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

Dunno about you lot but I am sitting here so nervous until we hear from Addy again... I feel so bad for her right now going through this. :(

Can't blame him, poor sod. In hospital for ages and now out and still not able to do much, he probably misses his walks with the wee man too!

I am too, hate that they are going through this, her blinking IMS didn't seem much help again either!

Yip I am too, I should be in bed, but can,t seem to log off without hearing anything :(

It's pins and needles and every moment we don't hear something I worry more. :( Then I think, maybe no news will be good news and she is spending time with Zoe and that would be good.

I know what you mean Mel. :(

sharlene and molly muffin

Yes, I am going to hold on to the no news is good news theory too. C'mon Zoe!

I am going to try for some sleep as it's 1am now. Might come back if I can't

Hope your niece gets off ok Trish. Catch up with you all later today.

Paws up Zoe xx

I,ll hold onto that as well, C,mon Zoe you can do it!

Take care Mel I hope you can get some sleep. xx

Night Mel, hope you get some sleep. I have to go in half an hour too... better go get ready, but leaving this turned on till the very last minute!

I,m off to bed too, I can,t hang on my eyes are closing. Hope you have a lovely day Trish and its not too hot there :D

I'll be around tonight off and on. I'm in chill out mode. Hubs home in the morning.

Sleep well all and have fun Trish.

I am heading out, sorry to leave right now but will back in a few hours. Going with thoughts of Zoe and Addy xxxxxxxx

I am off to walk Boyce now, he has got up and decided it's time!

We won't be that long as we have the opposite problem to you, it's bloody freezing this morning.

Be back soon
Xx

Scarf and boots for you both then :D I am going to have some dinner, cannot live on chocolate alone! See you soon

Hey you two.

Trish, so relieved that the scan report is so good, but sorry you have to wait for further clarification regarding the absent right adrenal gland. I was missing in the line when patience was handed out also, absolutely no good with waiting.

Interesting about the cost of Benazepril versus Enalapril. Here it is the other way around. The cost of Enalapril has gone up significantly recently for my vet, so much so that they are not carrying it at the office anymore as of a couple of months ago. I priced it at my people pharmacy and it was very reasonable, so brought the script there. In fact, I was a little miffed that all this time I had been paying three times the price for it at my vets, and that was before the cost went up! It didn't ever occur to me to try to get it at a people pharmacy. :rolleyes: Benazepril is apparently much less costly here as my vets office still carries that. It will be great if you can decrease Flynn's dose.

How is he feeling tonight? I am wondering if that frozen hunk of lamb maybe upset his tummy? Had he ever had that before?

My IMS said we could get Enalopril as cheap as chips from people pharmacy too, so I am definitely going to look into that. I bought Milk thistle the other day but am worried it does not contain all the ingredients he is getting in the Samilyn, which is more like SAMe so I think I am going to bite the bullet and keep paying for the Samilyn and I will take the Mild Thistle as sounds a good thing!

I am a little upset about this whole adrenal thing on the scan, if it is a lymph node is it meant to be there? ARe they meant to be as big as an adrenal?? I have googled of course and they can be quite large and a dog adrenal is not that big around 1cm, so will just have to wait and hear what they tell me.

There was not actually much actual lamb, it is mainly bones, like ribs. His tummy was upset within 3-4hrs of eating it so dunno if that would have done that so fast? He seems better today, still no normal poop that I have seen.

How is Jasper doing?

No wonder you are upset about the adrenal thing, it's a question and you haven't had it answered so you can help but worry and wander. All these vets never seem to be at work when you need an answer. So blinking frustrating!

Yeah, stupid vets how dare they have a weekend :D

I don't blame you about being upset with the adrenal thing. I guess I don't completely understand how a lymph node could be mistaken for an adrenal gland on the scan. And I have already mentioned my shortcomings in the waiting department.

Yes, how dare they have a weekend! My vet mentioned that she is going to be on vacation the first week of March, which is when Jasper's labwork is due. How dare she!! :) So I will wait till the 2nd week of March.

Jasper seems to be doing ok, thanks. He is still sleeping quite a bit. :confused: I still need to post an update on his thread, that is on my lengthy to do list for the weekend. The mobile groomer is coming this morning for his bath and haircut, so I am sure he will be wiped out after that. I need to give him an extra dose of Dex to help with the stress from that.

Do you think Flynn ate bone fragments? I know my Dakota would frequently get stomach problems from bones, and even colitis. After that happened a couple of times, the vet said no more bones. Maybe that bothered him. I think the upset could come within 3-4 hours, it seems like sometimes it doesn't take long for that to occur. Is Flynn used to chewing on those bones?

I forgot to comment on the Samilyn versus milk thistle. Yes, I would agree that it would be best to continue the Samilyn due to the SAMe. This sounds like it is similar to Denamarin, which is what Jasper gets. It is a combo drug and contains both ingredients. It is very expensive, but I don't think as expensive as your Samilyn. Sounds like you can't get Denamarin there?

Yikes, just saw that I need to be up for the day in an hour, so I need to try to get a bit of shut eye. I will be back later girls.

No we can't get Demarin, so have decided to stick to Samilyn which is similar.

He does not usually have the bones, but he had been so good lately I though he needed the crunch for his teeth. So sad if he cannot have it again, he lay out on the lawn with his brisket in 7th heaven crunching away. That was two days ago and he still spends a bit of time sniffing that area as he can remember the taste!!

Aww Jasper is going to be a fluffy boy this afternoon!! Nice they come to you, luckily Flynn with his short coat never needs trimming and I just wash him myself in the shower, he sure does not like it though! Hope Jasper chills for his wash today :)

I have to get to bed now, getting late so will see you all soon xx

Night night to both of you. Hope for good poops for Flynn tomorrow.

I might take Boyce again as it seems a bit warmer, will be around today though xxx

Sometimes I don't know how you function on your broken sleep Tina, I would be a zombie if I don't get enough sleep!! Luckily its Saturday so maybe you can have a nana nap later in the day! Night xx

Checking in with you to say thank you for everything and being there around the clock. You even broke your no checking the forum before work rule.:o I think I am still in zombie land and not mentally functioning so bear with me on that.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

hugs, hope Flynn is better with his tummy issue

Hey Trish, how us Flynny's mouth doing.

What did he do that was so bad that he deserved red sweater punishment? :D too funny! lol :D:D

Kathy, I dressed him as I spotted Trixie in the same sweater so wanted to take a photo for Barbara!! He was only in that red sweater about 2 mins while I took the pic :D He is not bothering his mouth, have not had a good look in it for a couple of days and his poops are back to being fine. I will have to do another test with the brisket, as I had given him a tooth chewy thingamy and that could have been the culprit to upset his tum too. I must remember what Addy always preaches which is only do one thing new at a time so if anything gets upset you will know what it is! Wise girl that Addy!! x

I think I have to go see the sweater. Is it the one that matches Trixie's, cant find the question mark on the keyboard in the dark. You'd think Id have it memorize but I flunked typing in high school.

You should have had my typing teacher, she had these pieces of material with elastic bands attached, one went around the back of the typewriter and the other end around your neck so you could not see the keys :eek: After I left school I never needed to be able to type, then when computers came in the 90's all that touch typing came flooding back... like riding a bike!

Oh and yes it is the one that matches Trixie's coat!!

My family completely cracked up seeing Flynn's face in the sweater photo! He was not amused, but the cutest look of disgust! It was kind of cold here this morning but she didn't wear her sweater!! Trixie avoids the foyer and door area until she sees I'm not pulling outerwear out of the basket!
Time for her breakfast and medicine...and coffee time for me!!

Barbara

HI Barbara, glad your family got a smile from the pic... so funny!!

That sounds really yum Leslie!! I am keeping that recipe on standby for winter! I might even try the new mixer on the bread bowls, it has a bread making prong :D

Hey you any news from the IMS yet?

Just nipping into see how you are both doing? Hoping dad's feeling better too..?

Been on a mission to track down a pinky bar over here as they are Cadburys and they are not to found, not even on amazon and you can usually always rely on them :D

Hoping you here back re the adrenal thing today

Hugs

Mel
Xxxxx

Hi! Night shift checking in :) I did hear back from IMS, he gave a few brief comments and said that he is waiting radiologists report and they will then call and discuss ongoing plan.

He said it looks like a normal lymph node which was doing a good impression of the right adrenal gland.

There is one liver node, that is new from last scan. 1cm and has target appearance that makes it more likely to be malignant. He said it is not large but worth keeping an eye on.

Otherwise everything else is stable.

So there we are, still waiting formal radiologist review but those are his thoughts.

I love Panera's broccoli cheddar soup!
Thank you for the recipe!

We'll keep our fingers crossed Trish!
Hopefully it won't do anything at all.

Oh fooey, a new node that might be malignant. :( This wasn't anywhere to be seen I take it when they did the surgery in November? How very frustrating. Although very good that it appears to be a lymph node as moved into the vacant space to take up residence, rather than anything else going on there.

So, 3 month scan again I am guessing and be prepared for anything when you go up.

Well, have to get to work. Have a good day all
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin

Oh goodness a new node although not too bad at 1 cm. what's the plan Trish? Are you going to wait and see at