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

Hi Trish - Sound like you had a good day and ate too much yippee. I hope Flynny is still feeling well, poor boy all tuckered out after the excitement.

It should be Boxing Day where you are, so I hope you manage to eat your lunch.

I managed to get through the day, it was hard but I,ve done it :D Thank you for lighting a candle for Woody

HAPPY BOXING DAY!!! It never ends this holiday season :D:D:D

Flynny is still a bit under the weather, just a bit slow on it and I have not seen a poop in 24hrs but he might have been in the bushes yesterday at Mum and Dads. He has gone back to bed after his breakfast. I took him for a run last night and he went down to the little creek, which is near dry and just kinda muddy up to his knees but he sloshed through it looking for rats I think :eek::eek: Thank god he found none :D:D He got his legs hosed off when we got home, little rotter it was to pay me back for showering him yesterday morning so he was all sweet smelling for Christmas!

I knew you would get through the day Tracy, such a sad day when we have faced such a recent loss as you have. Hard for everyone remember loved pets but I hope the days get easier for you x

Haha about Zoe and the presents, they are so funny. Before we opened all our presents we gave Elle and Flynn one, they were both delightful and started playing with them immediately. Then we were handing them out one by one but Flynn wasn't having any of that and kept going back to his sack and poking his head in and grabbing the next one!

Sharlene I would love to be a fly on the wall at your place as I bet it is decorated just perfectly and the food would be delicious!! We had our fair share of computer talk too..... boring!!!!!!! :D:D

My brother and I have not produced any kids but my sister has 3, so they are our babies even though they are in late 20's/early 30's now!! Only the middle one Jade was going to be here but the other two Luke and Lauren both arrived unexpectedly so we were so pleased to have the family together on the day!! Lauren the little sneak had been posting from her "home" which is 4 hrs drive away, all the while driving down here!! Boy, was there some quick present finding so they had gifts to open!! We are having a Boxing Day lunch today (oh no, more food!) and Luke has to head back to Wellington as he is a journalist and the news has to go out!! So that was our major blessing yesterday :D:D Only my brother was missing and he is coming next Tuesday for New Year as he had to work over Xmas :mad:

It sounds wonderful Trish. Yep, the food never stops. I think we have been eating since we woke up this morning! Now the gang is in the kitchen cooking up dinner. Not sure I'll survive, I know my waist line won't. rofl!

hugs, back into the fray!
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Sharlene, all I could manage last night was a bit of scrambled egg and toast! I have just taken the boy for a walk and he did a big mucousy poop so that must be the problem.. when he gets an attack it does affect him by making him all quiet. I think he may have been slipped some Christmas treats :eek: Anyway, hope it comes right quick smart. I am off again for lunch so will check in later tonight :) xx

Hey Trish, What is Boxing Day? I never heard of it. Is it a free day to punch out everyone who was mean to you during the year? :D Not that would be an entertaining holiday!

It sounds like Flynny might have had a wee too much holiday cheer. I hope he's feeling better soon. It sounds like he loved opening his presents and everyone elses.:) That's my boy!

The rest if your Christmas sounds lovely, except for the poor brother who had to work. That sucks! xxxxxx

There is a history to boxing day, and it's celebrated here in Canada too. It's a statutory holiday, which is nice. Many think of it as a shopping day. You can do check out the Wiki for it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day

hmm, box the ears of a few people eh. :) Now there is a thought.
In our house, we eat some more, play games watch movies and the younger ones go out to check out the mall sales.

A light meal sounds kind of nice after all that food. That is probably what we'll do tomorrow.

Oh poor Flynn, bet he Did get some treats on the side. Hopefully it'll pass soon. Molly has been a bit quite today too at times, and grumpy.

hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Trish - How is the wonder dog today, bright and breezy I hope :) How was your Boxing Day. I ate loads yesterday and brought some cake home and had it for supper not ideal but it was winking at me so no need to send the food police to me:)

Hey you

Happy Boxing Day (just for me!). How's the wee man today? feeling brighter I hope.. So hard not to give them bits or someone could have dropped something, they are never far away when there are all those smells

Hope you are having a relaxing Friday and that we catch up soon.

It hailed for about 15 mins on Christmas morning out if on where so I had my white Xmas :D

Big hug, scratches to the wee man

Mel
Xxxxx

Happy Boxing Day-:D:D:D:D

In the U.S. we just have the day after Christmas:rolleyes: Ahaaa:D

and I even had to work:eek:

Hi all

Another shopping day for me today!! Sales galore :)

Flynny seemed a bit brighter yesterday, but still not pooping much, have not seen one since yesterday morning so think his tummy not quite right. I have swapped him to Ziwipeak food, canned and biscuits so he is getting a more balanced diet, it is still lamb so hopefully the swap which I have done gradually last couple of days does not affect him.

Mum just called and she said she came out her bedroom this morning to the sight of Elle the devil Siamese tormenting a little field mouse in the hallway, Mum said she had never seen anything like it. This wee mouse was standing up on its back legs with its little paws out defending itself and boxing Elle like a man!! She said she has never seen anything as brave in her life as this little mouse fighting for its life like a prize boxer!, while Elle was trying to swat it. Elle was swiftly scooped up and shoved in the bedroom, Mum and Dad rescued the mouse which was trying to get away from them by climbing the walls. Mum said it was such a pretty little mouse and they put it outside in the garden... Born freeeeeeeeeeeee, the whole story cracked me up!! Dunno what the cat is going to have with her spuds and vegies for dinner now! :D:D

Ahhh Addy, you need to get Boxing Day into the US.... I took today (Friday) off as annual leave to give me the 5 days in a row... then work Mon/Tues then another 5 off... do you get the 1st and 2nd Jan as public holidays??

Hi Mel, lovely to see you!! Glad you got a white Christmas, albeit hail!!

Well that mouse did make the Boxing Day into a boxing event Sharlene and Kathy... well it was actually the day after... but sounds like it was boxing for its life LOL! :D

Gotta dash, cya all later xxxx

LOLOL I just read my Mum's FB status update on the mouse incident... gotta love my Mum!

"I have just seen the bravest mouse in the world, it was standing up on its hind legs flailing at Elle with its front ones, it looked just like a little boxer..I couldn't let such a brave mouse be eaten so rescued it and freed it in the biggest clump of summer grass I could see..will think of of it as David..."

awwww, I love your mum:):)

Your mum named the mouse!!! hahahahah I love it! She is too adorable. Elle never was going to get that mouse once your mum saw it.

We get today as a Stat Holiday, but then have to work on Jan 2nd :( I work tomorrow, for 1/2 day, then taking some banked hours in the afternoon, hoping to do the same on mon and then a half day given to staff from work on new years eve.

I lazed today. I had a whole list of things I meant to get done, but didn't. Instead molly and me took naps between reading (me), watching B or C movies on the tube (hubs). So I should sort of try to move and at least put away some dishes from the dishwasher. Not very energetic here and I didn't go out at all to the shops today.

Hope you had a fun day at your favorite garden center. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Oh Trish that mouse story cracked me up, your mum sounds a hoot.

Fingers crossed the new food works for Flynn and that you find lots of items in the sales.:D

Sounds like you had a wonderful time! So glad :)

Love the mouse story! I bet your mom is a hoot! :D She sounds like a very gentle soul.

Yes she is a kind soul and an animal lover for sure!! Sharlene, I think she called him David after the battle between "David and Goliath"! :D Aren't lazy days like that the best! Glad you had a chance to chill out after all the festivities!

Loved the mouse story. Sounds like David will live to fight another battle! :D

Drat! No sales shopping for me this year. No energy. It's a chore to get to the bathroom!:o

I hope Flynny's tummy settles back down. Maybe he had too much holiday cheer and those necessary diet switches are killers. Poor boy.

Enjoy your days off and shop for the both of us.;) xxxxxx

Hope there has been no more mouse fights at your mums ;) I,m afraid unlike your mum I would have run in the opposite direction I have a fear of small furry things like rats, mice *shudder*

Oh sure, David and Goliath! Now That makes perfect sense. ta da

mice I can handle, Rats I do not like. They were everywhere when I lived in Hawaii, even come up into the toilets via the sewers. *shudder

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

OMG I would die if a rat came up the toilet, imagine if you were sitting there minding your own business and a rat bit you on the bum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... worse kind of horror I could think of in a bathroom!! :eek::eek::eek::eek: to be fair I think Mum got Dad to do the actual mouse removal outside!

Never go to use the loo in the dark!!!! No bite, but I did and got splashed. I doubt anyone has ever seen someone exit a toilet that fast in their lives!!!!!!!!!

I was traumatized for AGES!

Sharlene and molly muffin

Blardy hell, I can imagine... I would have been digging a hole outside from then on... that is terrifying LOL

It's interesting how we always seem to end up talking about bodily functions! LOL :D. Thanks for a break from all the sadness ladies. I can just see Sharlene flying off that toilet! ROFL :D:D

Yay Kathy, you're up!!! Feeling better!! Yep we always good for toilet humour on this forum :D You have to go look at the picture of my new pet :D:D

I looked and OMG its gorgeous but please tell me its sedated or something otherwise I will think you are more nuts that I already did think :eek:

Me nuts??/ Hey, I resemble that comment! :D:eek:

It's healthy to embrace your inner nuttiness!:D That's on majestic animal Trish. You can cross that off your bucket list! You look a little scared. If you weren't, you should have been. That cat looks like it's on happy juice. I love it! Xxxxxx

Rats, oh no no no no NO!
I draw the line at those. Chris suggested that they make great pets and I told him to move somewhere away from me if he does.

I just got home from dinner which was lovely. Came in the door where Flynn was clambering to see me and trod on his foot! :eek: he let out quite a yelp. Had a good look at it and it seems to be quite red, looks like he has been licking it and is a bit inflamed :mad: have put some cream on it to soothe it... don't think it was clumsy me as did not stand on his paw that hard to make it immediately red!

Awwww, poor Flynn.

Flynn says thanks Valerie :D:D Your up late too!!

I just put him on the bed under the bright lights and it cannot just be me stepping on him as the skin under the fur and between the webbing of his littlest toe is quite red. He was already trying to lick off the cream I put on it so now I have put a wee bit on a little gauze and put a small sticky bandage around it. So now he is hopping around like his leg has been cut off! He wanted outside so let him out and he scuttled around and was laying in the dark on the lawn, trying to get out of my sight so he could nibble it off!! Now he is back inside under my watchful gaze :) I don't think it is serious but its obviously bothering him, maybe he stood on something sharp on his walk this morning.

Make sure that nothing is stuck in between his toes. Poor thing. I am laughing about the hopping around :-)

I was sleeping. Woke up with a bloody nose. Tis the season.

There was a small dark spot in between his toes, I tried to separate his toes and he kicked me with his back foot the little beggar, told him to cut that right out!! He just needed a little reminding I am the alpha and he has to lie there and be good when I am examining his paw, its for his own good afterall! I could not see any broken skin or thorns. Will have another good look in the light of day! I bet that bandage will be off by the morning, he just skulked back to his bed!

That's no good about the bloody nose, do you get them often? Bugger when you have trouble sleeping at the best of times, when you are finally asleep something like that happens!! We better check your BP too!

I get them in the winter months. Home heating does a job on my fragile/annoying sinuses.
Sometimes, if something is stuck in there a soak in warm water will expand the object and it will pop right out. This works for slivers of wood especially.

Will see if the cream draws anthing out overnight, then give it a soak! He did walk in that mucky dried out muddy stream last night, could have picked up god knows what in there, his legs under his knees were black.

Ugh, what a mess he must've been :-)
Daisy is so prissy, she doesn't like to be dirty or wet. She will climb snow mountains and sink in which is hilarious to watch.

Oh yes that constant heating then in and out of freezing weather would dry me out too! You need a humidifier :)

Yes he was one mucky pup... surprised me as he hates water too, but I think he smelt some little furry creature, maybe a rat down there so off he went, the great explorer!! He got hosed off on the lawn, that black legged dog was not coming in my house!