jennaandgus
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- Dec 25, 2019
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Gus
My bulldog Gus is 7 years old and has never had any issues with his tail pocket. We always clean his facial folds and ears but never knew we had to clean his tail fold. About a week and a 1/2 ago I noticed he started to be itchy and realized his tail pocket had a bad smell. We took him to the vet (who is a new vet for us because we just moved) and she said that his pocket was infected and may need a tail amputation. She did give us antiseptic wipes and antibiotics but said if it doesn't get better she recommends the amputation. We went back to the vet yesterday and were given another round of antibiotics to hopefully help clear the infection but once again said he will probably need it. The infection does seem to be getting better but I am worried because in 7 years this has never happened and the vet quickly jumped to wanting to do the amputation. So I guess my question is whether or not this is normal for her to jump to this conclusion so quickly even though this has never been a problem before. I was also wondering if any of you have had this problem and what you did to help clear the infection along with taking the antibiotics.