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

Thanks everyone for the tips on the drugs. Flynn is going in for his BP check tomorrow morning. The vet insists of having him there a while to 'calm' down before testing him so I will drop him on way to work and then Mum can pick him up when he is ready. Trouble is I won't get to see the vet to discuss my list and the receptionist said he is away again after tomorrow until next Tuesday! Will see if I can at least speak to him on phone later tomorrow. Fingers crossed for good result!

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Our fingers and paws are totally crossed, even some legs are crossed:D:D:D

Everything crossed here! Go Flynn!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Good luck, hope it goes well.

Looking forward to a good BP reading;)

Our fingers and toes are crossed too! :)

Julie & Hannah

Hi all - thanks for your good luck wishes!

BP 160-170 so still up a bit higher than where I would like it to be. I asked them to check his proteinuria as well but no result from that. I have no plan of action as apparently vet was too busy to talk to me today even though I had asked for appointment. I dropped Flynn off at 8.30 and told them to ring me when he was ready so I could go in, pick him up and speak to vet. I had not heard anything by 11.15 so I rang them and was told he was ready to go home, receptionist told me BP result but that vet not able to see me.

The receptionist told me he is writing me a long email that should answer all my questions I said that was not good enough when I had been trying to see him since the weekend and I need to talk to him. I am cranky :mad: and now I think they are too, as there is no email for me. He is away now until next week. If I hear nothing from him by tomorrow I will write to the IMS at the pet hospital and hopefully I can take him down there and actually get to speak to someone. Even though I hate the thought of taking poor Flynny back to that place again. I am going to look into the cost of buying a BP machine so I can do it myself, this is so frustrating.

My fuse is short these days and I don't want to expode but I was close today :(

Understandably so! Geez, if he cant make an appointment then at least give you a call, surely it is faster the writing a "big email". Especially for a patient with valid issues, not just needing vaccinations or having anal glands cleared! Hmmmppff, now I'm annoyed for you! :mad:

Oh Trish, ((((hugs))). I so understand how you feel. Had to work late but was thinking about Flynn all day. I agree, that is so frustrating, especially since your vet will now be gone for a bit. Were there any recommendations at all regarding his BP? I can't remember, was it quite a bit higher than this before the surgery?

I can't imagine your vet not letting you know what the plan was moving forward, especially since he is going to be gone. Maybe there is a communication mix up in his office? Regarding the protein in Flynn's urine, was that checked by a dipstick, or another more accurate test? I know that with Jasper, my vet mentioned that increased BP can contribute to protein in the urine, but I am not sure that Flynn's BP would be considered high enough to actually cause that. I hope you hear something by tomorrow. So sorry you have to worry about all of this. :( Hang in there Trish....

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Hi Naomi and Tina - isn't it past your bedtime Tina or are you up for a toilet run?!

No miscommunication, she went and spoke to him while I was on phone. She said there was no guarantee he could speak to me when I came to get Flynn, I said well I will have to leave work and drive there (1hr round trip incl. dropping off Flynny which I would have taken as my lunch break) so I need to be sure he can talk to me or else I will just ask my parents to go collect him... she goes asks him again and the answer was no :mad::mad: So Dad went in the end.

Tina, his BP was up to 220 before his surgery. So it has improved. But he has had the protein for a year, he has had dipstick and the formal ones done in the past but not sure what they did today. The IMS did think the protein was due to his BP, so I want to make sure it is really under good control to limit any further damage to his kidneys and also his eyes as they saw changes in them too most likely from BP.

Naomi - I wrote him an email on the weekend after I couldn't get in to see him then, but I have more questions now ie the arthritis drug one and also the liver support! So I guess he is replying to that email, but I have not received anything tonight.

God knows how people get on that are not a persistant as me or with the knowledge I get from you guys... I wonder if they just give up??? Not that I will ever to that... :D:D