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

Oh my word, blardy hell Trish. What a fright you both would have got, glad the boy seems ok, how is his eye today. Now it is time to settle down both of you as you have had too many adventures over the last few weeks with skewers, food and everything else, just take it easy woman :D

OMG Trish, You both must have been terrified! :eek:I'm glad that Flynny seems okay. You gave poor Dr. Mike a few more gray hairs. Poor guy. I'm so relieved that everyone is okay. Did you wet your britches? :D I would have! xxxxx

Oh my gosh Trish, how scary! How is the eye today? Jasper doesn't like his seatbelt harness either and I used to be slack about making him wear it. We had a similar thing happen where I had to slam on the brakes and he went flying. It was just luck that he didn't hit the dash. He was pretty shook up but not hurt. So I make him wear it now. So happy you are all ok, and that you didn't hit that darned kid!

I agree, that is enough excitement with Flynn for a while!

xo

Oh NO!!!!

Poor Flynn! Thank God he didn't hit something sharp.
I had to slam on the brakes recently, the pad underneath Daisy hit the floor but she didn't move. Scary!

Hi girls!!

Thanks for your comments, I feel so bad about it but luckily Flynny is fine, there is no swelling on his eye so I think the icing helped there. He is perky as anything! Thank goodness :)

I can see where he whacked into the dashboard though, one of the heater knobs is broken. But will fix a broken knob, I am just glad we did not have fix any nasty injuries in Flynn!!

That darn kid, I don't think he even realised how close he was to being bowled!! He just kept biking over to the other side :mad:

Seat belt in use today, he is not happy but will have to get used to it. Addy, he likes standing on the middle console too, he rests his wee head on my shoulder like a parrot. But this time he was lying on the back seat before he was launched. Gosh if he was standing up there, he might have gone through the windscreen :eek: doesn't bear thinking about does it. xx

Yay no black eye or swelling. Of course now Flynn won't be able to tell all his friends about how he ran into the big burley guy and saved his mom from certain dire circumstances with his bravery. Guess he'll have to stick to the "and the fish was THIS big story". :) :)

Wow, that must have been some hit to break the knob. Scary.

Glad everything is okay. Kids on bikes. sheezz

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sharlene and molly muffin

Ha ha Sharlene that did make me laugh out loud :D

Great news that there is no black eye or other damage to the boy. Yes Trish it doesn't bare thinking about so we won't !!!

Haha Sharlene, he does have some stories to tell his mates after the last couple of weeks of "incidents", doesn't he realise he is 13 now.... oh that must be it, he has hit his teenage years!! :) xx

Oh they say the teenage years are the worst :eek: He,s rebelling what with his unwrapping and stealing food, he,s just letting you know he's still the boss :D:D

Hi Trish-I see you're on. I'm sorry about the car mishap. Wow. If Flynny hit hard enough to break a knob, I'm amazed he doesn't have more injuries. What a close call!
Say, Trish.................it's FRIDAY!!!!!!:D:D:):D:D

Have a calm weekend!:D

Hugs,
Susan

Hey Sus!! Yes, he is very lucky... the knob is still attached it is just wonky and won't work! He does not seem to have any after effects at all. Honestly that dog needs to be wrapped in cotton wool for his own safety lately!!

YAY Friday, my favourite day of the week!! Tomorrow we are doing a walk around a new park with a friend, then off to visit his friend Cooper again. Cooper's Mum is a twin and the other one died two years ago on Sunday so we are going to take her some flowers and hang out tomorrow afternoon and the dogs can all play which always cheers her up!

What you up to this weekend? Anything fun planned?

Whoo hoooo, weekend is here!!! wineries and walks in the park and play dates. Sounds wonderful! I hope you have lovely weather, all weekend long.

Wrapped in cotton! Ha! Now there is an idea! The way Flynn likes his blankets, he'd probably snooze his days away in the cocoon. :)

30 more mintues and then my weekend starts!!! whoo hoooo!!!! I forgot what I even wanted to run up to the storm for today..hmm..might have been for iced coffee now I think about it.

The winery restaurant sound delish! Now I'm not even interested in a roast for dinner. pffft

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Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Trish,
Here I am again playing catch up with everyone's news. So glad to read that no terrible harm was done when you had to slam on the brakes for the oblivious kid bike rider!
Now that we're not driving out to my mothers much anymore Trixie is hardly ever in a car, but we usually just hold her which I know is just plain dangerous. I got this car seat a few years ago and she ended up loving it...we were shocked, but it was junk and it kind of kept falling apart...so I got what I thought was a better one...safer and more comfortable...and what do you think??? Trixie hated it, would not stay in it and would get car sick too!! Then I couldn't get a hold of another junky one!!
Anyway glad to read that Flynn is doing well. Trixie is also on lowfat everything, like Jasper. Finally they are making more lowfat treats. Trixie is not picky about food and will eat anything...she loves chewy treats but I can't find many that are low fat enough for her.
I like Humans of NY too...fun stories. Check out The Dogist on FB...they put up the best dog photos ever!! Hope you have a nice weekend! :D
Barbara

Hi girls, yes the weather is great today here too, lovely sunshine and no wind. So all looking good for the walk/play date this arvo.

Barbara, I just signed up for "The Dogist" :D Ohhhh going to be so excited when Trixie shows up on there, as she surely will!! How could they not want to take a photo of our gorgeous girl! Imagine looking after that dog with the dreads :eek::eek: funny looking thing!

I think I might look into car seats too, the seat belt we have is not very comfortable for him. He keeps trying to lean away out of it. He has never been a good car traveller. He sits on the back seat, never wants to get in the front other than standing on that centre console with his back legs on the back seat. Now I have seen what a missile he turns into, that has to stop.

Koko likes to ride that way too. He cant do it in the Honda as the console is further away and one time he fell too, bumping his chin really bad. I have tethers that slip into the seat belts and then attach to his harness. I have not used them since Zoe got sick. I used to tether both of them and they would get ticked off and try to wrestle with their seat belts on:rolleyes:

What fun for Dad and you to see All Blacks play live. That will be a cool event. I bet your Dad cant wait.

Barbara, I laughed so hard that Trixie liked the junky car seat. Figures!!!

Hi Trish,
Just checking in here real quick to see how you and Flynn are doing. How was the walk and play date? Hope you guys are having a good weekend. Maybe we can do some catching up a bit later. :) xo

Hello you

How was the play date, hope Flynn behaved and didn't pee on little Cooper :D

At work we use bubble wrap for packaging it come in about 3 ft thick large rolls, would you like me to ship you some to wrap the boy in :D

I used a seat belt thing with Woody. I can't remember the name but one end clipped into the seat belt and other clipped to his collar. It meant he could stand/sit/lye but short enough he could fall off the back seat. He hated the proper doggy ones.
Hope you enjoy what's left of the weekend :D

Morning!!

Yep he had a fine time yesterday, first the walk in the park with Meg the Scottie Dog. He rolled in duck +/- swan poop and had green stripes all down him. Immediately after that walk we were calling in to see some our other friend with Cooper. Luckily Jacquie had wet wipes in her car so I wiped him down as best as I could. But he still was a bit whiffy! I was going to leave him in the car at my friends but she insisted he come in, so I ushered him straight through the house and out into her garden where they all played.

He got a nice shower once he got home for his troubles!!

That sounds like the seat belt attachment I have for him. I am putting a harness on as well so if he does get flung forward the pressure won't be on his neck.

Hee Hee Flynn sure is a grubby little dog, these terriers do like to roll in some yucky stuff. Glad he had fun though !

Harness is a good idea, Woody always wore a harness a purple fleece made to measure one cost me a pretty penny, but worth it, as he could be a puller on the lead and this helped stop that. :D

LOVED< LOVED< LOVED the utube clip.

The Haka (is that right) looks like a serious dance when the ALL Blacks do it.

Ok, I'm hooked.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Hey,, you have got me all inspired so have been in and out doing some yard work!!

Yep, its the haka! It is a bit frightening, other teams have different ways of dealing with it. Other Pacific Island teams have their own one, so it is quite spectacular when they do it at the same time. The game was pretty shite, lots of mistakes for the first match of the season but we just won, so we will take that!! Hopefully by the time they get to you they will be there sparkling best!

Sorry about California Chrome Addy, I googled to read the history of the races. Shame he did not win, there was some talk about the one that did win today had not been in the other races so maybe was fresher and how that is not really fair on the ones like California Chrome who do the hard yards racing in them all.

yup, I say that every time. Does not seem fair to put these fresh horses in at the last race. I honestly don't think we will ever see another Triple Crown winner until something changes. Seems unfair to those that have run the other two and then here comes a whole dang crop of horses all fresh and ready.

I wonder if I can watch the games on my laptop?

Dont go working too hard in the yard, I'm getting all stiff from our work out.:rolleyes: I must be getting old.

Hmmm not sure, that link you had for NRL League is not right, that is the Australian rugby league which is different game to the one they play in heaven!! :D the haka is the Maori challenge, during the Maori wars in the 1800s that is what they used to do before battle.

Yep, that is so not fair. Should have to enter your intentions and race them all fair and square.

Have no idea about this Stanley Cup Tina is watching, no clue on the rules, just seem to have to skate and bash the opposition :eek::eek: NY is winning though so go them!!! :D

Ok, so "our" team is not in that league. Got it.:):):):):) I thought I watched a House Hunters International in New Zealand- a couple looking for a home - stopped at a cultural center and they learned a welcome dance. If I were the team watching the All Blacks perform the haka, I would be worried. They did look like warriors.

Not sure either about the Stanley Cup but go NY:D:D:D:D:D I will have to go google it.

Gotta run Trish, looks like a storm is coming and I need to get Koko out.

Yep, I have sat here long enough to eat my sandwich for lunch! Back to it, cya later... hope the storm only brings a gentle sprinkle to your garden and misses all the weeds! x

I love the haka!! It's really cool to see that. I'd love to see that in person some time. Their faces get so ferocious looking and the other team glares back at them. You can just feel the adrenal pumping up, even through the tv. It's awesome!

California Chrome is still an amazing horse, I think. This is his first loss as a 3 year old and that's not bad. 12 starts? They said he had a cracked hoof at the the end, which he must have gotten right out of the gate. :( Poor thing.
I read about the training of how they use to train the horses right from the beginning for the triple crown, so would would train them to start like every few weeks. Now like California Chrome, he'd typically have 7 weeks between starts. As long as the Belmont is and all the hoopla with the other two before it, you just know they must be tired. It's hard to go that distance if you aren't feeling fresh (for a horse). :)

We didn't get to the back yard today after all. Instead hubs laid new sod on the side of the house, built it up so rain water would run away from the house instead of towards it, and then put down new sod. It looks really good. Back yard is still waiting though. :)

Movie was fun. Nice to have someone come and take your order and deliver, drinks, food, whatever you want.

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Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi all

We have had a good Flynny week here :D:D he is doing so well right now it is fantastic to see. IBD good, itchiness gone, still a bit of an occasional limp when he gets up but we can live with that. :) He is due his Pentosan injection and forgot to get it with his other meds I picked up last week. It is only monthly and I give it at home to save money. I am trying to source his meds at a bit of a cheaper price especially the Samilyn which is $155 per month! :eek: He is most definitely worth every penny I spend on him!

I have had a couple of days away in Tauranga which is 3.5hrs drive north, got home last night. Work meeting plus a catchup with my niece. Gorgeous couple of days away. Flynn stayed with his Nan and Grandad and had a lovely time, when I walked in he barked at me then went back to ripping up his toy squirrel and they were bits of it flung around the lounge. :D so he did not seem too miss me at all :D :rolleyes:

Hope your all having a good weekend, up early here and it is frosty outside but clear sky so should be just perfect for a walk later when it warms up! xx

Staying with your mom and dad was probably like a vacation for Flynny. There was no was following him around checking poop all the time! Lol :D:D:eek: I'm thrilled that you both are doing so well.

Love the Flynn man and hope that he continues to baffle the docs forever! xxxxx

Hi Kathy, yes it was a little holiday for the boy lol... sounds like he was suitably spoiled, he even had the fire lit for him to lie in front of. Mum reckons he returns to his wolf heritage by staring into the flames :rolleyes::confused::)?!? :D He is a lucky lad having two homes to call his own! Is certainly nice to have him in pretty good health!!

Hi Trish,
I'm so pleased to read how well Flynn is doing! It just does my heart good to hear this. It sounds like he really enjoys his time at your Mum and Dads. That is so nice that they are close by and can watch him. I sure miss having family in town for that reason, especially since Jasper has gotten sick. It sure would be nice if my Mom was here, for many reasons.

How did your work meeting go? Sounds like you had a nice time visiting with your niece.

Wow, that Samilyn is pricey! I hope you can find it cheaper someplace. Can you look online for that? I know the Denamarin that I get is pricey as well but not near that expensive, and I think we can purchase it online here in the states. I checked a little while back and it wasn't really any cheaper to order it online than it was to buy it at my vet so I just go ahead and get it at the vet's office.

Thanks for posting on our thread and checking on us Trish, I'll be posting an update over there in a second. I still am not used to using this voice feature on the iPad, it's okay but I'd much rather be typing. :rolleyes: xo

oh how lovely to have a few days away and get to spend some time with your niece.

It does sound like you and Flynn both had a great time. He really does have a special bond with your mom and dad. He's a lucky boy.

That is wonderful that he is doing so well. Love to hear that. Yikes, that is some pricey meds! There has to be some way to get them cheaper. Would local Mike have any ideas about that?

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sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Trish I am so happy to read Flynn is doing so well, that's fantastic! Hugs to your precious boy :)

Hi Trish - stopping in to say 'hey'. Sorry I have been away for a while! I'm glad to read that Flynn is doing so well. :)

Hi girls!! Not much to report this week either. Flynny boy has not got into any mischief! A friend with a dog came and visited him yesterday arvo which he was very happy about, a pesky cat crossed his path in HIS yard last night, which he was not very happy about and boy did he let that cat know he was not welcome (and the neighbourhood :eek:) a great race for the gate followed, which thankfully the cat won! He is perhaps itching a wee bit more but he is due his shower today so hopefully that will sort that out. Have a special soap bar with his natural flea deterren againt. But I think he has been bit on his butt as he has the beginning of hot spot there.

Mike rang earlier in the week for a catchup, at the end of this week it will two months since his last blood test. So we will do them again, if they are in reasonable shape he will go in soon after to get the biggest lipomas removed. Hopefully those pesky LFTs will have stabilised even more off the steroids. As much as I hate to put him through further surgery there are at least 3 of them that really need to come off. Mike thinks the one on his shoulder is possibly the cause of his limping when he jumps off the couch. So he said either we should do it now while he is well or put it on the shelf forever and not worry about them anymore. I will take a week off work to look after him while he recovers but I expect him to fly through it like he has with his other surgeries :D Mike is going to attack the biggest ones first, see how he is going with the anaesthetic and get as many as he can.

We were due to go see his friend Cooper this afternoon, but I feel a bit yuck and it is raining and I have the whole last series of Downton Abbey to watch and I have big pot of vegie soup bubbling away, so don't think we will be going far!! :D That's what Sunday's are for eh!! :)

Blardy hell, no sooner had I written that post. Flynny came over all hangdog, not wanting to move, looking like he was in pain hanging his head down. Thought he was going to vomit :( Dunno what happened to cause this. Just whipped him down to the vet, vitals are all OK. He thinks he has tweaked his back (Mike not on call today, but this guy nice and I had txt Mike on the way!) Flynn is walking, just slow. We don't like giving him non-steroidals or steroids for that matter. So he took bloods just to check nothing funny going on, but these are just in-house. He going to ring with those results this afternoon. I have to take Flynn back tomorrow morning to see Mike for proper bloods. I have given him 25mg Tramadol, you think I tried to feed him hot lava, spat it out.. was half a 50mg capsule and I sprinkled it on a bit of his food. So I gave him a squirt of the liquid stuff too. He does not want to eat either. He settled in his bed on the floor for now, he wanted on the couch but I don't want him up there in case he decides to jump off and I don't get him in time and does more damage. Hope he is OK and it is just a little back tweak. Honestly, just when you think everything is going well :(

Oh dear :( How is Flynn doing today?? Any news? It sounded like Superdog was doing really well. Hope this is just a small bump and he is feeling better ASAP!!! Take care.

Poor Flynny boy, I hope it's just a little tweak and he's back to chasing that nasty cat out of his yard once again. ;) I hope the Tramadol helps our boy gets some rest. Rosie spits out her pills too. I have to use one of those horrible pill shooters with her. Even then, she sometimes manages to spit them out. Hang in there Trish. Mike figure it all out. He always does. Xxxxx

Thanks Nikki and Kathy. I put him in his bed in the lounge (see new pic!) with a nice furry hot water bottle on his back to help ease any pain there, He had a Tramadol nap for a good hour when we got back. Then he got up and said... "where's my lunch, I missed it"! Well his eyes and nose were most definitely saying that :)

He is still a bit stiff, slow going outside, but over the last few hours with me making him rest up and him wanting outside he looks better. I did let him out before and he smelled that damn cat and run to the gate barking! :eek: I caught him quick smart and took him to the lawn to pee then straight back inside. He must be feeling better, judging by that. Wants his dinner tonight so will feed him soon.

I haven't given him Tramadol for ages, Ian the vet on call today worked out his dosage and he can have between 1-4mg/kg which is 13-52mg for Flynn 8-12 hrly. He said start him on 25mg which I did give or take a few mg spat out on the floor. Kathy, he is usually brilliant taking pills, he takes 3 pills each morning and two at night. I just pop them in a bit of his food and give them to him before his meal and no problems at all. This Tramadol comes in a capsule and I had to split it and take out the powder and divide it so obviously not a nice taste (warning: remember not to do that with Vetoryl anyone, but you can with Tramadol capsule!). Will give him the Tramadol drops I have but he hates them too, but at least I can squirt that right to back of his mouth or under his tongue and it is low volume so harder to spit. Ian rang and said blood results were ok on the in house. But to bring him in tomorrow for Mike to review.

Just at the back of my mind is whether this is a back issue or not, he seems to be bouncing back pretty quickly from a sudden and acute issue. It better not be that adrenal nodule suddenly kicking into action if its a pheo :confused: Nope, no... pushing that thought right to the back of my brain! But his heart rate was OK, BP not done. :confused:

He sure likes that hot water bottle and keeps cuddling up to it, might have to make it a regular night time thing during the winter!

Oh blardy hell Trish I hope he is feeling better. Tramadol has a kind of bitter taste to it well according to my vet. So we are pushing all thoughts of a pheo to the back of our minds and consentrating on it being a minor back issue that he will bounce back from in no time.:)

He is feeling better, miraculous really :confused: He is making up for sleeping all afternoon in his drug haze and is wanting to zoom outside! :eek: I dunno what this is all about, he was really crook and looked awful. I was still in Sunday morning laze mode and it got me dressed and him bundled in the car pretty quick.

I remember he did something very similar after his liver resection last November, he came in to me and was the same as he was today. He had just jumped off the bed and he still only a week or two postop. Mike thought he had either tweaked his back then or else pulled a stitch. I remember he came right pretty quick that day too. Very strange.

I just think if it was his back, he would be looking sorer a bit longer than 6hrs!!! Or maybe he is a bit of a drama king!