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

Well, she gobbled down her breakfast as usual, so that is good. But then went racing off to lurk in her crate, undoubtedly cuz she expects me to be re-examining her again which she HATES. But she was fine walking around the yard to take care of her business beforehand.

I do think she has some sort of chronic orthopedic issue where something slips or a nerve gets pinched in her neck/shoulder/back. She's had x-rays in the past, and physical exams that have turned up nothing so we know that the next step would probably be an MRI which we've avoided thus far because she'd had no acute issues for at least three years now and I was hoping they were done with :o. I try to be careful and do not throw balls for her to chase, just letting her run naturally on her own. In the past, she's had the problem while chasing something down. But last night she simply stood up from lying down and obviously something went wrong. Such a puzzle, such a puzzle. But thank goodness, she's better now and I probably won't even bother taking her in since there is nothing to be "seen" at the moment.

How is Flynn???

AWwww she is hiding from you :) just like Flynn when I turn the shower on and he realises its for him!!! That ortho history sounds similar to him too. Years ago, he did the sudden head drop, trembling, yelp like how you described but he stayed bad and got rushed to vet at night (not Mike way back then!). Xray showed a bit of a slipped disc at T12 if I remember rightly, it did not appear to be impinging on spinal canal either and he came right in a few days. I think those type of injuries do set them up for arthritis later in life, how old is Luna?

Flynn is pretty good, apart from his intermittent limping on his front legs. He can go a while (like days) without doing it, then it will come on again. Usually after he has been resting a while and he first gets up, limp limp across the room until he comes right again. No more episodes of the scary kind since Saturday. He is having doggie dreams on the couch right now ;) I guess my next decision for him is going to be doing the lipomas, he has the big one on his right shoulder, at the front right over the joint which Mike thinks might be responsible for this limping. Not in the next couple of weeks anyway. But then on the other hand if we don't do it, it might never come right :confused:

Luna is just six now, and had the first episode quite young, so I am afraid it is an issue that is maybe congenital and will likely worsen with aging or traumatic re-injury. But right now I am taking your slogan to heart and just being grateful that she seems so much better this morning!

Darn those nasty lipomas! We just found a big lump in Peg's armpit that will have to be checked in a couple of weeks along with her regular phenobarb level, but it feels all soft and pliable like a lipoma. I surely understand why you are leery of anesthesia with Flynn, as I am with Peg, too. But I love our vet and thank goodness you have Mike. At least it helps knowing how careful and concerned they are about our kids!

Haha, positive affirmations sometimes helps keep the demons at bay!! :D She's just a young pup!! :) Sure hope today goes well for her and she is pain free!! Is Peg still behaving gut wise? How often does the phenobarb level need to be checked for her?? She has been seizure free for a long time now? Darn lipoma's, he has had them off twice now over the years, but they keep on coming back. If you can get your fingers around them and they feel mobile that is usually a good sign too, but they can get into the muscle layer which can make them feel harder to move.

Peg is behaving, and thank you for asking about her a while back on her thread. I got distracted and did not reply! She has the phenobarb level and full bloods checked every six months (although she usually gets some extra chem panels thrown in whenever she is barfing or has diarrhea! :o :rolleyes:).

YAY!! Well on that happy note, I am off to bed. Hope it is a surprise free day in your household, I like boring and steady quite nicely thanks very much! :D Night x

Well you have certainly been having exciting times Marianne (NOT!) Glad to hear that Luna is better this morning and Peg continues to do better too.

Good to hear that Flynn man is behaving himself this week. Molly too sometimes does the limpy thing when she first gets up from laying down and then it rights itself. Not the same as what she did before, which was a very definite holding her paw up and not putting weight on it. That doesn't seem to have returned so whew, for that. (see I probably just jinxed us all!!! cross fingers that I didn't)

Have a good day all. HUMP day for us westerners. :)

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Trish & Flynn!!
I have missed all your exciting stories.. Hopefully I am back for awhile. Crazy year 2014 is...
It makes me so happy to see Flynn on here. ;)
Amy

Hey Girl,

Hope your weekend has been a good one and Flynny boy is not digging to China:D:D:D:D The other night one of the TV shows was featuring street food stands in a market in China ( not sure which city) They had deep fried scorpions on a stick:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

And people think we have weird fried food on a stick at our state fair!!!;);)

Haha, well I bet Flynny would like a deep fried scorpion on a stick Addy... we know he likes sticks after that episode a few weeks back!! :rolleyes::eek:

We are going great thanks girls :D:) He has not had any further episodes but still a bit of limping on those front legs. Other than that a box of birds! x

So glad to hear that you're both doing better. Have you finally shaken that nasty bug you had?

Yes, I think we should box up a few deep fried scorpions and send them to Flynny. We would remove the sticks, of course! Yum! Lol

Is that front leg limping something that he's just going to have to live with? We all have something as we age. Why should Flynny be any different? I love that boy and you too Trish.

Thank you so much for lighting a candle for my lizard boy. I loved your toast also, "Lizards for Dinner!" It made me smile. Oddly, he never ate the lizards. He loved to play with them until they stopped moving. I couldn't always rescue them in time. Buddy always dropped them immediately when I told him to. If it was still alive, it would scamper away. He would be royally ticked off at me if his prize got away. He would tell me about it for at least the next five minutes. lol Many lizards ended up in the lizard graveyard over the fence. :o

Buddy was absolutely obedient at all times. Rosie knows the commands, but only follows them if she's in the mood. Otherwise it's, "i'd rather not thank you." Lol. They are so different. Xxxxxxx

Hey Kathy!! You relaxing now you are on holidays??

Nah, I am still not quite right, but hopefully getting there. Back at work last week and that did not go well, but oh well hopefully this one will be better! :)

I think the limping may well be due to the lipoma over the joint, it is mainly his front legs. It has been getting ever so slightly worse over last couple of months. He used to do it occasionally after getting up, but lately I have noticed at the end of his walks he has it slightly. It is not enough to stop him running, no sirreee and he is on constant cat patrol and chases them out the yard if they dare to enter.

Hehe deep fried lizards on a stick may be more to Buddy's liking! I love Rosie's spunk, she is such a darling girl if a little daring for her own good!! Still, she is just a pup... Flynn was mad as a bat until he turned about 3! So there is hope for her yet, although I really hope she keeps you on your toes with her fab personality for many many years to come!! xxx

Yes, kicking back. My cough is finally gone. I had it for over six weeks! Right now, I'm just contemplating a nap. Lol I'm off until the 25th of August. Seven more glorious weeks! :D:p

Maybe you need more time off to shake that yuck you have? You are probably allergic to work! Lol

Take care sweet. Big hugs for you and butt scratches for my boy.:)

Nap sounds good Kathy!! You deserve a good break now after the year you have had, so pleased to hear you are chilling out and the cough has finally receded! Whooping cough has been in the news here too, with a lot of schools struggling with it. Nasty thing.

Flynny is looking at me with pleading eyes to convince me it is walkies time, so we are heading up the beach soon, I gave him that butt scratch and said it was from Aunty Kathy and he says yippyou very much :D have a good day Kathy! x

Hey Trish - my Ichiro has had a few lipomas over the years, and one was getting into the joint and growing under the muscle. It really started to affect him, so we had it removed. Do you think you'll have to do the same for Flynn?

Molly has one that is under a muscle too, but not on a joint, it is however very close under her front leg arm pit.
Vet said that at some point, if that one starts to cause problems it would have to come off. So, good point, the limping could be from that.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Yes, we think it is likely to be from the lipoma too. Mike is keen to get it and a few other big ones off. He is just so good otherwise at the moment I am pretty keen to let him have a few weeks of peace and no testing or anything like that. I want to take a week off when he has the surgery, so might look at it in a month or two.

Renee - I have cut down the apoquel to just once a day. He was meant to have it twice a day for two weeks, but I really saw a difference in him itching less so I reduced the dose after 8 days instead. Occasional itching, but nowhere near as bad!! Hip hooray for that!! x

Hurrah for less itches for our Flynny.:):):):):):)

I don't blame you for wanting to wait on any more procedures. It gives you both a well deserved break. That is something you both can use.

Lol, Koko was trying to dig to China on our bedroom chaise. I kept thinking about Flynn digging by the fence and wondering what the heck Koko thought he was digging--- silly boys:D:D:D

Enjoy your week, it is almost over for you!!!!

Hi Trish so happy to read Flynn is feeling better! and also glad that Luna is feeling better as well! Our babies can sure give us a lot to worry about at times.

That is awesome about the apoquel!!

I totally understand wanting to wait on the lipomas... my only advice would be to remove it sooner than later, before it gets too deep into the joint / muscle, making the surgery that much more difficult and painful. Ichiro's was down to the bone and starting to make the muscle separate. Recovery was not so good. :( He hurt so bad having all that muscle peeled back. I felt terrible. Of course, a month won't make any difference, and giving Flynn a break from the vet is understandable. I sure wish I could stick my head in the sand sometimes on all this vet stuff! It seems like one thing after another sometimes.

Hi Trish-seems like forever since we chatted.
What in the world does "box of birds" mean? Never heard that until you first mentioned it a few days back.
Bailey has been itching like crazy and chewing on her back leg. I think we're approaching going to the vet again.
Hope you have a very restful weekend!
Hugs,
Sus

Okay Trish, it's Saturday where you are, whatcha up to? How is Flynn?

Hope you are having a nice weekend!

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Box of birds = happy!! :D:D

A good week here, Flynny seems to be doing just fine! Had to get up early and take my car in for a service, highway robbers that lot are :eek:! Then into town for brunch with friends. One of them came with us for a walk up the beach with a little white scottie dog, Flynn ate a big bunch of something??? Bad dog!! Looked like old reeds, my friend thought she saw a dead bird wing in it... Man he crunched it up and keep picking it up and running whenever I got close to him to take it off him and he can run waaaaaaaaaaaaay faster than I can! Little sod. So have told him if he has tummy is upset later it's his own jolly fault!! Didn't seem to have put him off his lunch snack that he scarfed down when we got home. And he rolled in something for good measure! We called into the vet to pick up this months pills, after they picked me up off the floor to pay the bill we weighed him and he was put on 400g, so I was happy to see that, as he had lost it over a few months and I did not know why :eek: But all good there. Occasional itchy episode but not much more than a normal dog having a scratch here and there. So all seems good in Flynny Land!!

Thanks for checking in on us, busy day but home now for the evening so bit of rest coming up... he is already snoozing on the couch! xxx

That's great Trish! GO FLYNN!!!

I love to read your accent :) Never heard of a box of birds. Very cute.

Thrilled to hear that all is well in Flynny Land. That makes me smile. :D Flynny wouldn't be himself if he wasn't rolling in something or another. That's a sign that he's doing well. :p

Are you feeling any better Trish? How are things in Trish Land? How in the world have you escaped jury duty? I have been called at least 10 times and have sat on a jury three times. A couple of times I have gotten notices in the summer. I always put off until after school starts. In the summer, I'm not paid for Jury Duty. It's a no-brainer.:D

Yep, I am getting there thanks Kathy :) Nothing a month off won't fix!! But not right now, maybe taking some time off next month. I have a trip to Sydney for work in August, then the Gold Coast in September so that's pretty lucky!! Want to fit Flynny's lipoma surgery in their somewhere so will take a week off then. Think it would be really nice to have a long time off. I have friends in Sydney so catching up with them for a few days when I go over. So that will be a nice break!

So funny. I read your picture comment on Rosie. She was pretty tired until I started taking pictures, then it was playtime and she got a second wind. Yes, I made her stay in there for that picture and she did spring out afterwards!. LOL

LOL I knew it, she just had that look in her eyes... she is so gorgeous, would love to have a cuddle with her!!

I swear if there is something on the beach then Flynn will find it! He is hilarious. Prob not so funny for you to have to clean him up though!

Ahh a month off would indeed be a fine thing. I agree completely.

Still in chill mode here this weekend.

Hugs
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Beach Food:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I am sure Flynny delights in beachy, salty, marinated in sea water morsels;) I sure hope his tummy is okay and everything is still fine in Flynnland.

Any tips for me for squirting antibiotics down Koko's throat? I have never used liquid medicine on any of my pups.

So much for a nice relaxing lunch before getting back outside, sitting here reading the forum and a blardy stupid cat walked right into the lounge as have all the doors and windows open airing out the house in this lovely sunshine. I spotted it before Flynn thank goodness and it took off, but now he has done several circuits around the house to try track it down!! It was cute, a small tabby one! Flynn wants a pet :D:D

Hey Trish,
Wow, sounds like you've been very productive, good for you! Wish I could say the same. :o I have so much to do around here, it is just overwhelming. Unfortunately, I have let things go a bit due to my wrist issues. And since I didn't get very much done today, I'm going to have to get up very early tomorrow and work all day. Not my idea of a fun Sunday, but it must be done.

I hope Flynn's tummy is still doing okay after his delicacy on the beach. They can eat the most disgusting things. I'm sure if we had a beach around here that Jasper would be eating all the same stuff that Flynn does. I caught him going for a big blob of bird poop just yesterday. Thank goodness I grabbed him before he got a hold of it. Ewww!!

Jasper has a ton of lipomas all over too, so far the vet has not recommended that any of them need to be removed. However I have noticed that some of them are growing quite rapidly now for some reason, and are getting kind of big now. So I suppose the next time we go in, I'll have to see what she thinks. He has one in one of his armpits that is getting kind of big. They don't seem to be bothering him at this point, which is good. We had them all mapped out at one point a few months back, but I'm pretty sure he has a few more now that haven't been checked. :( They're mostly on his chest and belly area.

I'm so happy to read how well Flynn is doing, it always makes me feel so good to read that. :) Keep it up Flynny boy!!

Guess I better head to bed shortly, since there will be no sleeping in for me!

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

Hi Trish!

In my experience with 4 dogs, I've never encountered lipomas. I think I"ll try to keep that record going! ;)

Why do they call it the "Gold Coast?" (pardon my ignorance.) Is it the color of the sand there? Is there sand there? Someone I know is going to take a cruise next month which starts in California and cruises around to Australia. It's a 6 week cruise and includes some airplane rides around parts of Australia. I don't know that I could stand being gone that long, but it sure does sound like a nice trip. I so want to get to Australia some day.

Things are slow and calm over here in Baileyland. I do need to get her by the vets regarding the itching. It just always seems to cost a couple of hundred dollars just to walk in the door over there, so I tend to put it off.

It's another hot, muggy day here and they're calling for a bunch of rain in the next two days. (I've GOT to replace my keyboard......my "x " is still awol. I have to misspell a word so spell check will correct it in order to get that key to appear. :mad:)

Anyway, they're calling for inches of rain. Belly rub to Flynny.

Hugs,
Susan

Hi all

Another good week for us YAY!! I bought Flynny a new snack, a venison bone, it had to fit in with his novel protein so it is venison :D

So here he is crunching away, not a very exciting video lol but boy does he love that bone. I am fearing he will crack his tooth or something, he has been gnawing for an hour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltYn...ature=youtu.be

Glad you found your x Sus!!! Hope Bailey's itch is settling, nothing more annoying for them is there! x

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Why do they call it the "Gold Coast?" (pardon my ignorance.) Is it the color of the sand there? Is there sand there?

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Woops didn't answer this, yep it is the beach I think, here is a pic. That tall building is where the seminar is to be held :)

Ah the good coast spent a lovely week there many years ago whilst visiting my bro.

Flynn certainly looks like he,s enjoying that bone nomm nomm :). Glad you,ve had a good week catch younger the weekend :D

Popping in to say hi and hope you had a great rest of your weekend!

We are hanging at the pool this weekend, Summer showed up for the weekend!!!

Give smooches and belly rubs to our boy Flynn.

The gold coast, that just Sounds wonderful. The sand looks great too.

Glad you and Flynn had a good week. Guess there was no residual effects from that beach scarfing he did. LOL

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

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Woops didn't answer this, yep it is the beach I think, here is a pic. That tall building is where the seminar is to be held :)

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Wow! I count about 50 stories to that building. I don't know that I'd want to be up that high.....but I bet the view from there is fantastic. The color of the water is just gorgeous.

I saw the video of Flynn with his new bone and he sure does look very happy. :D
Hope your weekend is going well.

xxx
Sus

Wish I was at the Gold Coast right now!! It is freeeeeeeeeeeeeezing!! Well frosty at least, last time I saw Flynn he took himself off to bed. I went in and tucked him under his blanky as it is so chilly, next thing I see is this apparition creeping out the bedroom.... :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMwZ...ature=youtu.be