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

Well, that was terrifying!:eek::eek::eek: So glad wonder vet Mike was available to come back and save the day (or night) once again. Fynny doesn't have 9 lives. He used those up many years ago. He's probably on number 20 by now.;) WHEW!!!!

You can breathe now;):p xxxxxx

And today's lesson is NEVER leave food wrapped, unwrapped, boxed or nailed shut near Flynn as he is a terrier and led by his food. I can actually see him looking at the food then look out the window for you and thinking right I've got 2 mins and goooooooo munch munch. :D

All joking aside I'm so glad he is feeling fine now bit of a scare for you though, I'm sure owning a dog ages us by years lol

Oh Trish, how SCARY!!! That little scamp, he is too crafty for his own good. I can't even tell you how happy I am to read that he is ok, and they got all the stick pieces out. Is he still doing ok? Hopefully he hasn't had any after effects. I bet you were just shaking, I know I shake like a leaf when I am that scared for Jasper.

Any report from the ultrasound yet?

I am working on an update on Jasper, I don't know if I will get it posted yet tonight or not. I think he is feeling a bit better, but still problems with eating, and mopey.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

Hi girls
Kathy, Mike did not go in. He was off duty but rang his colleague to say what she was to do, which luckily worked. If Flynn had needed surgery he would have gone in.

He was OK yesterday but overnight had me up 3x with ever increasingly soft poops and then this morning it was stingy poop with straight mucous :eek: Then he only ate half his breakfast and took himself back to bed :( Unfortunately Mike is still off duty, so I took him in to see the vet he saw the other night. She checked him over as I was worried it was aftereffects of the stick and hoping there had been no trauma causing his upset gut. She was happy it was just flare of colitis/IBD and gave him a shot of cerenia and prescribed metronidazole which he has never had before. I had taken him before work and then dropped him at Mum and Dads where he looked starving and gobbled down more breakfast! It was the same food that he had turned his nose up at not 1hr prior and the cerenia had only been in him about 15mins so dunno what caused that quick appetite turnaround! I have not seen a poop tonight, Dad took him for short walk and said he was fine but no pooping. But he has his usual IBD symptoms, slow walking, lethargic, looking for grass to eat but on the good side he is hungry tonight and scoffed his dinner. So we will see what happens overnight.

Mike did txt me today and said that the apomorphine could have upset his gut. So hopefully it will settle back down fast. I still worry that stick has caused some trauma :mad: I really could kick myself, he had been doing so well too :(

Still no report Tina, the vet today was going to give them a ring to hassle him but I said not too, don't want to pee him off.

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Blardy hell, poor Mac!! That big bully black dog :mad::mad: Flynn loves all dogs except for big black ones after he got bit once, now he growls at them and if I see one coming on our walks I get him back on his leash quick smart!! Wonder if Mac will be wary of them now.

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Oh Trish, I bet my Peg would be able to charm Flynnie. She is really, really good with everybody -- especially the wee ones. :o :) :)

To this day, she always lets Luna take any toy away, right out of her own mouth! Peg is such a good, sweet girl.

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Fingers crossed that the metronidazole will do the trick for Flynn!

omg, I cant believe all of this. reminds me of when Zoe had to have the endscopy after swallowing Koko's hot dog!!!

Now, stop beating yourself up, stuff happens no matter how careful we try to be. Zoe would have eaten the dang paper with it:rolleyes:

I posted on my thread about the metronidazole and the dosage we use here. I just know our Flynn will be fine.

Koko was out of sorts for a few days when he chewed the nickel button off my boot and they made him throw up - he has not poo problems so, I think Flynn will be just fine, Trish, I refuse to think anything else.:)

Now, you cant blame a boy for trying some chicken. Lesson for all of us, though, no shiskabobs (spelled wrong) at our houses. Yikes!!!

Did I ever tell you about the 4th of July Zoe a six pack of hamburger buns along with half the plastic?

All kidding aside, now, Big hugs, Trish, I know how worried you are. I know the pointy sticky is a worry but it probably did not cause any damage. (((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))

Saying prayers and crossing everything I can.

Trish I hope Flynn is back to his normal self by tomorrow, and mine usually don't poop for a day and a half after a bout of loose poop, so to me that is a good sign it means all the bad stuff is out.

Goodness. You are having a bit too much drama over there on your side of the world! My thought is that it probably was the apomorphine, and we know it doesn't take much to set Flynns tummy to an unsettled state. I am betting that it will clear up in a couple days and this grand adventure of his with shishkabobs will be a thing of the past.
I know it's worrying about that pointy end, but I think you would have seen something if there had been any trauma caused by now.
I'll want to know if the internist got to cooking as directed and what he came up with. :)
Hopefully something yummy and surprising! Should be a rule that each new one has to try and out do the last one. hahahah

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Trish- I think the metronidazole part of the pill is fine for Flynn. When Zoe had terrible flare ups she was on 125 mgs twice a day. I checked her bottle and she could have had more than that. I never gave her more though. Her maintenance dose was far, far less. I am not familiar with the combo drug you have so will have to research it like you. How long do you have to give it to Flynn? Zoe was anywhere from 18-20 pounds back then.

Oh My Goodness!! :eek: Never a dull moment! Poor you and Flynn, you must have been so frightened. How in the world did Flynn swallow that stick and all the chicken still skewered on it!?? I guess it was in one big gulp!
What a relief that it came back out and no surgery was needed...that's all you needed to go thru again, another operation! :eek:
So glad it didn't come to that.
Not at all surprised that the result from this incident is tummy trouble. Metron. is such a good medication for Trixie...it works so quickly for any bad poops. I give Trixie 125mg twice a day when needed.
I'm so glad Flynn is okay and I hope his tummy upset is getting better already. :p

Barbara