Yes, we tried soaking her feet and that seemed to help a little, but we really noticed that diet caused the cysts, and if we were careful about feeding Rosie, the cysts went away completely. It's just better to avoid the cysts in the first place. So I've been a little paranoid about giving her...
OK, tests were negative - no parasites. The bland diet firmed her up nicely. Apparently (and this surprised me) Rosie is not allergic to rice, so it must just be potatoes that really set her off (she gets these nasty cysts between her toes). Anyway, we're now slowly switching her back. She...
Rosie came to us from the rescue with a bad case of cherry eye. We did a bunch of research, opted for the tuck and tack surgery, and it came back within weeks. Since then, we've opted for benign neglect, but reading about everyone's experiences here we may consider getting it removed - we...
ok, today we took in a stool sample to the vet; we're concerned about trying any mild diet because Rosie is allergic to grain, so the standard rice-and-chicken sounds like a recipe for cysts between her toes. Will report on outcome.
Alright, Rosie's been on her slightly reduced diet with a big glob of pumpkin for a while now, and while it seems to have stopped her diarrhea (which had been a problem only briefly), she still has pretty soft poop, and yesterday when I took her to the dog park, where she loves to run and run...
ok, so today's stools were sort of half and half, solid and puddly. I think the pumpkin is helping, but too early to be definitive. In any case, it doesn't look like this is going to be too serious of a problem, which is good news!
OK, due to a number of family emergencies, we were only able to start the reduced food/pumpkin diet last night. Our dog sitter (I know, bad timing!) said that the stools had started to firm up a little, so the "wait three weeks" approach also seems to have some slight effect. Anyway, this...
I'm Damian, and have loved bulldogs since the first time I met one about 10 years ago. Finally, the situation was right for me to get a dog and we spent a long time getting to know bulldog rescues in our area. Well, maybe it wasn't so long, but it seemed like it - after about 3 months, we met...
Thanks so much Lisa / Desertskybulldogs! Good clarifications:
We moved, but only about 4 blocks down the street, so there should not be a dramatic difference in climate and the sorts of plant and animal life that Rosie is running in to. Mostly, she has a yard now, whereas no yard before...
Rosie, our 2 and a half year old rescue, stable and healthy at 42 lbs, has a strange symptom, not sure if it is a real problem. Her normal poops turned soft and runny about two weeks ago. We feed her exactly the same thing all the time, and are pretty careful not to let her get any food from...