Sammy went in for adrenal surgery on December 29th.  While in surgery the
vet removed what he thought was the right adrenal gland.  He also removed 7
tumors that he found in the fatty layer that surrounds the abdomen area.  He
told me the technical name for this area but I have forgotten what it was.
He send it all of to the pathology lab and the report came back that all of
the tumors were benign.  The bad news was that the adrenal gland that he
thought he took out ended up being a thyroid gland.  He apologized for not
getting the adrenal gland and I told him that he owes Sammy the apology and
not me.
 
Four days after the first surgery Sammy went back in for surgery again.  The
vet took out the left adrenal gland because it was very enlarged.  He also
sent it off to the pathology lab to make sure that he took out the adrenal.
The vet did not charge me for the second surgery because of his mistake.
 
Sammy is doing fairly well.  Sammy was back eating his regular food around
48 hours after the first surgery.  He is not doing as well this time.  He is
drinking a lot of Pedialite and urinating fine but he refuses to eat any
solid food.  I have been giving him some Ferretvite to make sure that he is
getting some vitamins.  He does not like duck soup.  His incision has
stopped draining.  He sleeps a lot but when he is awake he seems to be
fairly alert.
 
How long after surgery should Sammy be back eating his regular food (which
is TF)?
 
My computer crashed and I have lost the names of those people that I was
writing.  Could everyone that I have been talking with please send me your
E-MAIL address again?  Interestingly enough, I still have the addresses of
those people that I have had disagreements with in the past.  Go figure.
 
I am especially interested in hearing from the great people in Idaho that I
have sent E-MAIL to.
 
Also, if you are a expert on Microsoft's Outlook Express I would appreciate
your help on solving a problem that I have.
 
Thanks,
 
Jason Poole
Sammy and Doris - The lights of my life!
[Posted in FML issue 2175]