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

[Trixie]

Hi Trish,
This is surely a poopy time on the board isn't it!!?? A number of dogs with not so good pooping....maybe it's the change of seasons?? Trixie woke up at 4am and wanted to go out!! I expected the worst poops but luckily it was soft but not watery or bloody!! It's all relative isn't it!!?? She seems just fine...maybe she just had a little too much food with her night time dose last night.
Good that Flynn has not pooped now because I always take it as a good sign that no poop after bad poop is great...the system is rebooting and getting back to normal..hopefully!

We have to explore fish oil too. I am still a little gun shy introducing yet another something into Trixie's body. If our next acth is good I'll see what the vet thinks re fish oil. I asked last week and he wasn't too enthusiastic to do anything right now..so I'll wait.
I did start to take some myself a few months ago but oh...it came up on me all day...a fishy taste in my mouth. yuck. Was awful...I hear the krill oil does not do this..so perhaps when I see it I'll get a small bottle and try it out.
I hope it's good for Flynn and that he continues to feel better and hopefully the next poops are good poops!!

Barbara

[molly muffin]

Poop Patrol! Now if only they would cooperate and not go into hiding at the mere thought of us poor humans going over their poops. I'm sure we freak them out and they wonder what on earth we are doing. I mean, sure they will go back and smell their own, but I don't think we are suppose to in their minds.

ROFL! Yea, totally cracking myself up, but hey, I've seen so much of it this past week that you just Have to make a joke out of it.
Hope your week is going well Trish
hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin

[addy]

As long as we dont start examining our own poo, we should be okay

[molly muffin]

As long as we dont start examining our own poo, we should be okay

Sputter alert Addy!!!!

sharlene and molly muffin

[Tina]

Well, it sure sounds like the sediment in Flynn's urine could affect the results of his UPC. Thats what I'm going with. I know my vet said they always spin down the sample to check for sediment. On Saturday when I asked about the results being skewed since Jasper just had an infection, I think she said what they look for is any blood or wbc's in the sample. I guess that makes up the sediment?

Yes, definitely nervous times again for us both Trish. No results yet for Jasper, so we still have fingers and paws crossed.

How's your Dad today? I hope he is continuing to recover well. And also hoping Flynn's tummy is settling and his poops have continued to improve.

LMAO Addy!!!!

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

[Trish]

Hi all - TMI on the poop talk girls sputtering indeed!!

Tina, the sediment would be the debri's also seen.

His tummy is still playing up, bit stinky to when he passes wind. Two mucousy ones I have seen today, smallish. I have added Losec tonight to see if that helps settle him plus just waiting two hours after his night meds to give him a dose of SEB.

I think he is have a bit of an allergy attack, nose is itching him, sneezing, gums look a bit red, whites of eyes a little red, front paws bothering him, two spots around his neck he has scratched the skin off. I also gave him Loratidine again tonight, plus washed all his itchy bits and applied neotopic cream. He hates all that fussing over him. He lies there looking scared as if I am about to do open heart surgery on him not just wash his paws!!!

I had talked about possible allergy with vet the other day and he said to give him Loratidine if he is itchy, think it might be a flea allergy type of scenario. Vet said he did not want to give him Prednisone at all which I totally agree with. So hopefully the Loratidine will settle him down.

He is real hungry too, not to the scavenging stage but he was starving tonight as he had missed his snack during the day as Dad went out and did not give it before he went! Poor boy! I have held the fish oil until tummy settles after your advice Addy. Dad is good thanks Tina, he went and played snooker today at his club

Crikey we are paying for it now after me saying how good he had been, I just read what I have written and he sounds like a wreck!!
I am thinking if it is allergy, then it has set off his inflammatory reaction which could also have upset his bowel and the IBD which has in turn upset the UPC as well?!?! Who knows, but I just need to get back on top of it and get him better again xx

[addy]

I wonder if a bath might help with the itchiness? Or a Betadine iodine soak for his paws might help and you can also dab it on the sore spots. No need to rinse. Just mix it with water until the color of tea.

There is also a tea Leslie knows of that you could rinse him with.

we'll get him back on track, dont you worry

[Squirt's Mom]

Chamomile tea can help with itchies. Just make the tea as you would to drink it, let it cool, then pour over him after shampooing and rinsing - but leave the Chamomile on to dry; don't rinse it off. You can use it to spot treat as well but keep in mind that water based infusions (no alcohol added), like teas, don't last long - about 24 hours if kept in the fridge.

[Trixie]

I hope Flynn's tummy is settling down. I suppose allergies can be blamed for almost all the things bothering him.
He's still eager for his beach walks though, right?? Poor Flynn..doesn't like all the fussing! Trixie is the same!! If I come toward her with anything--sometimes I use a flashlight to look at her teeth or something...well she sees me coming with that and she makes herself scarce.
She wants me to stay away from her if I am going to give her a once over. These dogs are pretty smart, aren't they?

B.

[molly muffin]

Oh poor Flynn. Sneezing, running nose, who doesn't hate allergy seasons. We all sympathize with the little guy.

It sounds like a possible cascading affect of allergies doesn't it. Definitely a possibility. I really do think that so many things are just triggers to a whole host of other things, both with us humans and our furry ones.

hugs
Sharlene and Molly Muffin