diet

Our vet finally said Mr. Chubbs was overweight. A month ago he was 68.6 pounds, eating Blue Buffalo lamb and brown rice formula 1.5 cups twice a day. We slowly cut him back to 1 cup twice a day. He lost 2.1 pounds in the first two weeks, which was great! And I tried to be disciplined myself...

I'm so excited to make some bulldog lover friends! I have been on EBN at least weekly for the past year for all of your invaluable advice since I adopted by baby Penny :) Finally singed up so I can say THANK YOU to everyone on here for educating me over the past year and make some friends! When...

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum. I was wondering if anyone new of any home remedies for yeast in an English bulldogs ear's and maybe the paw's too? I have a an English Bulldog , Sadie, that just turned a year old. She claws at her ear's all the time and her paw's. I clean her ear's...

Age: 5 years old Date of Intake: March 8, 2015 I am a neutered male. Hi! My name is Max! I'm a super happy guy! I was surrendered due to bad vet advice- they said I need a tail amputation, but I don't! I just need a good, grain-free diet, and to be neutered. Once I'm "fixed" I will be...

Is your bulldog on a raw food diet? :cooking:

I just wanted to give everyone an update on how Barkley is doing now and provide some info for anyone else whose Bully has cystine stones Barkley had cystine stones removed a year ago. He never blocked, we just noticed some blood leaking from his penis so took him to the vet and they confirmed...

Hello everyone! We are picking up our puppy in 2 days. He is 9 weeks old, and his name is Maximus (Max) We have decided to feed him Taste of the Wild because the breeder is already feeding this brand, and after some research we found that it's a great option. My question is for...

Hi, I am new to the forum and have been checking things out for the last couple of weeks but I thought it was about time I posted. I lost my beloved EBD just a few weeks ago and our hearts are completely broken. It was completely unexpected and there wasn't anything we could have done to help...

Queenie is 4-6 years old. She has had 3 major surgeries. She had entropian eye surgery, emergency spay due to pyometra, and recently her tail amputated. Her only health concern now is that her right eye is not producing enough tears. Therefore, she MUST have prescription eye medication for her...

A fascinating eye opening talk by Dr. Becker (doctor of veterinary medicine). She talks about what is species appropriate diet for dogs as well as explains what's inside kibble and how feeding kibble affects dog's health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2YIIpF4cc I really enjoyed her talk so I...

Rosie's Info... I am already spayed, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, and good with dogs. Rosie's Story... adoptaBull english bulldog rescue only adopts within our Midwestern radius. Our radius includes Chicago and suburbs, most of Northern Illinois, SW...

Gary's Info... I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, and good with kids. Gary's Story... Hello world, my name is Gary. I am 8 years young and a big guy of 73 pounds. My foster mom says I need to lose at least 13 lbs and since I love to sit in your lap, it’s...

Memphis's Info... I am already spayed, housetrained, purebred, and up to date with shots. Memphis's Story... Hi, My name is Memphis! I am about 5 years old. My former owner saved me off Craig’s list (yucky) and loved me lots and lots. But then they got really sick and didn’t’ want me to be...

I'm new to this forum so forgive me if I'm not posting this correctly. I have a three year old male English Bulldog that was diagnosed with Lymphoma in mid October 2014. We saw an Oncologist on October 30th. We did not opt to do any type of treatment. My question is...has anyone dealt with a...

Hi, I will be reading the different forums and taking notes,but I am headed to Wal Mart right now and need to know is there anything there that I should pick up for Journey our 10 week ( tomm. ) English Bulldog pup. I have her food ( Blue puppy ) from a pet store, she has a wire crate, stainless...

Name: Cain Age: Approx. 5 Years Old Date of Intake: January 2015 I am a neutered male. My name is Cain and I'm a big goofball, as you can see in my pictures. As you can also see, I was surrendered because my owners could no longer take proper care of me. I have been neutered and my goopy...

Name: Sadie Jane (a/k/a Big Ang) Age: Approx. 7 years old Date of Intake: mid-January 2015 I am a spayed female. Howdy y'all! I'm Sadie Jane, or as Aunt C calls me, Big Ang. I kind of like the nickname. I have been severely neglected and will be in foster care for a bit, but I am in fabulous...

What's up folks, I'm a new comer to the bulldog community in fact I don't pick up my new boy "Hemi" until Valentines weekend. I love that in my infinite research I stumble upon this great forum. So to get to the point, I am wonder is there a way to test for allergies before having to find out...

Hi! My name is Ella (EllaBella Puddingface if your talkin’ to my foster family and friends!) and I’m looking for my forever home! I am soooo easy going, I just like to chill out, nose around the backyard, go for walks on beautiful days and did I mention chill out? My favorite place to chill is...

Lily's Story... Check out Lily, the newest CEBR gal! She's 5.1/2 years old and a total love and sadly fell victim to being sold on CL to someone who was not prepared on how to care for a bully. Lily has typical bully skin issues and her poor tail pocket is so raw and infected that her rectum is...

I currently have a 6 month old English Bulldog, who has a very sensitive stomach a suffers from allergies. Every dog kibble I feed him upsets his stomach and he has terrible wet stools that smell even worse. The only kibble I have found that does not upset his stomach is Prescription Science...

ABOUT BRUNO Hi, my name is Bruno and I am about 8 years old. Not a lot is know about my early years, but my previous owner found me abandoned in a snow drift, during the polar vortex, almost frozen to death. He was kind enough to bring me home and warm me up and decided to keep me as a pet...

My 4 year old female (retired from breeding) was on Purina Pro Plan Savor Chicken when i got her from the breeder. The breeder explained that she had tried various brands of food and the pro plan savor was the best for all her bullies in terms of coat and such. I decided to try to get her on a...

Hi:newhere: Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Robin and I'm currently EB less. :( But this is only temporary. Last December I was sitting alone trying in vain to temped one of my two black male DSH cats onto the sofa with me while I watched TV when I realized that this will happen ever...

I've posted several times about Penny dealing with recurrent UTI's. Long story, but will try to condense it...She's had recurrent UTI's for a year. We moved and have a new vet as of May. She had a UTI in May, October, November, & now. At Thanksgiving when she had the last one our vet did an...

Intake Date: 11/9/14 Last Update: 12/28/14 Age: 3 years DOB: Unknown Gender: Female, spayed Weight: 51 pounds Energy Level: Average Color & Markings: White and brindle Good with other dogs: Yes, but is a dominant female so would likely do best with a male dog Good with cats: She's okay...

Well it seems that Curly has gotten bored of the green beans and while hungry he just chews the green beans and then spits them out and keeps begging for more food (I haven't given in). It was actually a bit funny when I noticed this was happening. I was feeding him and another one of my dogs...

I feel kind of dumb asking this but in the last 6 months my bulldog has gotten fat but only in her belly area. This is long but I really don't know what to do. I adopted Gypsy in May 2013 and I think she was around 4 years old. Since I've had her, other than allergies (grass and peas), she...

My English bully Vinnie is now 2 1/2 years old had emergency surgery in August for stones that completely blocked his urethra. Luckily they were all removed! The stones came back as Cystine and he has been put on Hills U/D diet to prevent the stones from forming again. Let me tell you this is...

My name is Jolly but it wasn't always that. I'm jolly now because Capt. Gasalot saved me and now I'm getting better. He's fixing my eyes, putting me on a good diet and giving me a lot of TLC so that I will get better and learn to trust people. As of right now, I should only be in a calmer...

hello all, this is my first post. my 3 year old girl had her tail amputated 2 days ago after a year and a half of trying to treat her chronic tail pocket infections and skin irritation conservatively. she had an inverted screw tail which was extremely tight and difficult to care for. we saw 2...

EBN, need your help, does anyone have any experience with this food? Vet said Tyson needs to lose weight. We tried to cut down his food, but he seems constantly hungry, and started eating random things. We've always had him on grain free, vet says this food is not grain free. But she stated it...

Leroy Leroy is a sweet 8 year old bulldog in need of a forever home. If you like dogs with their own unique personality, you’ll absolutely love Leroy. Among his more interesting traits, he enjoys playing with (destroying) paper shopping bags, basking in sunbeams and sharing bananas. Of his...

Hey All! I am writing prematurely from Arlington, VA as I prepare to embark down the journey of hopefully adopting an English Bulldog. I am jumping the gun a bit, as it's not yet a member of our family, however, we expect to finish up the process by Christmas. I stumbled upon this site/forum...

Dear All, I am having problem on adjusting my raw diet to 15 months pup. I now have a 4 month pupps. I do like to go in raw for good to both of them. but heres are my questions as there are not raw diet options available (already made - only 1 ad I do not like it) So I decided to make my own...

Well we just got Floyd's test results back and he has two copies of the HU mutation, as we suspected. It sucks but it's better than what the alternative was. Now to start planning his diet, a little trickier as he is so young but feeling somewhat relieved to have an answer.

Hi all, New to this forum so if this question has been asked, I apologize. My 5 yr old english bully Eggo is suffering from a bout of hotspots. It started when we moved to a more humid, rainy climate and exploded a couple of days ago. I had been bathing him in some antibacterial shampoo given...

Hello All... I have just recently noticed that my boy Gunner has these little scabs or bumps on his coat. I was finding them yesterday when I was giving him a good scratch down. He is not covered in them, but the are sporadic, but enough that made me notice. They don't seem to bother him and his...

I started feeding Pepper my 4yr old female over the weekend a ground raw diet. She's been on Grandma Luckys Chicken and did good. A little background on Pepper, suffers from allergies and UTI's which she gets every 3-4 months almost like clock work. The vet just keep putting her on antibiotics...

Combatting Cold Weather Joint Pain in Pets by VETDEPOT on JANUARY 4, 2013 It’s winter time again, and with the cold temperature comes increased joint pain and stiffness for many pets with arthritis. Of course, winter doesn’t have to be a painful time of year for your furry friend. A bit of...