :(

I have only put abnormals above, all others and there are heaps are normal including renal function.

Could that tummy upset a few weeks back have actually been a mild pancreatic attack? I see lip is mildly above normal but wondering if it might have been higher during the upset? That would also have had an effect on the liver.

I hate when the values get too out of whack even if it is correctable and so on. Just no likeee.
Hmmm prob not tonight but I bet mike checks his email. He is going to know you will be all over these results. Lol.

Hugs

Sharlene and Molly muffin