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

Hi Lori - thanks for that info, I have worked out how much to give Flynn now. I have just sent an email to the vet to check it's ok, I read up on contraindications and it mentioned caution with any bowel obstruction. His bowel has only been working properly last two days so don't want to push it without the vet's agreement. It looks like it could help him though.

Addy! I picked up quite a few little pressies today, the girls at work are getting a nice natural lavendar soap and a wee lavendar votive candle and I will put in a choccie santa... and can nearly match your $6 per gift... so was very pleased with myself :D:D

sounds like things are going good. yay Flynn!!!!! I am so happy for you two. Boriss & Pearl bolt when I pull out the nail clippers too. I gave up. I take them to the dog wash to get them done. They act better for strangers.:rolleyes:

I took his stitches out this morning, he lay there like a little lamb! Probably thought he better stay still with such a sharp tool in my hand, hopefully it will make him a little more comfortable. They came out really easily and his wound looks great.

I usually get his nails done at the vets and they did them just before he had his surgery so he does not have to face that for a while :) He has never forgiven me for cutting one a little too short when he was young, poor boy.

I would like to give him a shower too, he has a bit of a smell about him, it might be the smell of the new food. It is nice and sunny so I might do that later this morning and wash all his bedding. He hates the shower too, well the washing part but he likes the rolling about on the towels afterwards getting dried off and he LOVES getting blow dried haha.

He seems good again this morning, yay! Have a good day all xx

Trish-

Phew....I am so glad he is turning the positive corner and his labs are good. He just had a rough surgery and it took a bit to get back on his paws. I am glad he let you remove the sutures. I hope he gets a break from vets now for awhile. I am sure your pocketbook could use a reprieve as well. Treating these babies gets expensive.

Enjoy the nice weather. I must say, spring is my favorite season:D.

Hugs,

Ro

Yes, the weather is lovely. It is more temperate here so we never get too boiling hot in summer, or any snow in winter. Suits us :)

Flynn continues to truck along, bowel ok, I have noticed a couple of softer/ little muscous stools. So I do wonder if he has a little upset bowel still, but they are all formed now. I have not heard back from local vet about his results from earlier in week (I went in and got a printout anyway for stim etc) or his thoughts on the SEB so I made an executive decision and decided to start it anyway!

He is close to 30lb so that is 3/4 teaspoon SEB, I mixed it with water and it thickened up but he does not like it and would not touch it! So I added it to his food and he ate most of it, but its the first time he has left a little food on his plate the last few days. I realised I had not been giving him enough of the royal canin GI food, so this morning he got a lot more than usual which might be why he left a bit. Will see how he goes and will give him another dose tonight. He is not on any other meds at the moment, so no risk of interactions.

Have a good day with your pups everyone :)
Trish xx

I think our boy has turned the corner! Yay!!!! So glad he is getting better every day. He must be feeling better if he wants to play. I bet he is ready for the beach;)

Enjoy your time off from work! I deal with patients too and it is nice to be away for awhile;)

It is 11 years today that Flynn came permanently into my life. I had never been a "dog" person, I had two cats and was perfectly happy with them. I was in my late 30's and had never had a dog, even as a kid.. we were a cat family! I first met him a week earlier, running in the traffic on a busy road. He looked healthy, but had no collar on. I was going to get my hair done that afternoon, I picked him up from the road thinking his (irresponsible) owner must have just popped into a store, but noone claimed him. He popped his head into the hairdresser and I asked them to give him a drink, he was still hanging around when I finished a couple of hours later. It was getting late, so I could not just leave him there on his own. So I took him home. That first night he destroyed a brand new pair or my shoes!

Hmmm I thought your not as cute as you look Lil Dog, which is what I called him back then :) I took him to the SPCA and handed him in. I called a week later to ask if his owner had claimed him. No, they hadn't... and worse.... he was on death row, getting put to sleep on Tuesday they said :eek: Oh gawd, I could not have that on my conscience so I said I would take him, boy was he happy to see me when I went to collect him. We had to dog proof the section as he was an escape artist and any opportunity he would be off running like the wind with me in hot pursuit! The cats moved out, I felt so bad for them having their comfy life disturbed, I had to feed them on the other side of fence for a few weeks until they accepted their new housemate and established a new pecking order - male cat at the top, Flynn next, female cat at the bottom poor girl.

The little monkey proceeded to nibble every cushion corner, blanket, my glasses, shoes, he even hopped onto the table picked up my camera carried it outside and left it in the rain. The vet estimated he was 6-9 months old at the time so we do not know his actual birthday. We celebrate it today, it is also my mothers birthday so we are having a BBQ this evening with the family.

I am so glad Flynn came into my life, it is like he picked me to live with and he has loved us unconditionally ever since as we love him. I will do whatever I can to keep him comfortable in his later years, he deserves it for all the love and fun and comfort he has given us over the years. I am most definitely a "dog person" now, he is a treasure xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy Birthday, sweet Flynn!!

Happy Birthday Flynn!!!!! That's a nice story about how you and Flynn came to be:D

we agree,what a great story...the happiest of birthdays to your flynn,enjoy the bbq !!! xoxox patty and milo:D