Vicaroo1000
"Slug Assassin" and PBS Gardening Dweeb
- Jun 23, 2011
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Beefeater's Buxom Beatrice and Lord Harrington's Bodacious Beauregaard
I feel like the first vet I went to with Tonka when he was a puppy seemed like they just wanted to do it for precautionary measures or simply because he was a flat-faced breed. She was so casual about it like "oh, we can just snip the palette and trim the nares too while he is under for neutering." I took him to a different vet for a second opinion (I knew this vet saw more bulldogs as well) and he said that Tonka didn't seem to have an issue with his palette, that it looked good. He also said his nostrils looked fine. He asked if Tonka snored a lot or had difficult/labored breathing (which he doesn't at all) and his opinion was that it didn't need to be done. So we didn't and Tonka is doing just fine at 15 months. Still not a huge snorer and doesn't seem to have any issues.
I am so grateful and happy -- for you and your pup -- that you sought a second opinion! Having a vet you trust who has your animal's best interests at heart, is SO IMPORTANT. I love my vet. Thank Goodness he's young. If he had to retire or something, I'd be devastated.