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

Hi Tina and Sharlene - that whole rabbit poop thing cracks me up... are they just hopping about the suburbs on the loose?? We have them out in the country but not in town. BUT I live next to a school, which is handy for taking Flynn for walks on the weekend and one weekend I swear it was close to Easter, and hopping about was one of those big fluffy white bunnies. It was the Easter bunny for sure! Flynn took off after him at a great rate of knots and I had to catch Flynn and tie him up and then went and caught the bunny and took it to SPCA, Flynn was miffed as he thought he had dinner in his sights. Alas, there were NO chocolate eggs to be seen!!

Hi Mel
Things ticking along here, I have heard from our vet today via email, he is still chasing the IMS about her recommendations for proteinuria (2 weeks this has taken :mad:), but he got an email from her today, but all he said was he had written back to her with more questions and will be in touch with me soon. So waiting again. Flynn is pretty good, bit slower, few tummy issues... hard to tell really. But I would really like to either repeat the BP and UPC tests as he was sick when done last a couple of weeks ago, vomited that morning and had diarrhea through the night which could have skewed results. OR if we need to get him started on some treatment lets get going! So hopefully we will get definite answer tomorrow. Hope your Monday is going well... nearly bedtime here but I am a night owl and a grumpy morning type person :D Hugs for you, pat for Boyce and a wink for Tia who is one of the shiniest stars up there! :) xx

The vets drive me wild. I think they forget they have us parents waiting for updates. We pay so much for it all you think it would be better!

Do you think any of the meds he is already on could be giving him the tummy troubles? I know it's money but I would be inclined to repeat the tests cause when they are sick like you said, could skew results

Supposed to be working! Joys of having an iPad, can nip in here without work knowing ;)

I am also night owl grumpy morning person :D

Mel
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He is only on Amlodipine for his BP and he was having occasional tummy trouble before that started. He was on joint supplement, so stopped that. Put him on natural food too. It just crops up every now and then, I notice poop covered in mucous on occasion. I think he may have an ulcer or something like that. I have started him back on Losec to see if that settles down the lip smacking/swallowing that I think is nausea. When it flares, he also has bad breath. I did take a poop specimento vet a couple of weeks back but do not have result, I asked again in the email I sent back to vet tonight. he is not losing weight, he has had these symptoms on and off for coming up two years so if it was anything really nasty I guess it would have declared itself by now!

He must have heard me typing about him as he has come out to the lounge from his bed for a back scratch. He is such a little shite, he is not a snuggler like Tia, the thing he does is back his butt into the most ideal scratching position and if I go to pet him up by his head he moves forward so that the butt/tail area is back under my hand :D:D Wish he would cuddle, but nope thats not his thing :cool:

I love my new ipad too, don't know how I lived without one haha

I wonder sometimes if there bellies get more sensitive to things as they get older. Boyce doesn't do well with chicken anymore yet as a pup he was fine

I have started him on an overall supplement which includes a probiotics and omegas amongst other things, maybe something all round might help. It so difficult with the food as you can sometimes cause them problems!

Must be a boy thing as Boyce gives you his bum too. Not on at all

Haha, typical men... wanting the good hard scratch but not into the snuggles :D:D

Nice to chat Mel, but I better get to bed or else I will be a super grump in the morning! Have a good day and hope your working day causes NO STRESS!! :)

Talk soon xx

Dunno bout the boy thing. Fraser is a real snuggle bug, especially likes his chest and tummy rubbed, but 9 times out of 10 must be touching you at night. Especially likes to snuggle into the curve of your stomache or back. My sister's dog Gracie (the lagotto) is a reall butt-scratcher though. If you sit at the park, she will back straight up to you and present her butt for a scratch! Base of the tail is the right spot apparently :D I tend to think that it's the spunky dogs that like the butt scratch and the flowers that like the tummy rubs. Fraser sure is a flower, thats for sure!

Sweet dreams. Catch you later :D

Mel
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ha.. I can just imagine you & Flynn catching the Easter Bunny. :p
You are such a good person for taking the bunny to the SPCA.

Just checking in on you and Flynn, such funny stories about all the bums !

HI all - love reading all your stories too!

I heard back from my vet today about his email to IMS.... re BP/UPC

"I have asked whether we should try phenoxybenzamine again as if pheo is back that would control BP better whereas amlodepine is more directed at primary HT"

He thinks most likely pheo that is putting up his BP... made my blood run cold when I read that little gem at work today. So back to googling again tonight, I read that 20% of humans that have adrenalectomy for pheo can still have high BP which is not due to recurrence, so hoping Flynn is in a similar doggy group! I almost do not want to take him for a scan next month, be too scared of what they will find this time.... 2011... liver tumour 2012.... adrenal tumour.... 2013.... ?????? eek!!