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

[Trixie]

Hi Trish....awww what's all this with Flynny!!?? Hope that benign lump just stays as is and does not cause trouble or need surgery. You know Trixie has these gastro bouts here and there. My vet gave me a script of Metronidazole and I use it as needed to control the mucousy poops and bad stuff. I can always tell stuff is going on when she wakes us at 4am and wants to go out, which happened two nights ago. Gene said the poops were not terrible but soft, I gave her half a metron and by the next afternoon she's usually back on track. In fact since I've had the pills at my disposal we haven't even had the mucousy stuff...nipping in the bud before it gets bad. After these episodes I usually give her a couple more doses until she's all firmed up again. I read online that metrod helps dogs with colitis but they are not sure why. Trixie was not diagnosed with colitis but sometimes she gets a little blood in the soft poops.
We had a terrible bout pre-Cushings a few years ago with bad poops and vomiting intermittently for weeks...they finally diagnosed a clostridium over growth...and once we eradicated it with a combo of metron and tylan she was fine! Clostridium is in all dogs but maybe with Trixie it overgrows too much...I don't know but we go thru these things here and there..but nothing has gotten out of hand now that I have the pills. Do you find the metro helps Flynn..it really works wonders with Trixie.
Hope that mouth sore goes away too!! November sounds icky for you..so good that it's almost over..on to December!!
Barbara

[Trixie]

Oh my gosh...love seeing the Flynn show on video!! No doubt he hates the z/d!! He showed that for sure. Just love the taste test!! Hope you can come up with a food plan that will be what he needs to have but that he likes!
Barbara

[addy]

The metronidazole has anti inflammatory properties.

How are things??????

Glad to see Barbara visiting!!!!

[Trish]

Yes so nice to see you Barbara and to hear Trixie is doing so well We have had a better week, tummy seems to have settled down. I ended up swapping his protein back to lamb but keeping him on the same brand as he does well on it. Seems to have done the trick *fingers crossed*.

His next scan is booked 17/12 so assess that stomach mass. So another long trip to Auckland unfortunately, but he must have the high resolution scanner so that is what we must do! Think I will stay the night this time though, although is hard as work so busy just before Christmas. Will see how I feel and how Flynny is doing at the time. Will do updated bloods and UPC on the Monday before we go up.

I have weaned him down to half a previcox with his tummy feeling better, hopefully in a couple of days if he keeps doing well I will stop it.

Mouth lump still there and I think it has grown some, but we are going to do objective assessment of that and visit for next photo next week some time. Honestly Mr Flynn, I have told him before... one thing at a time!!!!! He no listen But last couple of days poops have been much better, bit more a spring in his step.. so YAY!! Big hugs to all xxxxx

[addy]

So glad to hear Flynn is feeling better. November is almost over so I hope we are going uphill for December.

Christmas will soon be here. Last year Mel and I werei in to penguins!

I hope she is well, I have been missing her.

It sure felt good to be off work for five days, Monday will be hard

Have a good week!

[Trish]

OH MY GOSH.... I have missed all Flynny's anniversaries But they have all been in the last couple of weeks so putting them up here at once

25th Nov 2011 - 3 years Liver Resection 650g massive hepatocellular tumour

3rd Dec 2012 - 2 years Right Adrenalectomy Pheochromocytoma invading vena cava

20th Nov 2013 - 1 year Liver Resection 9 cm hepatocellular tumour

He really is such a super dog , even after all this he does still love his vets. You guys have been with us through his last two big surgeries, hard to believe how well he has done time and time again.... we love our surgeons and we love all of you too for your all your support! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[labblab]

Awwwwww, Super big hugs to our Super Dog and his Super Mom!!!

It's a lovefest all the way around, Trish!

[addy]

Super dog and super mom, I love that and we love you both!

I hope our energetic Flynny sails through the rest of the year and 2015 is surgery free

[My sweet Ginger]

Yup, SUPER DOG and SUPER MOM!!!
Love & hugs.

[Squirt's Mom]

WOOHOO! Way to go Flynn and Mom!