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

[molly muffin]

oh how lovely to have a few days away and get to spend some time with your niece.

It does sound like you and Flynn both had a great time. He really does have a special bond with your mom and dad. He's a lucky boy.

That is wonderful that he is doing so well. Love to hear that. Yikes, that is some pricey meds! There has to be some way to get them cheaper. Would local Mike have any ideas about that?

hugs
sharlene and molly muffin

[beaglemom3]

Hi Trish I am so happy to read Flynn is doing so well, that's fantastic! Hugs to your precious boy

[Renee]

Hi Trish - stopping in to say 'hey'. Sorry I have been away for a while! I'm glad to read that Flynn is doing so well.

[Trish]

Hi girls!! Not much to report this week either. Flynny boy has not got into any mischief! A friend with a dog came and visited him yesterday arvo which he was very happy about, a pesky cat crossed his path in HIS yard last night, which he was not very happy about and boy did he let that cat know he was not welcome (and the neighbourhood ) a great race for the gate followed, which thankfully the cat won! He is perhaps itching a wee bit more but he is due his shower today so hopefully that will sort that out. Have a special soap bar with his natural flea deterren againt. But I think he has been bit on his butt as he has the beginning of hot spot there.

Mike rang earlier in the week for a catchup, at the end of this week it will two months since his last blood test. So we will do them again, if they are in reasonable shape he will go in soon after to get the biggest lipomas removed. Hopefully those pesky LFTs will have stabilised even more off the steroids. As much as I hate to put him through further surgery there are at least 3 of them that really need to come off. Mike thinks the one on his shoulder is possibly the cause of his limping when he jumps off the couch. So he said either we should do it now while he is well or put it on the shelf forever and not worry about them anymore. I will take a week off work to look after him while he recovers but I expect him to fly through it like he has with his other surgeries Mike is going to attack the biggest ones first, see how he is going with the anaesthetic and get as many as he can.

We were due to go see his friend Cooper this afternoon, but I feel a bit yuck and it is raining and I have the whole last series of Downton Abbey to watch and I have big pot of vegie soup bubbling away, so don't think we will be going far!! That's what Sunday's are for eh!!

[Trish]

Blardy hell, no sooner had I written that post. Flynny came over all hangdog, not wanting to move, looking like he was in pain hanging his head down. Thought he was going to vomit Dunno what happened to cause this. Just whipped him down to the vet, vitals are all OK. He thinks he has tweaked his back (Mike not on call today, but this guy nice and I had txt Mike on the way!) Flynn is walking, just slow. We don't like giving him non-steroidals or steroids for that matter. So he took bloods just to check nothing funny going on, but these are just in-house. He going to ring with those results this afternoon. I have to take Flynn back tomorrow morning to see Mike for proper bloods. I have given him 25mg Tramadol, you think I tried to feed him hot lava, spat it out.. was half a 50mg capsule and I sprinkled it on a bit of his food. So I gave him a squirt of the liquid stuff too. He does not want to eat either. He settled in his bed on the floor for now, he wanted on the couch but I don't want him up there in case he decides to jump off and I don't get him in time and does more damage. Hope he is OK and it is just a little back tweak. Honestly, just when you think everything is going well

[kaibosmom]

Oh dear How is Flynn doing today?? Any news? It sounded like Superdog was doing really well. Hope this is just a small bump and he is feeling better ASAP!!! Take care.

[Budsters Mom]

Poor Flynny boy, I hope it's just a little tweak and he's back to chasing that nasty cat out of his yard once again. I hope the Tramadol helps our boy gets some rest. Rosie spits out her pills too. I have to use one of those horrible pill shooters with her. Even then, she sometimes manages to spit them out. Hang in there Trish. Mike figure it all out. He always does. Xxxxx

[Trish]

Thanks Nikki and Kathy. I put him in his bed in the lounge (see new pic!) with a nice furry hot water bottle on his back to help ease any pain there, He had a Tramadol nap for a good hour when we got back. Then he got up and said... "where's my lunch, I missed it"! Well his eyes and nose were most definitely saying that

He is still a bit stiff, slow going outside, but over the last few hours with me making him rest up and him wanting outside he looks better. I did let him out before and he smelled that damn cat and run to the gate barking! I caught him quick smart and took him to the lawn to pee then straight back inside. He must be feeling better, judging by that. Wants his dinner tonight so will feed him soon.

I haven't given him Tramadol for ages, Ian the vet on call today worked out his dosage and he can have between 1-4mg/kg which is 13-52mg for Flynn 8-12 hrly. He said start him on 25mg which I did give or take a few mg spat out on the floor. Kathy, he is usually brilliant taking pills, he takes 3 pills each morning and two at night. I just pop them in a bit of his food and give them to him before his meal and no problems at all. This Tramadol comes in a capsule and I had to split it and take out the powder and divide it so obviously not a nice taste (warning: remember not to do that with Vetoryl anyone, but you can with Tramadol capsule!). Will give him the Tramadol drops I have but he hates them too, but at least I can squirt that right to back of his mouth or under his tongue and it is low volume so harder to spit. Ian rang and said blood results were ok on the in house. But to bring him in tomorrow for Mike to review.

Just at the back of my mind is whether this is a back issue or not, he seems to be bouncing back pretty quickly from a sudden and acute issue. It better not be that adrenal nodule suddenly kicking into action if its a pheo Nope, no... pushing that thought right to the back of my brain! But his heart rate was OK, BP not done.

He sure likes that hot water bottle and keeps cuddling up to it, might have to make it a regular night time thing during the winter!

[Woodydog]

Oh blardy hell Trish I hope he is feeling better. Tramadol has a kind of bitter taste to it well according to my vet. So we are pushing all thoughts of a pheo to the back of our minds and consentrating on it being a minor back issue that he will bounce back from in no time.

[Trish]

He is feeling better, miraculous really He is making up for sleeping all afternoon in his drug haze and is wanting to zoom outside! I dunno what this is all about, he was really crook and looked awful. I was still in Sunday morning laze mode and it got me dressed and him bundled in the car pretty quick.

I remember he did something very similar after his liver resection last November, he came in to me and was the same as he was today. He had just jumped off the bed and he still only a week or two postop. Mike thought he had either tweaked his back then or else pulled a stitch. I remember he came right pretty quick that day too. Very strange.

I just think if it was his back, he would be looking sorer a bit longer than 6hrs!!! Or maybe he is a bit of a drama king!