Porkchop has been battling interdigital cysts since last Thanksgiving. Three rounds of antibiotics, daily epsom salt soaks, and other topical sprays but they came back immediately, sometimes bleeding and obviously painful as he licked his paws so often. Two weeks ago we were wandering a garden nursery and a lady stopped to pet Pork. She also has bulldogs. I mentioned Pork's toes and she told me about her vet, who happens to own bulldogs. I got an appointment and was totally blown away with the full physical she gave Porkchop. Her diagnosis: yeast infections in ears, nose (which I was treating) requiring an anti-fungal med for 30 days and needed a different antibiotic for the toes, which erupt off and on but never totally go away and also related to the yeast infections. Daily soaks in betadine and epsom salts will continue. She noticed that one eye had a goo blob. I thought it was due to pollen in the air. She showed me that he's endotropic (?sp), his bottom eyelids were turned in and the lashes were irritating his corneas. So he will get some OTC eye drops to help. She was pleased that Pork is not a fat dog and said he was basically in pretty good shape for being almost 6 years old. She pointed out certain things to watch for that may indicate health problems like the color of gums, capillary fill time, and such. I like my other vet but I'm going to switch since her experience with bully breeds is admittedly limited. It's unrealistic to think a vet can remember all of the caveats with each breed. After 5 days on the new meds, there has been a remarkable improvement. What a blessing to meet the lady at the garden store and thank you, Jesus, that she shared her vet's name!
Now...Pork hates me more than ever because I mess with not just his nose and toes, but now the ears and eyes. Good part is he loves his bathtub soaks. Otherwise, he slinks off when I pick up the cotton pads and little white bottles. Smart doggie... He knows what's coming.
Now...Pork hates me more than ever because I mess with not just his nose and toes, but now the ears and eyes. Good part is he loves his bathtub soaks. Otherwise, he slinks off when I pick up the cotton pads and little white bottles. Smart doggie... He knows what's coming.