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

[molly muffin]

Hope you are having a good time on your holidays. It does sound like it's been a full and busy one at times, with great relax moments in between. The best kind.

Hope that Flynn is behaving himself.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

[Trish]

Hey everyone

It's no thread hijack when we're talking about allergies and you all know you are welcome here anytime to talk about anything!!

Ahhh no Koko doing the paw nibbling, Flynn is often doing that. I have never heard of Zuke's, darn big conglomerates fiddling about with their snacks! Don't fix whats not broke you fools! There, I am sure that will make them change it back I do not give him treats unless they fit in with his novel protein on the day, so now it is venison so he can have these ones which are grain free too http://ziwipeak.co.nz/ziwipeak-good-...ts-dog-reward/ I hope your letter helped Leslie!! Nestle are buggers for taking over, they introduced all that baby formula in Africa when those babies especially need all the nutrients from breast milk if possible.

Hey Tracy and Sharlene - yes it has been a good week off, lots of eating out or in Yesterday got busy in the morning, had a damn flat tyre so had to take that to get fixed, couldn't believe it was only $15 YAY!! There was a screw stuck in it. Hair do done, so that was nice to sit in the salon for couple of hours. Flynny had a walk through town with me while they fixed the tyre, there was a new little farmers market in one of the streets (not the one he got thrown out of!) so we got a couple of things there. Kids have always loved him, so he patiently stood while a couple came up and asked to pat him, he even gave them a wee lick!

I am getting the weekend cleaning done today, I am going to stay with Dad the next week or so while Mum is away so going around there later this arvo.

He is still itching, although not so much. He was given Loratidine which is not meant to be sedating. But boy the first day, he just lazed around. Took him for a walk, not much energy either. He has had days like this, but it was more pronounced. Stopped the med and he perked up the next day and is back to being good. He is fully on the venison, tests on Tuesday for bloods, UPC etc. Fingers crossed the ALP/ALT have come back down. Tracy, his scan is a week tomorrow... 5th May. xx

[beaglemom3]

Hi Trish, been catching up on your thread, it does sound like alleriges to me but whatever it is I hope the meds help stop the itching/scratching.

P&G caused my Snuggles the pancreatitis and almost killed him.. I would run far from any company they take over. My boys have been on Innova which was human consumption standard, for most of their lives, then P&G bought it..major recall, I had to switch their food fast and Snuggles fell deathly ill from the quick diet switch, 106 fever, blood values through the roof, hospitalized for 4 days. Whenever I think of this I get so angry they did this to my baby.

If anyone is interested..here is a good site I get alerts from
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recalls/
I also get alerts from the FDA Pet Food recall site.

Prayers going up that the ALP/ALT have come back down.
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and Flynn feels better very very quickly.

[Trish]

Ohhh forgot to say, the house in front of me has finally had new people move in over the weekend. Nice young couple BUT they have two cats and six kittens!! There house is so not good for animals, it is not fenced and the road outside is quite busy. My house is fenced with a strong sturdy gate, but it has bars and cats get through it easily. The kittens are only about 4 weeks old, cute balls of fluff. They are going to find homes for them. Gawd, I hope they do not get outside and come visiting as Flynn as a terrier has natural inclination to chase small furry animals and he WILL chase them. He has never actually caught a cat and I do not want to see it happen now. But I have warned them to keep a close eye on them. They said the two bigger cats have grown up around dogs and know to keep away from them. So hope that is true!! Cats here in NZ are not kept inside, I have never heard of that ever here. I always think that is so bizarre when I read things like that but I guess other countries do it differently and lock them up. Our cats have always been able to come and go and live a fun catworthy life

[Trish]

Hi Vicki

Thanks for this, it is a good website, I have used that a lot checking on various things!! Ziwipeak that I am feeding Flynn is on there and gets a 5 star rating! Poor Snuggles, glad he survived that one... he is such a strong boy!

Weekend going well, nice and sunny and warm. Must getting the washing done to hang out!

[beaglemom3]

5 stars is awesome! I feed my boys now Fromm and they give it 5 stars too,
I love that site it is very informative.

Glad your weekend is going well
Hugs to sweet lovable Flynn!

[Harley PoMMom]

Fromm is what I feed my 2 cats, just wonderful food, and yes, they are kept inside! My one cat, Alex the bad cat, will walk on a leash outside. I take both my dog, Sampson, and Alex out for a walk every day.

[Trish]

Oh how cute, love to see a pic of Alex the cat and Sampson going for a walk Lori!! I have tried to train Mum's Siamese to go walking on a leash, but she won't have a bar of it! She has a route around the neighbourhood, she goes and visits an old guy down the road most days. He and his wife had Siamese, but the wife died a year or so back and he is not getting any more cats as his health is not good so it is nice Elle goes and spreads the love with him. Elle does have a curfew, she is not allowed out after dark.

[Renee]

And btw I wrote to Nestle and told them to please stay out of the dog food and treat business...that they did real good with chocolate so be satisfied and leave our dogs alone!

Hahahhaa, love this! I thought it was P&G that bought them, but not surprised it would be Nestle either. I remember when Natural Balance was acquired too. It took a huge step down, which was a bummer, since it used to be a good food.

[Renee]

I love dogfoodadvisor too. Food is such a difficult subject. I feel that there are so few companies I can actually trust. I feed The Honest Kitchen or home cook.

I do like the treats from Nature's Variety though. They make these freeze dried ones that have just one ingredient (a meat), and they are super low calorie.