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

Hope you are chasing around the Easter Bunny, enjoying lots of treats and family. Did you make Flynny an Easter basket? I thought of making up one for Koko but I need him to shed a pound or two. The college kid got a "healthy basket":rolleyes: She is on a diet.

I'm off to find goodies for the little one now and thought of making up a basket for my Mom. Our tradtiion is to always include a book in the Easter basket. Dang if I could find a book locally about Granada for Kate. Wish I would of thought of it last week, they had it on Amazon.:(:(

Enjoy your vacation!!!!! No Monday morning for you except maybe a loll around in pj's sipping some tea or coffee and munching on a sweet thing.:):) Now that is a Good Monday Morning!!!!!

Happy Easter to all of you too! We finally have some sun after a week of rain so the washing is on and it is action stations today... well once I have finished my hot cross buns and a couple of cups to tea!! Flynn is not home, he at his Nan's having stayed the night after me going out to the 21st. I made my famous pork balls, that everyone requests when I have to take a plate... they are delish but contain peanut butter. I put the plate down at the table with all the kids and they were demolished in about 3 mins flat. BUT two of the boys were allergic to peanuts :eek::eek: one just spat it out, but the other was really sick and started vomiting within about 10 secs of eating it. His throat didn't swell up but he puked and puked and ended up going home with his father looking very pale. I felt terrible :o but glad he was OK! The other kids said they were great though... I never even thought of allergies :eek: Other than that, it was a fun night!! x

Glad you had a good time and didn't poison anyway lol. Flynn had a sleepover getting spoilt no doubt. It's Easter where you are so Happy Easter to you and Flynny. Hope the meal goes well today :)

Thanks! Cleanup today, meal tomorrow!

Oops I'm a day early !

Thank god, because I am so not ready lol....

Happy Easter Trish and Flynny!! I hope the bunny has been really good to you! :)

By the way, those brown jelly beans sprinkled throughout your yard are NOT CHOCOLATE!! :eek::eek: lol xxxxx

Yikes! but wait, peanut butter in pork balls???? I have never heard of this!

I'd never heard of a perogie pizza either but had one today, quite tasty actually.

Sounds like quite the adventure last night. Good to have a day in between to get ready for the next round. :)

Oh you're Easter now!
Happy Easter
Sharlene and molly muffin

Yep, they sort of like satay kinda tasting, very yum. I will put it in the recipe thread.

I am a bit annoyed with myself, all the shops were closed for Easter Sunday, I dunno why I had it in my head they were only shut on Good Friday. So I could not get the groceries for lunch, have to be up at sparrows fart tomorrow and head in there. Got the meat for the crispy pork belly and will do the cake tonight, so only salads to really worry about.

BUT for some reason the big hardware superstore was open, so I did get my new lawnmower. Battery powered so no faffing about with petrol and oil. I already mowed, my poor lawn had so many weeds in it had to go over it a few times and now it is nearly down to dirt :eek::eek:

Picked up the Flynn man and took him up the beach for a nice walk. He is ever so slightly off, there was leftover food in his plate at Mums and he never leaves leftovers. :confused: But she had fed him double what he was supposed to get last night and this morning so maybe he just full. I think I am going to have to swap from the fish as he is itching again :mad: god it is never ending! One thing I do know, no more prednisone for him.

Ok, I am not sure I know what a pork ball is, much less one with peanut butter?! :)

Happy Easter to you, Flynn, Mum and Dad, and the rest of your family. Your dinner plans sound wonderful too Trish!

I'm still laughing at the sparrows fart! hahahahahahaha omg, my side hurts!!

Glad you found a battery power lawnmower. You don't have to drag a cord around with those right? I use to hate the cord, always afraid I'd run over it with the mower!

Good you can do the baking tonight and only a few things then to get tomorrow. Bummer about having to get up early though. :( No one should have to get up early on holiday, unless they choose to. (I usually do Not choose that option) Molly and me sleep in.

Oh no, not the itches again :( What protein should we be going to at this point? Is there one that you can go back to that worked better than the others?

He does keep you on his toes. I bet the double portion filled him up.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

I am laughing my butt off about the sparrows fart too, lol. :D

Glad you got a new mower, how did it work? Does it have good power? I don't think the battery powered mowers are very popular here, not sure I have ever seen one in use. It sure would be nice though, I hate messing with the gas and oil.

Trish, maybe the sausage that he snatched in your car is causing him to itch?

Yep no cord, yes could see me running it over two and electrocuting myself!! I have not seen many either Tina, but had it recommended recently especially as my lawn is so small. It was a breeze to push compared with my last mower and it seems to have done a good job. The grass was so long and a bit damp so it was hard going but it chopped through it nicely, so happy with it so far.

Yep the early sparrows fart hehehe, not a saying you guys useI guess!

Hmm maybe the sausage, Elle has had a few fleas, so wonder if he picked one up off her. Darn cat@! Might bath her again :D His poop was small and a bit soft too up the beach this arvo, I worry we are just about out of new proteins. Will have to talk to Mike about going back to an old one.

Lol, we say the butt crack of dawn here. Not nearly as funny as sparrows fart! :p :D

Oh gosh, I hope he didn't get fleas from Elle again! Didn't he recently get ahold of something undesirable on the beach also, or am I thinking of another time in the past? I would think that the sausage may contribute to the itching and soft poo, no?

Butt crack of dawn ROFLMAO!! Sparrows Fart!! You guys have to stop! I'm dying laughing here.

I think all we say is getting up with the birds. My dad always said getting up with the chickens.

sharlene and molly muffin

Hey you,

I am hearing rumbles of thunder and just saw a quick lightning flash, so I better get the pups out and then I better hit the hay.

Nice to chat for a bit, as always. :) Have a wonderful dinner and day with your family Trish. And an Easter scratch for Flynn. xo

Yay the grass has been cut, we don't have battery lawn mowers here we,ll I've never saw them. I have a big petrol one I call it "the beast" it's heavy but with the size of the garden I need it :)

Oh Flynns got the itchies again boo, you are running out of protein. I used Maleseb shampoo on Bruno when he got them not sure if you get it there, it worked a little on him gave him some relief problem is you have to leave it on for 10 mins not easy :eek:

We say sparrows fart here it's a great saying or we use dark o,clock here as well. Have a lovely holiday :p

Hey, just tootling about doing the last of the cleaning! I do have a shampoo might be similar called sebazole, have to leave that on 10 mins too. I take him out the shower wrap him in a towel and have enforced cuddles!! He hates it. Does not seem to do too much for the itches either.

Have made as much as I can in prep, the cake is done and I made chocolate ganache for the top. Just need to get up early and go to the supermarket grrrrr. But won't be too bad!! You will have a good afternoon at the pub!

Mmmm chocolate cake sounds yummy. I'm looking forward to my afternoon in pub, but I,ll drive as I'm back at work tomorrow yeah Easter Monday don't know why we don't get it off

Well that sucks, you should have it off. Wow your 10 days have gone so fast. Wonder if Mel is away for the holidays, hope she is getting a break as she is another one that works too hard!

Yes they went toooooo fast. I think Mel is away this week, she does need a break her work sounds manic, I hope she enjoys. I'm going back to work for a break lol don't feel like I've had a holiday but did get most if the garden sorted next holiday I think I will go away somewhere :)

I'm off to bed, you have a good day!! Cya later! x

Sun shining this morning and we are to have warm weather (warm for us).


I hope your party was a smash and the cake sounds yummy. Now I have a hankering for some chocolate and the Easter Bunny did not leave me a basket:rolleyes::)

Hope you had a wonderful day and a successful luncheon. Our dinner was fab and I am just now getting some computer time.

I am looking forward to tomorrow and just lazing around, catching up on some laundry, etc

hugs
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Hi Sharlene and Addy and all! Well we have had a great day, Flynny loved all the visitors. He really loves all the extended family and likes to sit by them all and give them a kiss. Loads of food plus tons of chocolate. We did take Flynn for a walk up the beach after lunch to try work some of it off! I just had a piece of celery and a bit of pork cracking for dinner lol... oh plus a few more eggs!

Flynn is not quite right though, bit quiet everyone commented he was not bouncing as much, slower than usual on his walk. Gone off his fishy biscuits which he loved and past three days he has not been eating them all, itchy... not as much as previous but more than he was. Loose poop, not diarrhea but bit mucousy. He was scrounging while we were eating lunch, so tonight I made him a scambled egg, rice and a couple bits of pork and he hovered it down. So he does have an appetite. I am wondering if I could try him on either turkey or duck. Chicken is not good for him but wonder if that applies to the other types of poultry?? I must go google that and perhaps send Mike an email to check. I hope it is just one of the never ending flares of allergies/IBD and these symptoms are how he gets with that, but of course I am scared it is his liver again especially with his high numbers. Scan and bloods/UPC in two weeks today will tell the story on that one. Except I do not want bloods done if he is off colour as that is never good news!

My new throw has fallen off the couch and he has wormed his way into it the middle of it and is snoring away, he looks snug as a bug in a rug :D x

Aww, feel better Flynn.
Daisy does the same. Burrows herself into everything. :-)

With all of the excitement, I forgot to do Easter eggs!

Aww poor baby, not feeling quite right, always a worry for us, I know.

Drat that IBD and allergies anyway. I dont think all poultry is the same so you could try duck or turkey but I would talk to Dr. Mike as if you have to keep changing proteins so often, you wont have any novel protein left and that is a worry.

Enjoy not working!!!!! Though I know that is hard when you are worried.

Sounds like everyone was having a great time. Poor Flynn, to not be feeling his best when everyone is around. Do you think anyone has sneaked him any bits of food he shouldn't have?
Hopefully this will just be a bit of IBD that will pass. So, do you have a spreadsheet with the proteins you've tried and what his reaction has been to it? Maybe you could rotate between a couple every few months if you can distinguish a pattern of how long it takes his tummy to start acting up.
I know what you mean, if there is anything going on, it affects their liver numbers it seems. What is a real pain is that you need things to be really really cleared up for at least a couple weeks, 3 - 4 being best. But it seems almost impossible to get that long of a clear run. :(
Fiddle sticks on it all anyway.
Hey, you're on holiday!!! Good times! Enjoy. Hope you get some late fall sunshine and can enjoy the time off.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Oh Trish what's going on with the wee guy. Bruno couldn't tolerate chicken either so for a while I cooked him Turkey escalopes, veg and potato, it was time consuming but worked for a while. Has Flynn had any allergy tests, I got Bruno an allergy test which helped rule out what he was allergic to which was pretty much everything the dermatologist called him an enivromental dog as in allergic to the environment, maybe you could speak to dr mike about this, as dogs with allergies do tend (not always) to suffer from tummy troubles :)

Hope your enjoying your holidays x

Hi Valerie, Addy, Sharlene and Tracy!!

Yes, I have kept a spreadsheet, so far the novel proteins we have tried:
chicken
beef
lamb
fish
possum
venison

All end up the same, with itching and bad poops, occasional vomit. Venison has been the best, so I might try going back on that as he has not had it in a few months. He did good on the ziwipeak lamb for a while so think I will order a supply of venison. It comes in canned and biscuits and I do like giving him both together, he never enjoys just biscuits. He has only had the fish for a month.

Mike and I have talked allergy testing in the past, a blood sample has to be sent to the USA and it costs I think $700 from memory, Mike said it is not an absolute science either and he has only done it a few times with variable success. :eek:

Hey Trish, I'm so sorry Flynny's tum is acting up on him, too! What is it with these furkids of ours right now???? :eek: :eek:

Back several years ago, we considered allergy testing with Peg, too. But the expense and lack of a guaranteed solution put us off, as well. Her itchiness has always seemed more environmental (seasonal) as opposed to food-related. But nevertheless, that's one of the reasons I've tried to keep her food ingredients rather limited.

I'm hoping Flynn will be acting more like himself for you today. It's just such a worry when they are "off." I've been monitoring Peg all afternoon and she hasn't seemed as perky to me, either, but I may just be imagining it since I'm now hypersensitive to any little thing that is out of the ordinary. She's just had her chickken/rice and evening phenobarb, and hubby is on his way home to pick me up for a meal out. I believe I shall be starting off with a martini this evening. It is definitely time to turn the mommy radar off for a couple of hours!! And I'm betting Peg will glad to have me out of the house, too, and not following her around. ;)

Marianne

I know, they are beating to their own drum for sure! I am sure environmental also has impact on Flynn. Especially flea bites, they always seem to cause a flare in his itching then I think the inflammatory response sets off his IBD which in turn worsens his liver tests and UPC. Like some inflammatory cascade. So frustrating.

We are so in tune with them, I might say oh Flynny is a bit off today, or slow or whatever and family are like he looks OK to me and give me a sideways glance like I am tooover the top with him.... which I am :D That martini and dinner sounds great Marianne, hope you have a lovely night out with hubby for date night :D:D

I found this nice little summary on pheo's, it is in a presenation format and includes references. I could get the PPT on here so have used this link which looks a bit messy but will have to do!

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=nz

I think we are all very intune with our babies, otherwise, we would not have the strength to follow through with cushings or other medical. It never crossed my mind not to take care of Tobey.... but, I sure heard from some people about how 'maybe it's her time'. Fools!

Is Flynn eating dry food or fresh? Canned? Sometimes a dog can display upset with dry food, but the same thing won't upset them when it's served in a fresher format, like canned or even cooked.

Hey Trish, on that spreadsheet of proteins- do you know what carbs were with each protein? Could it be it is not the protein but maybe the carbs?

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I found this nice little summary on pheo's, it is in a presenation format and includes references. I could get the PPT on here so have used this link which looks a bit messy but will have to do!

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=nz

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Hey Trish, that is a good find! It has a lot of info that I am sure members with dogs having pheos or are suspecting of pheos would find useful. Thanks for posting the link.

Hi Trish! I stopped by to see how Flynn was doing. Wow, it's hard to catch up because you have quite the long thread:). From what I gathered, it looks like Flynn has some numbers that are off and is seeing another IMS? I hope my little buddy is doing well.

I also wanted to say hi to everyone else!

Happy Belated Easter.

Ro

Hey, sorry I been potteting about in the garden. RO!!!!! How lovely to see you popping in. How are things? How is Ella??

Short story for Flynn, another liver mass removed Nov 13, good apart from intermittent allergies/IBD flares. Scan two months ago showed possibly another new lesion in liver but small. Last month he had a short course of Pred to try and get allergies under control which they did but ALP shot up to >4000. Waiting for next scan in two weeks time. He is just a bit off at the moment, so whether it is allergies again as he is itching or the liver playing up I am not sure.

Addy, not sure what the carbs are.. grain free though. Just the checked the bag of the current fish orijen one and they are chick peas, lentils and peas

Renee, he is currently eating dry food. He likes wet better and that is what I am swapping back to with the venison

Thx Lori, the PPT format was better but cannot figure out how to post it!

Wet food, or even a home cooked diet, may be ideal for a bit. I home cooked for Tobey for many months before transitioning her to The Honest Kitchen. That is another option you may look into using dehydrated or freeze dried.

And, for the allergies - there is a new wonder drug called apoquel that was released recently. Seriously, they are calling this the next biggest drug to hit the market since rimadyl. It is supposed to be a game changer. Many rescues that I know have used it and seen amazing results. Its so high in demand in the US that vet clinics only get a set supply per month until the company's production can catch up.

Trish how is he today? My work colleague with the itchy and tummy trouble staffy has started to use Apoquel. I did a lot of reading on it for her before she started it and side effects are mostly GI which isn't good for Flynn but Snoop her dog has been on it for 3 wks now and she has noticed a huge improvement in his skin, and no GI upset maybe worth looking at, he is only on half tablet daily :D