angelamorgan22
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- Jun 28, 2015
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- Maxwell
Hi All,
I am new to the forum, but likely should have joined the day we welcomed Maxwell Harris into our home. He has been a pretty sick puppy thus far and we are now faced with yet another challenge.
He is currently being treated for Mange, and has about a weeks worth of medication remaining. The skin looks much better, and he had gotten a lot of his energy back in the past 2 weeks, so much so that he has been on a destructive streak.
Last night we noticed that Max was acting very sleepy, and drinking a lot of water. We thought he may need to be cooled down, so we have him a cool shower, put some ice packs under his belly and bootie, and he seemed to be feeling better. Today when I went to get him out of his crate, he was still sound asleep after sleeping for almost 12 hours. He went outside and did his business, ate a little of his breakfast, and came back in- plopped back down and went right back to sleep.
He has been sleeping basically non-stop all day. When we did get him up he wobbled along, ran into furniture, and his back legs seems to give way several times- he walked like a drunk. His heart rate and breathing are normal, and he is not running a temperature. He is twitching in his sleep, which is also concerning.
When this sleepy behavior began, we thought he maybe growing again, can that make this dog this tired?? Any thoughts are appreciated
I am new to the forum, but likely should have joined the day we welcomed Maxwell Harris into our home. He has been a pretty sick puppy thus far and we are now faced with yet another challenge.
He is currently being treated for Mange, and has about a weeks worth of medication remaining. The skin looks much better, and he had gotten a lot of his energy back in the past 2 weeks, so much so that he has been on a destructive streak.
Last night we noticed that Max was acting very sleepy, and drinking a lot of water. We thought he may need to be cooled down, so we have him a cool shower, put some ice packs under his belly and bootie, and he seemed to be feeling better. Today when I went to get him out of his crate, he was still sound asleep after sleeping for almost 12 hours. He went outside and did his business, ate a little of his breakfast, and came back in- plopped back down and went right back to sleep.
He has been sleeping basically non-stop all day. When we did get him up he wobbled along, ran into furniture, and his back legs seems to give way several times- he walked like a drunk. His heart rate and breathing are normal, and he is not running a temperature. He is twitching in his sleep, which is also concerning.
When this sleepy behavior began, we thought he maybe growing again, can that make this dog this tired?? Any thoughts are appreciated
Sorry to hear you've had some health challenges with your little one, it's so sad when they're not feeling well
I would probably take everyone's advice and call the vet and take him in for a check up, especially since his back legs are giving in. Bulldogs are very sensitive, maybe there is a different route to take if the vet thinks he's not responding well to the Mange medicine. 
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