Recent content by pdac1975

Hello all, It's been a LONG time since I posted about Wally. He is just over 3 now and is overall a great guy. I haven't posted because he's been healthy and happy. That being said, we have some problems introducing new people to him. We don't have people over often but when we do, he...

Thanks everyone and sorry for the delayed response. Great advice here as always. I think the problem is that in the past we haven't been nervous about him meeting other dogs since he was always fine with them. Even now, this behavior is so infrequent and so out of character that we are caught...

That's very cute! Wally is pretty much the same and our 4 year old niece LOVES to walk him. Unfortunately all that calmness went out the window one day when one of our neighbors started kicking a ball around. The worst (best) part was we had told our niece to be VERY careful and to NEVER let...

Hello all, First off, Wally has always been incredibly sweet and gentle and has never had any problems playing with all types of dogs. He is the same around children. Lately though when we are walking him, he will occasionally lunge and snap at the bigger dogs (not all of them, just once in a...

Hi all, interesting thread. I was just signing on to ask a question about this. We noticed a couple weeks ago that Wally was really licking one of his paws (maybe both) and then last week he developed and intermittent limp. We took him to the vet and she told us she couldn't find anything...

Hello and yes, you are correct! He had a staff infection a couple months ago and it appears that when he was boarded for a couple of days it came back, probably from stress. The vet checked him as soon as the bumps developed and we are treating him for the staff infection with antibiotics. It...

Hi guys! So as most of you thought, Wally's bumps have now dried up and he's now a scabby dandruffy mess (his back was absolutely covered with the bumps). I have two types of Selsun Blue both for dry scalp. One has pyrithione zinc 1% and the other has selinium sulfide 1%. Will either of...

That's good to know. We don't bath Wally all that much either since he's rarely outside on a leash to take care of business. He never seems to smell. This experience with the hives or whatever they were (whether it really was caused by the bath he received at daycare or not) has only...

Haha, tell him Wally apologizes. Speaking of Jake, any recent pictures of Jake? I haven't seen any in a while and if I recall he's about the same age as Wally.

Luckily he hasn't developed Orchids yet but I'll keep an eye out! :tongue: In the meantime, it seems the bumps are getting smaller and smoother. Now he has some nice dandruff going on which I assume is just the irritated skin/scabs coming off. We generally give him a very small amount of...

That's a great point JAKEISGREAT, he could very well be stressed. We have maloket wipes so maybe I will try that. It sounds like exactly what you are describing. Sherry, unfortunately they are under the fur so there is really no way to see them. You have to feel them. Thanks all for the...

Thanks all. We live in Northern VA. The closest recommended Bulldog vet is about 1.5 hours away. We are going to take him there for a full one year check up in a couple of weeks (he was actually born there) but it's just not feasible when these issues pop up and we need to get him somewhere...

Hi all, We boarded Wally for a few days and when he got back, he developed these pretty big bumps all over his back and sides. They seem to really irritate him. Even when his leash touches his back he drops into a sit to get away. When you actually touch them or even goes near him he quivers...

Wally did the same thing when we first got him. It freaked me out because he was breathing so fast and shallow. I called the Vet and they said it was perfectly normal, especially for a bulldog. I would still get a vet visit in ASAP though just for peace of mind. Otherwise you'll find...

I think that at about 14 Weeks Wally was doing fine with stairs. We live on the 2nd floor and we have tiled steps. Now he just flies up and down them.