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

Hi everyone and thanks for your posts to get Flynny eating!!

He has been ok at Mum and Dads today, enjoyed his walk and behaved up the beach! He has eaten and seems hungry tonight was waiting impatiently for me to get his dinner ready. But I have a new theory :D I mixed his venison with some of his old and favoured biscuits tonight and he was chewing funny like his mouth was sore. He would pick out a bit of food and I had mixed the biscuits through the meat and drop it on the floor and then pick out the meat and left all the biccies. It was like chewing the crunchy biscuits was hurting him.

It is really hard to see inside his mouth as he does not like me looking in there one little bit. Bless him, he did not nip but was trying to get away from me when I tried to inspect it :eek: the other thing that makes me think it is something in his mouth is on the weekend he was playing with a tennis ball and I saw little flecks of blood on it where he had been chewing it. I have not heard back from my email this morning, his vet may have taken an extra off with the long weekend so I have emailed again tonight (gawd I must be a pain of a pet parent!!) with my new idea and I think he should have a dental and so he can get a good look inside his mouth and fix any dodgy teeth. He did have mouth ulcers seen on last years dental and I have been suspicious of them since, but we tried together to have a good look at our last appt and our vet thought it was just normal folds of mouth tissue. I remain unconvinced!!

So I will wait and see what he says about this. Would rather he did not need another anaesthetic but if that is what is making him sore then it needs to be done. HIs tummy seems good and normal poops again today so kinda rules out his possible IBD flaring and causing this lack of appetite.

Honestly, if its not one thing its another!! But teeth can be fixed so hopefully it is something as simple as that. xxxxx

Hey Trish
Just getting caught up here,but glad Flynny is eating and pooping and it sounds like you might be on the right track with the possiblility that it may be dental related.Smart mommy that you are!Hope he continues to have a good day and keep us posted.Hugs to you and Flynny.
Patty

hmm, yep, teeth could be a bother. It is hard to get in there and look around isn't it. The immediate reaction seems to be, No, get out of my mouth woman! Molly too. LOL She doesn't like it but I go in anywhere. You know where others fear to tread. hahahaha
Hope you hear from vet today.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Well hopefully it is his teeth, or even a mouth ulcer, that's a much more accessible thing to address. In the meantime though, are you able to mix a bit of water with the kibble to soften it up? I have no idea what you can/can't do with the hydrolised stuff, but I know that's a common thing for puppies. Just makes the kibble a little softer and means they can chew it up more easily, it may mean that Flynn is then able to eat his bikkies?

Just a thought, Hope your week is going well.

Hey Trish,

Sorry to hear of Flynn not wanting to eat his kibble. Is there any hard treat he may eat? Just wondered if you could test the teeth theory by offering him some other biscuit consistency treat to see if he eats it or not. They can get strange when their food changes. One day I added more water to Koko's Embark so it was rather soupy. He was highly suspicious of it and did not want to eat it:rolleyes:

Hang in there. I hope it gets sorted out. Zoe ended her Keen food trial, she could not handle the food even though we tried very small amounts.:(

They sure keep us working hard.

hugs

Hey Trish

Just checking in to see how you and Flynn are? Did you get a look in his mouth?

Hope you are both ok?

Mel
Xxxx

Hi all

I have heard from the vet and we have scheduled Flynn in for a mouth exam/dental under sedation next Monday. He has perked up and is eating again, still preferring soft food though. But vet said symptoms I have described makes him suspiciuos he has a sore tooth or something else going on in his mouth and with good poops etc less likely tummy playing up again. But in saying that last night he did have a softer one with a bit of mucous. So he wants to have a good look in there and thinks it will be fine with light sedation not full anaesthetic which I am happy about.

He said dogs with sore mouths will go off their food then a couple days later start eating again as hunger gets the better of them even if they still have sore mouth. Tough little things aren't they!

So that's the plan, if further problems before then I have to let him know as he is working all weekend anyway and can do it sooner if we have to.

Right, I am off out to dinner for a friends birthday so will post more on others later tonight!

xxxxxxx

Love Flynns new avatar. It looks like he's off to do a 5K!:D. I hope you get his eating thing straightened out and that his teeth are okay. It seems to always be something with our babies.

Hugs,
Kathy

Hello you

How was the game (rugby?). Did you win?

Little man doing ok?

Hoping you are having a good night and maybe catch you when you come in half cut from the pub ;)

Mel
Xxxxxx

PUB? Did someone say pub? Oh, that sounds like fun.:D:D:D

Many years ago, hubby and I spent a summer enjoying Pimm's Cups.
I'm not sure if you drink them in NZ but Mel may being in the UK. Now Im thinking how fgood one would be while sitting out at the pool.

That is if the sun ever stays out for more than hour:rolleyes:

Hope you are enjoying your weekend and Flynn's mouth is better. Koko goes for a dental the end of the month. I hate to say it but Koko is a crybaby so I made sure I scheduled his dental for the Friday before I am off for a week;);)

Hope you find out what is going on with Fynn.