staciepap
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Hi there. I Am new to this forum and new to having an English bulldog. I have wanted one for years and am so glad to say I finally have one. Her name is coco and she is now about 4 and a half months old(18 weeks). She is just a doll and has brought so much joy to our lives. I am learning how to take care of her the best I can and trying not to spoil her rotten. Lol. But I would love it if I could have some guidance on how you guys keep you bulldogs dry and what is "norm" for bulldogs. When my bulldog was younger she never really teared but now my bulldog the last month has been really tearring up. She is wet practically all day long. She is dry at first but then slowly the tears start so I was told to just wipe them down with a soft cloth when they are wet. But that is all the time. I wipe them and 20 minutes later she is still wet so i wipe them again and then when I look (maybe a half hour/hour later) she is wet again. Seriously seems to never get dry. When people say "dry them" is there a way to really every get them fully dry? I wipe them but they never get fully dry. They aren't irritated at all, just wet and now the last month also stained. She doesn't have a nose rope right now so I don't have to worry about that one just the deeper one by the eyes. I have tried desitin which she hates but I can sometimes get on her when she is napping. Lol. Sneak attack. It still doesn't keep her dry though, at least not lately. I have also tried cornstarch but that hasn't worked to keep her dry either. Plus how to you guys put it on. It seems to want to just fall off and stay on the surface. Maybe i am , not doing it right. Do you use your finger? What do you use to keep them dry?
She was on the horrible science diet food against my better judgement that my vet put her on (for about a month or so ugh!) but I got her off about 3 weeks ago and switched to natures logic lamb which is gluten free and supposed to be great but she is still wet. Could this be related to her food or is amount of tearing normal? I heard that teething could have something to do with it and wondered what everyone's experience is.
Also My vet had told me once a day to clean her with rubbing alcohol to clean her but also keep her dry but I stopped doing that after a few days because she couldn't stand it and I thought it was too harsh. What do you guys use and how many times a week do you do it.
I am using everything from baby wipes, to chlorhexidine 3 percent pads to spa lavish facial scrub to clean and help remove tear stains which hasn't helped with that so far. It seemed like in my opinion when I left her alone and didn't clean her wrinkles as much she stayed drier.
Thank you so much for the help. I greatly appreciate it. Sorry so darn long
She was on the horrible science diet food against my better judgement that my vet put her on (for about a month or so ugh!) but I got her off about 3 weeks ago and switched to natures logic lamb which is gluten free and supposed to be great but she is still wet. Could this be related to her food or is amount of tearing normal? I heard that teething could have something to do with it and wondered what everyone's experience is.
Also My vet had told me once a day to clean her with rubbing alcohol to clean her but also keep her dry but I stopped doing that after a few days because she couldn't stand it and I thought it was too harsh. What do you guys use and how many times a week do you do it.
I am using everything from baby wipes, to chlorhexidine 3 percent pads to spa lavish facial scrub to clean and help remove tear stains which hasn't helped with that so far. It seemed like in my opinion when I left her alone and didn't clean her wrinkles as much she stayed drier.
Thank you so much for the help. I greatly appreciate it. Sorry so darn long