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

Ouchies your poor arm, does it play up in bad weather?

I know that plane mystery is bizarre, I don't understand how a jet that size can be gone without a trace. I think it has landed somewhere else after being taken by terrorists or surely they would have found some trace of it by now. All speculation of course, but surely they should have some sort of locator beacon if they crash. We were talking about this at dinner tonight so all the theories were coming out :eek: There are a couple of Kiwis on board. My niece Jade is on holiday in Vietnam with her partner and they will be flying home on Monday so we all have fingers crossed that she gets home fine which I am sure she will.

There are definite pluses and minuses in all jobs, most of them have their stressful times with not enough people or not trained well enough. But sometimes when I get stressed at work I think, this could be way worse I could be working somewhere I really hate. I mainly love my job, but of course the politics drive me crazy. But I guess we have to think do we hate it enough to leave?? no, I don't think so. How about you?

I have ordered him venison but it is out of stock, so we are giving half lamb and half another vension product I can get locally. But I will be happy when the good stuff arrives!

TRACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!! ! GET OUT OF THAT BED AND COME TALK TO US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes when it's cold it gives me lots of gip. Typing can be a bit much sometimes as it's my right wrist and of course I am right handed

You think in this day and age it wouldn't be possible for it to just disappear without a trace. I just hope something else bad doesn't happen as a result of it. I saw the poor wife of one saying he had left her his ring and watch so so sad. I really hope that they find them well somewhere.

Major plus is the working from home, if that changes I will probably definitely consider it.

Typical the venison is out of stock when you need it. I think that might be an idea to try them both exclusively on and off for a month, have to be careful when switching foods around but it defo seems as if he gets a reaction on one after months on it. Am sure between you and mike you will figure it out

Maybe she has some sunshine too and decided to nip out while she can, it's been a complete turnaround this week and I do think the sun helps put everyone in a better mood. All I can hear is birds singing this morning which is really nice.

Getting late for you now :eek:

I keep thinking of that show Lost when thinking about the plane, how weird would that be.

Working from home would be fab, I admire your work ethic. I think if I was home all day I would keep finding other things to do and little work would be done!

Yep, nearly ready for bed, just clicked over 1am here. Just made a cup of tea so will have that first!

When is your next trip away Mel, do you have anything in the works?

I loved lost. Thought it was a great program

The work dictates and it never ends especially as I have more than one service.

Easter for 10 days we just confirmed it this morning. Back to the seaside don't care what the weather is like we are going :D

Glad we got the chance to talk, had been ages. Hope you have sweet dreams and maybe we can catch Tracy together later xx

Sweet! I have 10 days at Easter too, worked out well as the Friday following Easter is Anzac Day so that's a public holiday and we get the Friday and Monday of Easter off so only had to take the 3 days in the middle to get 10 off.. YAY!! I think most of NZ has the same idea :D Not sure what I am doing yet, but even if I stay home it will be a nice break!

Right, I better get to bed or I will be hopeless tomorrow and meant to be doing lunch out. So better get my beauty sleep and get up early to go pick up the boy! Have a nice relaxing day Mel, you deserve it!! Cya soon! x

Hello Trish and Mel :D

Pants I missed the chat this morning :mad: I didn,t have a lye in Mum rang at 7 am this morning she fell down the stairs and hurt her leg, so I had to take her to A&E. She got 8 stitches in her knee and a stretch bandage on her arm as she has sprained the wrist :rolleyes: She is a nightmare she fell about and hour before she called me, as she didn,t want to wake me up :eek: So I,m just home after doing her shopping and settling her on the sofa, I will pop back tonight to make sure she can get up stairs to bed.

Mel - That,s pants that work is still a nightmare for you, but there really is nothing else out there. I still am enjoying my work, the job itself is good, but the people are not so good, I,ve never know such bitchy women in all my life, I have decided to just do the job and not get involved in any of the bitchiness or trival arguments, so I just keep myself to myself. I don,t see it being a long term career per say for me but it will do just now. :)

Trish - So Flynn is at Mum and dads, he,ll be enjoying that. I remember the lunch you organised for your colleague, that was sweet of her to take you out as a thank you. When Bruno,s IBD flared up, his skin did as well, it was a catch 22 situation, the only thing that helped him towards the end was the pred. I know you don,t want to go there just now and I can,t blame you. Bruno,s protein that I used was Duck and Venision. The specialist at that time told me to fed him a protein that he had never had before, and when that stopped working to slowly change him to another new protein that he had never had before, it was quite hard as we went through a lot of proteins before settling on duck and venision. I hope Flynn feels back up to par soon :)

I loved lost also, it was a great programme, but it is so strange about that missing plane, something not quite right there. We have rain and wind again today, so I,m going to do the housework then chill. Hopefully the next time I will hear you calling :) Have a great weekend ladies. Oh I only get 7 days at Easter, I want more :D

Tracy, sorry about your mom's fall. Poor thing. (I responded on your thread)

Mel, I hear ya. I think I am too much of a clutz to risk roller blades, roller skates or any of the stuff I would done at a moments notice when I was younger. I still feel it when the weather gets damp and cold in my ankle that I broke (at the gym of all places) quite a few years back.

Trish, what a sweetheart your friend is to have you to dinner and make little gift's too. Really glad that cyclone fizzled out and didn't hit you guys. Was it rainy today from it? It's scary when you hear about all the crazy storms around the world the last few years.
Awww, I bet Flynn had a good time having a sleep over at your parents place. They are so great with him.
Hope you are having a good weekend. We're in major chill mode here. Cold temps again, so just playing around on the computers, reading a bit and napping a bit more off and on. Ready to go order a pizza now as I'm feeling to lazy to cook. LOL

hugs all
Sharlene and molly muffin

Trish..I was thinking the same thing about the show Lost and the Malaysian flight. What a mystery. Just now watching CNN about it...seems like they are now thinking it's somewhere in the Southern Indian Ocean.
What Candy Crush level are you on??? I'm on 181 and it's a big pain!!
Sorry Flynn's paw is causing trouble, poor boy. Any change on the loose poops?? Getting better yet?? I hope so!! :)

Barbara

Well today was a shite day! Woke up to similar phone call Tracey, except Mum had "funny turn" so off to hospital and she is in coronary care with arrhythmia. She is ok it was not a real nasty one but they want to monitor her overnight, see cardiologist in morning and i have to be there 9am for that and maybe they will tweak her meds, I was with her at hospital all day while my sister watched Dad. But I am just home to pick up a few things and go back to Dad and spend the night with him. He needs blood tests and dental appt tomorrow then see his specialist Tuesday! So I have emailed my boss for at least tomorrow off and she just emailed back that's ok, phew! Poor Flynny not had a walk for two days now! He much the same. This really is getting a bit much :(

So sorry to read this Trish, poor you Mum and Dad. Scary for you all. Hope when you get back there in the morning all is a bit better with Mum.

Sending lots of positive vibes and a big hug for you, can't imagine how stressful all of this is. Thinking of you sweet

Mel
Xxxxx

Oh no Trish not your mum as well. Like Mel I hope when you go back she is a bit better. Parents they don't half scare us.

Flynn will be fine without his walks.

Sending positive thought to you all and a big hug to you, as you sound like you need it xx

Oh ladies!
Moms falling is really scary. I'm glad neither broke bones!

My mother had Parkinson's and there was a point where she fell often. Daisy had a special bark to alert us. Truly amazing!

Work politics. Boy have I dealt with that crap! I even had a boss with mental issues and panics atticks. I was the main target for her nastiness and it got so bad that others in the department stepped up and reported her to HR so they finally had to step in. She got demoted and her boss was transferred to another group.

This same woman caused another employee to have a nervous breakdown and her doctor wouldn't let her return to work.

Aw Trish, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. You certainly have a lot on your plate so no wonder it feels like a bit much right now. Hoping and praying things will return to a more normal state for your family soon.

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

No! Not Mom too! :o That is not allowed! One at a time is hard enough. I hope you and Flynny are holding up okay.

Surrounding you and your entire family with wellness thoughts and healing energy. Xxxxx

Oh my goodness! I think that cyclone blew in on a different wind than the one causing rain!! Sheezz mom and dad. This is going to be a crazy week for you I think. Hope mom's arrhythmia has settled this morning. Enough of that already.

You and Tracy sure do have your hands full.

hugs
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Oh my gosh Trish, so sorry to read about your Mum! I am hoping she had a good night and is doing much better when you get there as it is morning time for you now.

That is so exhausting spending the day at the hospital like you did. Glad your sister could keep an eye on your Dad, for the day at least. Gosh, sounds like you have a busy day ahead of you with your Dad as well. Sorry you are stretched so thin, of course you feel that it's a bit much. :(

Sending positive thoughts for your Mum and a big hug for you.

Tina and Jasper xo

Hoping that your Mum is feeling better today and that your dad's appointments went well.

I hope your looking after yourself and eating, my turn to be the food police :D

Topping up the hugs for you, mum and dad and butt scratches to Flynny x

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Originally Posted by Trish

Well today was a shite day! Woke up to similar phone call Tracey, except Mum had "funny turn" so off to hospital and she is in coronary care with arrhythmia. She is ok it was not a real nasty one but they want to monitor her overnight, see cardiologist in morning and i have to be there 9am for that and maybe they will tweak her meds, I was with her at hospital all day while my sister watched Dad. But I am just home to pick up a few things and go back to Dad and spend the night with him. He needs blood tests and dental appt tomorrow then see his specialist Tuesday! So I have emailed my boss for at least tomorrow off and she just emailed back that's ok, phew! Poor Flynny not had a walk for two days now! He much the same. This really is getting a bit much :(

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Oh Trish,
I am so sorry to hear about your mom! I hope she gets better extremely quickly! HUGS

Oh Trish,

I am so sorry to hear about your Mum and will be holding all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Hugs, Lori

Hi all - thanks for checking in everyone gosh that means a lot to me x

Well Mum was discharged today, thank goodness! Her arrhythmia was not a dangerous one but just makes her feel funny for a while. If they keep up they will have to put her on a different med, but the cardiologist did not think it bad enough to start anything just yet. But we were very relieved to find out it is not the type that can suddenly kill you :eek::eek:

Dad's two appointments this afternoon went well, but they cannot fix his bad tooth till Friday :mad:

I have been in touch with Mike today about the ongoing itching with Flynny, he could not believe all the bad luck we have had with Mum and Dad and said we have enough on our plate without bringing him back in for another checkup so he got me to txt him another pic of his sore paw instead. It is worse than last week, he has started him on Prednil :eek: for itching and baytril antibiotic. The change to venison was not helping so I have gone for a completely different protein and now he is on fish. So tonight I made him poached red cod and quinoa. He loved it!! I have made enough for two days so will see how that goes. I took him up the beach tonight and he was pretty slow on it, panting more too both usually signs of IBD flare but it has been hot today. But with all the comings and goings and staying over at Mum and Dads I have not actually seen a poop for two days. I am sure he has gone but there are way more bushes over there and places for him to go in "private". Hopefully I will see one tomorrow and get back on top of that.

I am off again tomorrow, Dad has ortho apt in the morning so another trip to hospital. I don't want Mum driving at the moment until she is fully recovered although she was fluttering about like she was fine when I made them dinner tonight, kept wanting to help but I kept telling her to sit down and relax!

Sorry have not had enough time to catch up on everyone's threads so will just send a mass hug and hope there is no new bad news and promise to catch up soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh Trish, I am so sorry to read of all the news of mom and glad it seems to be not the serious heart problem. So much to take care of and still work. I know how hard that is so I hope your employer stays understanding.

Sorry to hear about Fynn having an allergy flare. and his IBD acting up a bit. Thank goodness you have Dr Mike. I trust he will get things right along with your input. He has been so great.

Hugs sweetie and I hope your week calms down a bit.

Love you

I'm so glad that mom has recovered! Nor for poor Flynn to take her cue. Hugs.

Hey you,

So glad that mum is out of the hospital and seems to be doing well. Pants to your dad,s tooth not being fixed till Friday :mad:

Mike is right you do have enough on your plate with your mum and dad, I hope that the new meds work quickly. When Bruno,s skin played up I used Salmon and Potato diet, you can buy it in kibble form not sure you get it over there, it was really good, it helped the itchy skin but not his IBD so we had to change. It is a big vicious circle settle the tummy and the skin flares up and vice versa. I don,t envy you I went through it for 6 yrs with Bruno. :eek:

Thanks Addy, Valerie and Tracy!

Well fingers crossed he seems to be itching less already, I saw a fairly formed poop this morning too. I wish things were just normal and he could settle down. He had a good sleep, the night before we slept over with Dad and he was up and down scratching plus Elle was in and out yowling, no doubt missing Mum who she adores more than anyone! I am not sure whether I should keep the Previcox going now he is on Pred, so I have whipped off a quick note to Mike to ask and have held it meantime. I seem to remember an NSAID and steroid might not be the best thing to do.

Go Flynn that sounds better, almost formed poops and less itchy. Poor Elle cat missing mum. Good idea to hold off until Dr Mike gets back to you, won,t hurt.

Are you going to take the rest of the week off as well, just so you can recover from all this as well :p

So happy to hear that you mom is out of the hospital and this isn't the life threatening kind of thing. Although hope it settles or they get her on a med that will prevent and of these episodes in the future.

Your dad sounds like he is going to have a busy week too. So, tooth on Friday now?
Is that wound healing up this time?

Gads Flynn, itchy and tummy! Thank god for Dr. Mike, who seems to be very flexible in dealing with funky dog issues and adapting to home goings on too. Whew. He's a keeper. Can you box him up or a clone and ship to Canada?

Hope this salmon helps settle Flynn down.
Did Flynn have that last wart thing on his paw when he was having some itchy skin going on? I wonder if allergies might be the root cause and then him messing with it, gets it infected.

Hope this week flies by and next one is calmer.
hugs
sharlene and molly muffin

hey Trish, I know I could not use steriods with Metacam but not sure if that was for all nsaid's though.

I'm so happy to hear it was not a dangerous issue, what a relief! I hope you can find the source of Flynns' itching and the new diet helps him.
Hugs!

Thanks Sharlene, Addy and Vicki

Addy, haven't heard back from Mike yet about that question so I am holding off Previcox for now. His paw is less red today!! I am looking at getting perhaps Orijen 6 fish biscuits for him to supplement his fish/quinoa diet. Hope he likes it but it has good reviews and it's Canadian Sharlene!

Sharlene I really think you could do vet school :D that is exactly what Mike said about allergies causing the paw problem. So hoping this diet change works again. It has in the past when he flares. We thought we could go back to venison but obviously not at this stage. So fish it is!

Dad's appointment went well, still oozing but if we can avoid it really flaring up again needing drainage then that would be good. They can go on like this forever which is a bugger, but probably better than doing the big surgery. Still a chance it can heal so for now we put up with the oozing, then deal with a flare up if it happens. Poor Dad is a bit nauseous with the ABs but ortho surgeon thinks getting the tooth out might help with that, so that is going ahead on Friday as planned. We have anti emetics and I am going to make sure he takes them regularly as he is a bit off and on with them. He has to be reassessed in ortho clinic in one week but I have to let surgeon know if I am concerned as he said he is about most days and will arrange to see him as I think needs it so nice to have that backup. I am doing the dressings myself, he has a negative pressure dressing on it called a PICO and it has a little battery operated pack that applies gentle suction to hopefully clear the wound out, they stay on a few days depending on drainage. I took his sutures out today myself, Dad was a little concerned haha... but they came out fine! I have all the supplies at their house, it was just easier to do it myself so I can keep an eye on things than have different District Nurses calling in. Control freak much?? Who me??..... :D

Previcox and prednisone should not be given together. This combination increases the danger of gastrointestinal ulceration and or bleeding.

Glad to hear that your Mum is home, and hope Flynn's itchiness goes away.

Hugs, Lori

Thanks Lori, I thought so but just hadn't gotten around to checking it out. God knows we do not need any new problems!! x

All fish all the time. Hope that works for him. I'm trying to run through what other proteins could be tried, but boy, I think you've gone through most of them. I was trying to think back to this time last year and what did the trick for him then. I could swear he got itchies off and on and a food switch Did help. Not the paw things though. or was there one prior to the last one? I'd have to go back through your thread last year and see what changes were made.
Definitely something to think about though.
Ha, This forum is like having a full 4 years of school, crammed into very little time. hahahaha

Glad your dad is doing okay. Wish that wound would just heal up though. Hoping these AB does the trick.

Man is this week over yet? bah humbug.

hugs
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Wow, Trish. You have your hands full and then some!! I'm glad your Mom is okay.Bob and I lost all four of our parents when we were in our 30s. That was plenty rough at the time. We are grateful not to be dealing with those issues now. It was rough enough back then. I can empathize with you. It is a lot to deal with. Hopefully your week will settle down some now.

Thrilled that your mom is home and doing well. Now let's get get your dad and Flynny boy on the mend. Poor Flynn. Those itchies suck! Xxxxx

Thanks Sharelene, good luck with going back through his thread :eek::eek: hope you have a spare few days :D To save you that nightmare , I have them all on my spreadsheet!! And yes we have been through a lot of proteins.... lamb, venison, chicken, beef also the hypoallergenic, tried possum but not on that long so could go back and try that. The woman in the pet store today was telling me I should try veal, but I thought that would be pretty much the same as beef but she swore the baby calves protein was different that an adult cow hmmmm???? Not convinced myself lol. But we will try the fish, he has had fish in the past but not regularly, just every Thursday for fish n chip night, well when he wasn't flaring anyway. So he has never been on it fulltime. So I am going to do half fish/quinoa and half orijen fish 6. I am just poaching his fish for tomorrow and gawd it is stinking up the kitchen! :rolleyes:

But three doses of the prednil and he has slowed down on the itching already. He has to have 5mg twice a day for 5 days and then one daily for 5 days, then one every 2nd day. Paw looks less red too :). Perkier on his walk tonight! Pretty nervous about the prednisone but the poor boy could not go on like this.

Thanks Susan, I have been very lucky to have my parents all this time and I hope they both have a few more years in them yet!! Must have been a hard time losing them all at once. Like Mum said, getting old is not for sissies!

Thanks Kathy!! I think we are starting to see some improvement YAY!!

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LOL Couldn't help it when you talked about the fish stinking up the house. :p Trink eats cod and Grace eats Salmon. It's loverly in here when both are cooked in one day! That cod is especially strong. :eek: Throw in a pot of boiling beef liver and I spend quite a bit of my "cooking" time on the porch taking deep breaths. :p

But apparently salmon is all Grace can eat without severe diarrhea and Trink has the itchies too now so we are working on her diet and the cod mix seems to be helping with it. Sooooo the house will just have to stink every week, huh? :D

Hi Trish,
Oh dear...haven't checked threads in a day or two and so sorry to hear about your mom having to be in the hospital, your dad's tooth and ole Flynny with the itchies. Glad things seem to be getting better though--once your Dad's tooth can come out maybe things will settle down some.
You know what they say-when it rains it pours. Seems like it's like that all the time lately! Great news that nothing terribly serious with your Mom and that she is home and okay...probably scary when it happened though.
You're lucky to have Dr. Mike! I wish I had someone there like that, who knows your dog and happy to answer questions and advise. My vet is nice but I always feel like he's too busy..and they don't take emails at the office. Seems to me that email is less disruptive to the vet for a quick question. Anyway-hope everyone is doing okay by you today! :)

Barbara

Itching better :D
Paw better :D
Poops good :D
Likes his new fishy diet :D
Both parents still out of hospital :D (dentist tomorrow)
Naughty dog on walks :D
Tomorrow is Friday :D:D:D

There's my new condensed version of an update!! Will see how long they last!! Thanks for checking in on us :D:D:D

xxx

Happy Friday for you and I hope things continue to improve.

Nice update! I hope it continues to go well for Flynn, your mom and dad!