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

Checking in from work this morning. Eaten and peed! Wow!:p

I hope you are both able to get some well deserved rest. I'll be back a little later. xxx

Hey guys

3am here.. we have slept some.

Only about 10 mins after the Tramadol at 8pm he started panting real hard, I was getting quite worried thinking he was having a heart attack or something :eek::eek: he would settle for a minute or two then lift his head up and pant away again, even stood up :eek::eek: Kept trying to settle him, by a stroke of coincidence, at that time Mike sent a txt asking how he was doing. Told him about the panting and he said it would just be pain and to give it a bit longer for the tramadol to work... by a few txts later he was proven right, the tramadol kicked in and he settled back down. Moved into bed about 11.30pm as I woke up with a splitting headache, took him outside again then but no pee. He came in and had a huge drink of water though.

Heard a little squeak from him about 2ish, I had set the alarm for then anyway to wake up and give him more tramadol so we can keep on top of the pain. Gave him his dose which he hates and a wee bit of cheese to get rid of the taste which he refused. :(

He wanted outside, so carried him out and he did a pee :) then can you believe he walked over to the gate to check for evidence of cat intruders then trudged right around the house stopping at the lawn again and did a really small loose poop which is not suprising I guess. He has had the scrambled egg when he has been sick before and not reacted to it from IBD point of view, but he did not want his venison last night so had to try something. I think checking for cats is a good sign though and he was much steadier on his feet :D. Mike said it is important that like humans, he gets walking asap to help prevent any complications... just so you don't think I am mean for letting him walk like that :eek::rolleyes:

His rounds done, back in he came and back to bed, eating the discarded cheese and taking another huge drink of water on the way. So I will keep the tramadol up 6hrly at this stage and I have to check in with Mike in the morning as he is on call all weekend at the clinic. There is some ooze from that drain. Mike said taking that big lump, is almost like a mastectomy as it leaves quite a raw area inside and it is best to keep the drain in there. He said he will not be surprised if he gets a seroma, he has seen them before in some dogs with the big lumps like Flynny, if that were to happen is just like mastectomy cases and a needle goes in to suck out the extra fluid but hopefully the drain will do its job and prevent that. He is not bothering his wounds at all. I only have one tshirt for him and that is quite tight so might pop to the store tomorrow and buy some and we are expecting visitors so someone will be here to watch him will I zip out.

Now I am wide awake LOL and he is asleep! Thanks for checking in on us, so lovely to see in the middle of the night! :) xx

That's our boy! Love it!! :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Trish

then can you believe he walked over to the gate to check for evidence of cat intruders then trudged right around the house stopping at the lawn again xx

---

Have been peaking in all morning to see if you were up in the middle of the night. have a few minutes left for lunch so wanted to check in.

Love that Flynn is checking for intruders, a boy cant trust those cats, you know.:D:D;)

It is important he walks, I don't think you are mean. I hope that Tramadol keeps helping our Flynn. Post op is hard but hopefully he will improve quickly with your loving, expert care.

Of course you had a tension headache, worried all day. Big hugs.

Will pop in again when I can.

love ya

Hay you two. Hope you both had a settled night well as much as you could and that your headache is gone :D

Love it that he is on cat patrol so soon, never thought you were mean walking him I was told the same after Woodys surgery. The drain will do it's job and Flynny will be back to his old self real soon

Mind take care of yourself as well as the boy :D

Hey, was up again at 5 and then he just woke me now panting again. Took him outside and he did bright yellow liquid diarrhea. :eek:

He is hungry and wanted his breakfast so I just gave him small amount of venison and will see how he goes.

Sent Mike a txt about the diarrhea so will see what he says. Obviously hurt him to strain and go but Tramadol not due for at least another hour. :(

Oh poor both of you!! :( :(

No, we do not need fancy-colored diarrhea! Plain brown poop works just fine. :o

I will keep checking back to see what Mike advises...

Well he txt back and said thanks for the update. Nothing about the diarrhea... so I sent him a picture :o asking about the meds, especially giving augmentin as that can cause diarrhea too

Well he said it is just from having empty bowel after fasting for GA and he wants me to continue with meds as prescribed. Hmmmm hope this does not get worse in the bowel department, we can well do without another IBD flare right now.

He polished the plate eating his breakfast so cannot be feeling too bad

Oh I hope he's right and Flynn is just clearing his system. Not the time for IBS!

I am so glad he ate. No matter how it comes out the other end, I always think it is reassuring if they have an appetite!

Thanks Leslie and Marianne... yes he sure had an appetite so like you say that has to be good. He is tucked back up in bed fast asleep. I will give more Tramadol in an hour and see how he goes. No likey bright yellow poops :eek::eek:

He looks such a mess in the light of day. With all his shaved bits and bit of blood, he needs a good clean up... maybe later this morning a gentle sponge down will help

As poor Flynn the patchwork dog. In the cold light of day does it really matter his he looks he will always be gorgeous. I think mike is right about the diar and also a touch of stress causing it being away from mum :D

I think Mike is right about the poo, it will turn right as far color soon as our boy gets enough food into him.

so glad he is eating.

waiting for our next update:):):):)

Considering what all Flynn has been through, what's a little mustard poo between friends!;) He's up and about and eating/drinking. I trust Dr. Mike. He has been right numerous times before. xxxxoooo

Oh my, hope those poops clear up to a nice brown color instead yellow. How is he doing now?

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hopefully he'll feel better quickly.

Hi!
He has improved as the day has gone on :D, no more nasty panting and no more diarrhea. No more poop at all actually, so hopefully might be a more normal one in the morning. He is eating and drinking really well.

I have him in a t-shirt as I did spot him trying to scratch, he seems comfortable wearing it.

Wounds are good, will give him a sponge down tomorrow, not much ooze from drain that I can see. Still having his Tramadol 6 hrly which is keeping him reasonably comfortable. His Meloxicam will have worn off by now so I will set alarm to wake up in the night to give his 2.30am dose and we can keep on top of it.

It has sure been wonderful to see him improve over the course of the day. I do have some gory photos of the wounds but haven't put them up here as do not want to gross anyone out :p Here are a couple of the less gross ones! He has had visitors and was happy to see them!

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7002 last night
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7003 shows his Mohawk and tops of the side wounds, underneath and around legs there are 9 separate incisions. :o:eek:

So overall very pleased with him, he is such a little goer, last time I let him outside he went to break into a trot but ouuuuchies, stopped that pretty smart. I have noticed he is not limping from that front shoulder already, so that is good!! Makes it all worth it. Well early night for us and hopefully a better nights sleep! xxxxxx

I am so glad he is already improving and the fact he is not limping is out of sight wonderful:):):):):)

Oh Trish, the picture of him in his blanket is beyond precious.

Keep up the good work. I hope your headache went away

What a trooper he is! So glad to awaken this morning and read such a good report! :)

Hope you are both snoozing away peacefully!!!

I am so happy to hear Flynn is improving, great news! My prayers for Flynn that he continues to improve more and more.

WOOHOO! Flynny boy! So good to read how well you are doing and how quickly you are recovering. Nosing after cats, eating your food, holding your poop...way to go! :D

Hi Trish,
So happy to read the good news this morning! Sounds like he is really coming along. I think his incisions look good, and I love the pic of him wrapped up in his blanket. I have to run out for the next few hours and take care of some things for my Nana. I will be back later, need to do a major catch up on the forum. Hope you both are sound asleep in dreamland.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper (and Shelby too) xo

We are having a great morning so far!! Fairly normal poop first thing :D:D Bit unsettled overnight and awake a few times, wanting to go outside so I let him.... ate his brekky and even wanted to play with his duck, only did a couple of minutes but I will take that :) at least he showing a bit of interest in it. I think keep the tramadol going 6hrly today and maybe tomorrow down to 8hrly. When he goes out he still goes to try and run but then it obviously hurts and pulls him back up to a walk. He is not to be running anyway at the moment.

Here he is just now playing :D:D:D http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7004

Everytime he has had surgery he always astounds me how resilient these pups are and how fast they can bounce back... he is amazing! xxxx

awww, he looks happy and not at all like he just had surgery! Very glad he is doing so well!

Thanks Leslie... he is doing so well especially when you consider what is under that t-shirt. Have added pics of his wounds... don't look if you are squeamish :p
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7005
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7006

Bless his heart. No good side to lay on! :(

OMG Trish! He looks like patchwork quilt! :eek: Having stated the obvious, his hair will grow. Even if it doesn't, none of us here will care. We love Flynny with all of his battle wounds of valor. :D

I hope you are doing okay. xxxxx

Yep, I am doing OK apart from a few headaches, just minor ones that Paracetamol fixes straight back up!! Nothing an uninterrupted sleep won't cure :p;) but no problems getting up for my boy. He is more comfy now laying down so they healing up. I just counted all his staples and there are 73 and I found another wound so that brings total to 10 :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Trish

a few headaches, just minor ones that Paracetamol fixes straight back up!!

---

I have migraines. What is Paracetamol? I've never heard of it.:confused:

Never mind I googled it.;) It is another name for acetaminophen, which is the generic name for Tylenol in the US. ;)

I don't get migraine's luckily. But a disturbed sleep doesn't help!!

Flynny just had his sponge down and I am really pleased with the wounds, minimal drainage from that drain so just waiting to hear from Mike when we can take that out. Pet store hardly had any t-shirts just a few in a sale box... so I got two at $10 each, they were the biggest they had in there and still a tad small so I just snipped down the seams a little and they are doing the trick, so he is in a fectching duck egg blue shirt today! I will just chuck them out when we don't need them anymore :)

How is Fynny boy feeling now? Is he continuing to eat/drink? What about his poop? Has it returned to a firm, lovely shade of brown? xxx

You must have missed the update post on previous page explains it all! he doing good, sleepy right now in his tramadol haze! x

Oh, what good news all the way around!! :) :)

I am so happy and so relieved. ;)

I think Flynn's ability to bounce back also involves your ability to provide such wonderful care. I am so pleased he is doing so well. What a relief.

I am so glad his pain is able to be managed. That helps so much.

Big hugs, Trish

Great news! Good poops too! yay, not quite up to jogging speed yet, but give him time and I bet her will be.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

OMG, Trish. I just saw the pics and I feel so terrible for both you and Flynn. Those incisions are much longer than I imagined. Oh, poor Flynn. It's got to be hurting so much and poor you. It must be gut-wrenching just watching him looking like that. I think the worst parts are over, the surgery itself and the first couple of days post surgery.
He will feel much better very soon especially under your exceptionally thorough and loving care. He's so very lucky to have you as his mom. Smart pup there.;)

Yipee Flynn you never fail to bring a smile to our faces. I'm glad he is on the mend but knew he would bounce back as he is wonder dog well done Flynny :)

How's our boy today? Hope you both were able to catch up on some good sleep last nite.