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

Hey, not such a good night. He was unsettled and we both got little sleep... probably just stiffened up a bit on day 3. Ate his brekky fine and today is a yuck day outside so I will be happy curled up inside watching TV and taking it easy.

Ohhh today is the first day of SPRING!!! :D:D:D

So hard to rest when they can't settle. Boy, that brings memories. :o i hope tonight is better for both of you. Please give Flynny a nice butt scratch for me, if you can find a incision free area. xxx

I just looked through all of your photos. You have provided Flynny with the most amazing life!:p He had no idea what was in store for him when you picked him up off of that street. It's almost like a rags to riches Cinderella story. You are a true inspiration to us all Trish. xxxx

I sure hope that tonight is going to be a better night for both of you. You two need your sleep :) Healthy and alert. :)

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Well Spring sucks so far! Nothing but rain, rain, rain!! Still its only been here one day so we will hopefully see some sunshine soon :)

After a restless night he has had a good day, I think he had an itch he could not scratch which must have been bothering him, so of course every time I heard him squeak I had to reach over and scratch his back for him. I caught him nibbling at a wound once :eek::eek: but no sign of that all day. And his tummy was super gurgling and I thought we were in for diarrhea and he went out overnight about three times but nothing. Then x2 normal poops today. :) Hurray!!

Song, don't feel too bad for us, I am keeping him well medicated so I do think he is comfortable and he has got through way worse surgeries than this :D so while it looks nasty with good care and pain relief he really has been doing well! The end result of him being more comfortable and no more limping will definitely be worth a few days of discomfort. All wounds continue to look fine, there are many but they are mostly superficial. The drain is still a wee bit oozy so that is better to stay in. I have ditched the t-shirts and popped a little gauze on the drain site to catch the drips and wrapped a stretchy bandage around his tummy, I think he is tolerating that better than the tshirts which tended to bunch up a bit especially under his arms. I tried sticking it with a bit of tape to the shaved parts but he has soft fluffy fur fuzz growing in already and it will not stick.

I also restarted the apoquel and samilyn which I had temporarily stopped when he had that episode of nausea before his surgery. So hopefully the apoquel will stop any itchies.

He is eating great too. Had a trip to his Nana and Grandads today, Elle the cat was most interested in him and gave him a good sniffing over and then batted him on the snout as much to say where the heck have you been :eek::o:p gawd she truly is a devil cat!! Mum said it was just an affectionate pat, Me... I'm not so sure :rolleyes:

Thanks for checking in on us all... You're very sweet but don't think I am comfortable being an inspiration Kathy LOL ;):p .... we all do the best we can for our pups!! He has had all the kisses you sent (he thinks they blech, no offense, he does not really like mine either :p:cool:, he is such a boy!) but if I could figure out how to rig up an automatic butt scratcher I think he would lay in front of it all day long as that is his most favourite thing!! :D:D

He just took himself off to his bed in my room... only trouble being I have been moving his bed out into the lounge room during the day while he is recovering and he only just got out of it, to gointo my room!! He found it was not there so walked straight back out into the lounge with a look as if to say WHERE THE HECK HAS MY BED GONE ... Doh! Not the smartest pup sometimes. So quick reshuffle and he is all settled back in it, in its proper place, in my room, so he is happy. Whats the bet he pops out soon and looks for it out here lol... he must think he has two identical beds!! I just gave him his evening Tramadol so fingers crossed for a good night! Night all xxxxx

Oh my gosh, I'm so happy to read such a great report on Flynn this morning! Looks like I just missed you, darn it! This is a bit later than our normal pit stop. Sounds like he is doing really well Trish. And I think the incisions all look great. They are large, but they all look very clean. I don't think they look nasty at all. And like you said they are so much more superficial than his adrenal or liver surgeries. Still, he is quite our little trooper! Happy to hear that it sounds like his tummy has settled down too, that's a big relief.

Well, I'm inclined to agree with you. I'm not so sure that Elle's swat to his nose was affectionate either, after all she is Siamese! LOL :D

Have had a rainy day all Sunday here too, with some severe storms through the evening and night. Glad that's over with. It's supposed to be more sunny here today. Hope your weather improves too. I'm off work today for Labor Day, so even if it's raining I don't care as long as I can be home!

Well, back to bed for us for a little while, yay, I can sleep in for a bit! Hope to catch you some time later today since I will be home, and hope you and Flynn have a more restful night. Again, I am just beyond happy to see how well he's doing. :) :p :D :cool:
Happy spring to you!

Hugs, and a gentle pat for our boy,

Tina and Jasper xo

Good report to read first thing this morning! WOOHOO!

You know Trish, I'm such a wuss that I probably would've fainted many times if it was me caring for Flynn after each of his surgeries.:o:o:o You rock, Trish and I think together, you and Flynn are an inspiration to us all.
I'm so glad he's doing so well and I'm thinking maybe Flynny will have 2 beds, one in mom's br and one in the lr in the near future.:rolleyes:

Great news! Thrilled Dear Flynn is doing better HUGS n KISSES to your baby boy!

Thanks girls, a MUCH better night. Think we have had 10 hrs sleep, with only one pit stop! Phew!!

Have an apt this afternoon with Mike, so will update then but he seems fine and dandy this morning! :D xx