FAQ: Bulldog Tail Pockets: What is your secret?

nycbullymama

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Douxo pads. Depending on what's gong on- once to a few times a week. Blue's is deep and he's prone to yeast there.
 

Christie H

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For my boy who has a deep pocket and likes to lock that sucker down I use Witch Hazel and sometimes a baby nose sucker filled with Gold Bond powder to squeeze up in there.

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Julzz9170

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I have been using the witch hazel and cotton balls to clean Fatsos tail pocket and at first he would run from me when I open the bottle because he doesn't like us doing anything to him but after a couple times he loves it..
 

Vikinggirl

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I don't have this problem either. Dozer and Blossom don't have a tail pocket. Their tails are flat.
 

Libra926

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Due to a lack of experience and a lack of EBN.....in 2008 we had Vegas's tail pocket closed up. That's how it was explained to us. They would simply close it up. When I picked him up....he no longer had a tail. It wasn't much of a tail to begin with...very tight and inverted. This, in hindsight, was the best option for him. Not a simple surgery and I would ONLY recommend looking into something like this if it was your last choice.
 

Biogirl71

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I typically clean out all the hair that accumulates first, then use a cotton pad or thin cloth with witch hazel to clean. I dry using a thin cloth, then squeeze a tiny bit of gold bond medicated powder. This is about once a week. If I notice that it is more gunky than usual, I will use the douxo pads we keep on hand.
 

Mishell

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Hi
Just wandering if the witch hazel is 100% pure or watered down some way
Thanks Mishell
 

2BullyMama

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Mishell

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Hi just wandering what type of witch hazel you use is it 100% pure ?? I'm in Australia and it seems we don't have as many products available to us as you guys have , so will source as close as possible to,what you recommend
Thanks Michelle
 

Manydogs

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[MENTION=13998]Mishell[/MENTION] The label on my witch hazel says Witch Hazel 86 percent, Alcohol 14 percent by volume. I never even checked it before!
 

Miniequine

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I have a question that may be related to this thread:
Our bullies do 'twirling' on their butts every so often. Would this 'habit' have anything to do with the tail pocket becoming irritated?
Thanks,
Miniequine,(Rosemary)
 

Lalaloopsie

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Can be tail pocket, can be anal glands which need expression, can be itch because of parasites or diarrhoea.
 

2BullyMama

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I have a question that may be related to this thread:
Our bullies do 'twirling' on their butts every so often. Would this 'habit' have anything to do with the tail pocket becoming irritated?
Thanks,
Miniequine,(Rosemary)

Could be a few things... as Natallia mentioned -- tail pocket needs to be cleaned, anal glands may need to be expressed or parasite.
 

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