chubbahubba
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- Dec 10, 2014
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- Country
- America
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Mabel
Ever since she was past the age of 2 our Mabel has experienced reoccurring feet cysts on her front two paws. She is not AKC registered which could possibly be the root of the cause but, regardless, we have been battling, trying to keep down the licking, blood, pus and pain our poor bully has suffered during the past 3+ years. We have tried Epsom salt soaks, antibiotics, antibacterial/anti-fungal wipes, hundreds of dollars of special hypo-allergenic dog food brands, hydrogen peroxide soaks, some sort of blue liquid added into a pail of warm water to soak her feet in and countless other failed "remedies" that result in her consistent licking and days of limping about. Our only period of hope (one year) when we lived in a different house without flagstone (and instead tons of grass) was the golden era in which her feet were cyst-free and she was frolicking about, in no pain. When we moved back the following year, her cysts came back shortly. She has gone through 2 vets (wow, I know, right? So many.... *sarcasm*), the first one having to recommend the second one, a dermatologist. There, we tried switching her food (a trick we had attempted years before to no avail) and sending samples of bacteria and etc. on her feet into a lab. Now, the cysts have spread to all four feet, the bottoms of her front paw pads, to the heels of both of front paws and *we think* possibly even to the curl/fold of her cinnabon tail. She now wears socks to stop the incessant licking and mutilation she has caused herself and she gets weekly baths in anti-fungal, anti-microbial and hypoallergenic dog shampoo. Even though these measures are taken in attempt to heal her, she still faces the cysts growing and spreading. They won't stop. On top of that, her cysts have become so bad that we've become afraid to walk her, in fear that her paw-pad cysts will break open and become infected or extremely irritated, causing her to limp the next few days. Her obesity is coming, even though all she eats are two cups of food a day.
Enough about our story, I was curious to ask if any other members in the bully community have witnessed such atrocities to their bulldog's health. If so, I would like to know if anyone has found a cure to end the reign of the foot cysts and if they would like to share this information.
thanks
chubbahubba
Enough about our story, I was curious to ask if any other members in the bully community have witnessed such atrocities to their bulldog's health. If so, I would like to know if anyone has found a cure to end the reign of the foot cysts and if they would like to share this information.
thanks
chubbahubba