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

[labblab]

Hey Trish, I'm so sorry Flynny's tum is acting up on him, too! What is it with these furkids of ours right now????

Back several years ago, we considered allergy testing with Peg, too. But the expense and lack of a guaranteed solution put us off, as well. Her itchiness has always seemed more environmental (seasonal) as opposed to food-related. But nevertheless, that's one of the reasons I've tried to keep her food ingredients rather limited.

I'm hoping Flynn will be acting more like himself for you today. It's just such a worry when they are "off." I've been monitoring Peg all afternoon and she hasn't seemed as perky to me, either, but I may just be imagining it since I'm now hypersensitive to any little thing that is out of the ordinary. She's just had her chickken/rice and evening phenobarb, and hubby is on his way home to pick me up for a meal out. I believe I shall be starting off with a martini this evening. It is definitely time to turn the mommy radar off for a couple of hours!! And I'm betting Peg will glad to have me out of the house, too, and not following her around.

Marianne

[Trish]

I know, they are beating to their own drum for sure! I am sure environmental also has impact on Flynn. Especially flea bites, they always seem to cause a flare in his itching then I think the inflammatory response sets off his IBD which in turn worsens his liver tests and UPC. Like some inflammatory cascade. So frustrating.

We are so in tune with them, I might say oh Flynny is a bit off today, or slow or whatever and family are like he looks OK to me and give me a sideways glance like I am tooover the top with him.... which I am That martini and dinner sounds great Marianne, hope you have a lovely night out with hubby for date night

[Trish]

I found this nice little summary on pheo's, it is in a presenation format and includes references. I could get the PPT on here so have used this link which looks a bit messy but will have to do!

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=nz

[Renee]

I think we are all very intune with our babies, otherwise, we would not have the strength to follow through with cushings or other medical. It never crossed my mind not to take care of Tobey.... but, I sure heard from some people about how 'maybe it's her time'. Fools!

Is Flynn eating dry food or fresh? Canned? Sometimes a dog can display upset with dry food, but the same thing won't upset them when it's served in a fresher format, like canned or even cooked.

[addy]

Hey Trish, on that spreadsheet of proteins- do you know what carbs were with each protein? Could it be it is not the protein but maybe the carbs?

[Harley PoMMom]

I found this nice little summary on pheo's, it is in a presenation format and includes references. I could get the PPT on here so have used this link which looks a bit messy but will have to do!

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=nz

Hey Trish, that is a good find! It has a lot of info that I am sure members with dogs having pheos or are suspecting of pheos would find useful. Thanks for posting the link.

[cheydogger]

Hi Trish! I stopped by to see how Flynn was doing. Wow, it's hard to catch up because you have quite the long thread. From what I gathered, it looks like Flynn has some numbers that are off and is seeing another IMS? I hope my little buddy is doing well.

I also wanted to say hi to everyone else!

Happy Belated Easter.

Ro

[Trish]

Hey, sorry I been potteting about in the garden. RO!!!!! How lovely to see you popping in. How are things? How is Ella??

Short story for Flynn, another liver mass removed Nov 13, good apart from intermittent allergies/IBD flares. Scan two months ago showed possibly another new lesion in liver but small. Last month he had a short course of Pred to try and get allergies under control which they did but ALP shot up to >4000. Waiting for next scan in two weeks time. He is just a bit off at the moment, so whether it is allergies again as he is itching or the liver playing up I am not sure.

Addy, not sure what the carbs are.. grain free though. Just the checked the bag of the current fish orijen one and they are chick peas, lentils and peas

Renee, he is currently eating dry food. He likes wet better and that is what I am swapping back to with the venison

Thx Lori, the PPT format was better but cannot figure out how to post it!

[Renee]

Wet food, or even a home cooked diet, may be ideal for a bit. I home cooked for Tobey for many months before transitioning her to The Honest Kitchen. That is another option you may look into using dehydrated or freeze dried.

And, for the allergies - there is a new wonder drug called apoquel that was released recently. Seriously, they are calling this the next biggest drug to hit the market since rimadyl. It is supposed to be a game changer. Many rescues that I know have used it and seen amazing results. Its so high in demand in the US that vet clinics only get a set supply per month until the company's production can catch up.

[Woodydog]

Trish how is he today? My work colleague with the itchy and tummy trouble staffy has started to use Apoquel. I did a lot of reading on it for her before she started it and side effects are mostly GI which isn't good for Flynn but Snoop her dog has been on it for 3 wks now and she has noticed a huge improvement in his skin, and no GI upset maybe worth looking at, he is only on half tablet daily