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Hello All, hoping to get some help. I have a 4.5 month old english bully. He had aspiration pneumonia about 3-4 weeks ago. He had been on 2 antibiotics, Doxycycline and metronitazole? His second cxr from about almost 2weeks ago should improvement but with still some foggynes. They stopped the...

Hello Everyone. First time caller here. I have VooDoo Lou Nanne. 3 1/2 yrs. Male This started two weeks ago. Every other day, Lou wakes up to throwing up yellow bile and diarrhea. His stomach sounds like star wars, and he would not eat! On these days (Lou Eats, lol) This happned Monday...

Hi, I came to this forum many times for information while facing our bully's health crisis so I wanted to share our experience with everyone in case it can help as well. Our bully got her first UTI and aside from allergies, this was also her first health issue at the age of 4. This UTI also...

Wallygator started throwing up yesterday afternoon... first it was phlegm so I wasn't too concerned. I gave him dinner thinking that maybe it was just stomach acid, but he threw that up about 2 hours later. I noticed a red spot on one of his folds, so before bed I gave him a couple of banana...

Some of you may know that Ranger like some in here suffer with a TON OF FOOD ALLERGIES. Well his allergies had became quite bad and we begin an elimination diet. Finally after tons of try's and fails and staph spots galore, we decided some months back to jump in with both feet and go with HK...

At first, documenting anything and everything Vegas related was very important to me. I wrote this article for a sister forum that has since been shut down. Thankfully Lisa was able to save this article from being deleted. Over the years I've referred people to this article simply to let them...

Can you please help me? I'm desperately needing help with Gumbo. She has these patches coming on her body. We have been treating them for months. The one on her body in the middle is the one that has healed but then it has spread. When I bathed her the rest of her hair came off (on Tuesday) and...

I put a Seresto collar on Chunky last weekend since it was time for a flea and tick preventative and he has had an upset stomach twice since then. I fasted him 3 days ago and he did well for two days and today I came home to a mess and he immediately ran outside and went some more. I am...

Hi All! We have a 2 yr old MN chunk of love named Bugsy, who has been diagnosed with seizure disorder. The seizures started approx 1-3 months apart but since then have increased in frequency. Our vet ( who I work for also) started him on Zonisemide, which helped briefly i guess. April was a bad...

1/19/17: Please welcome Sweet Pea! She joins us from Cherokee County Animal Shelter. Her owners dropped her off there because she was not getting along with the smaller dogs in the house. She has been breed multiple times and is overweight! She is now up to date on her vaccinations and will...

Hey guys. I'm frustrated. My 1.5 year old bully has had food allergies since I got him as a puppy. Most recently he was on Natural Balance sweet potato and fish and he was "ok" on it but had yeast, severe tear stains and just was not 100% not to mention he lost interest in the food and began to...

Hello All, I noticed a few weeks ago that Petey had a few spots of hair gone on his back, but didn't think about it because he rolls around a lot in the backyard, but today I gave him a bath and noticed that the hair was thinning quite bad on his back and the small spots were getting bigger...

Hello, I am in need of some help. Currently we have switched over our soon to be 4 month old bully from royal canine to Fromm heartland grain free puppy. He started off great solid poop and all but about a week into being on Fromm he started itching all over and biting/licking his paws as well...

Happy Friday All!!:nightfever::nightfever: So after speaking with Ellie's vet last night, he did of course advise of the Devil brands, but also offered us to a wet food situation, as he said dogs that have a wet diet are less likely to have UTI's, and all the wonderful advice from all caring...

BENTLEY AND LILLY Bentley and Lilly are both in need of a forever home. Bentley is 11-years-old and Lilly is 9-years-old. Both are spayed/neutered. Both are chill and for the most part relaxed… very friendly bully seniors. Due to current health issues with their current foster mom, she can no...

Hello again everyone!! So, my Allergy Queen Stella has a UTI this week. Last week I was asking for help on shampoo and this week I'm asking for help on UTIs. She is on the dry kibble, Fromm Surf and Turf, so I'm thinking I need to change her food. A while back I talked to the vet about adding...

ABOUT GOOSEHi Everyone! My name is Goose and I am 22 months old and your typical goofy bulldog. My mom had to go back to working 12 hour days and didn't think it would be fair to leave me alone for that long. My foster mom thinks I am a GREAT dog. Very playful, energetic, loving but will also...

ABOUT TYSONHey Everyone! Tyson here, my foster mom and dad also call me “Big T.” What can I say? I’m a big guy! I am 2 years old and looking for my forever home. My previous family loved me very much but couldn’t take me with them sadly. I’m an Olde English Bulldog, meaning I’m just that much...

Hi Everyone! I just joined the site yesterday, after a long long time of coming here to read and research. Thank you for this community and all the resources you provide to us bully parents. I joined because I really need some assistance in switching my pup (Stout) over to a whole-food home...

My Ideal Home: My ideal home wants a dog to hang out with! I love humans and they love me! I'm fine with other dogs, but I'm not completely concerned with them, so I could even do well in a home as your soul canine companion. I like to chill, I love to explore, and I love snuggles. I really...

Age: 5 Sadly, Miss Gertie finds herself back in rescue because she was not the right fit it looks like. Miss Gertie needs to be an only child in a home without dogs or cats. Gertie will also do best with a family with teenagers and older because she is a very stubborn girl! One of her favorite...

I have 3 beautiful english bulldogs. Angela-(32 months), Hestia-(7-1/2 months), Athena-(5-1/2 months). I am very confused about all the info on the internet. I have been feeding all three dogs Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Sweet Potato and Fish formula. All three eat twice a day as bag...

:yes: After a situation presented itself, I felt we just had to "rescue" a 5 year old male bully. I knew the grandfather of the girl that had him. She is young and goes to school full time and works full time. Her grandfather has been stuck with Mr Wrinkles for about 2 months because the...

Hello all! Joey will be 2 years old May 31st. She eats Life's Abundance kibble, breakfast she gets a smidge of creamy peanut butter on her food but other than that no "people food" at all. I find her diet boring and out of LOVE would like to offer her something special now and then BUT need some...

Hi everyone. Right now I feed Bowser Blue Wilderness Duck flavor. It gets the job done better than all other foods we have tried. but I've always wanted to try Fromm, after reading many positive reviews. I recently found a store right next to my house that sells it. my question is, is it...

ABOUT ROXY Meet pretty Roxy! She will be 7 years old on July 20th. She is spayed, UTD on shots & house trained. Roxy MUST be an only dog, no exceptions and does well with OLDER children over 14 years old. Roxy's ideal home is one where she will be showered with love & attention and very few...

I will be getting a male EB at the end of April. I have the choice between two of the males. The breeder is a show home and very reputable. However, I just found out yesterday that both of the males have been tested and have cystinuria type III. I have spoken to the breeder and done a lot of...

Hey everyone! Newbie here! ::waves:: I have just started my 1+ bully boy on a raw diet. Everything is going really well, but I am scared to DEATH to give him bones! I'm afraid he'll choke or have some digestive issue. (His jaw alignment is pretty good, but he's definitely an inhaler.) How do...

Our Poor Hamilton turned 3 yesterday and has been battling allergy issues for probably at least 2 years. I will try to be as brief and descriptive as possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. He has probably every allergy symptom that is possible 1. Bumps between toes, and between pads...

I'm looking to add something to SeaBass' diet to help him gain about 2-3 pounds. Today at his vet appt. he was down a pound from Aug. I have already upped his kibble (Fromm Pork and Peas) by a cup a day (total of 3 cups a day). The vet is going to do fecal and blood tests to rule out any...

We took Elmo to his Vet and he has to loose weight, he is really Fluffy, I do not call him fat, he is Fluffy. The Vet wants to put him on Science Diet Metabolic, this has corn and corn gluten in it. He has been on Fromm for soon to be 4 years. Should I switch him to this for him to loose...

He came into rescue with cancer and was never re-homed. Gordy was an awesome Bully. Once Gordy had passed his Mom called Chewy and cancelled the standing order for his "special" diet. A few days later, this arrived at their door. Impressive customer service.

I am so excited to have found this site! Meet Bert and Ernie! Two English Bulldogs! Bert is 4 and Ernie is 6. Bert weighs about 47 pounds and Ernie weighs about 52. They eat a full raw diet consisting of raw beef, raw salmon, food processed Bok Choy and homemade spelt bread which I make with...

Lily went to the vet before Christmas time for a very bag skin infection she had hives all over her body, fur was falling out, and fur was very greasy with dandruff. Lilly has always has beautiful fur. The doctor put her on antibiotics for 2 weeks, told me to bath her in antifungal shampoo...

Hello everyone. I haven't posted on here in years but I am in need for advice. My 4 year old English Bulldog Ham has been licking the air for hours at a time. He has been doing this for about 2 years. We've been to the vet multiple times trying to figure out a solution. His tail and mouth are...

Hi, good morning... Has anyone had their puppies on the Fromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Puppy food? https://frommfamily.com/products/gold/dog/dry/#heartland-gold-large-breed-puppy The regular Gold large Breed Puppy is the Blue bag but there is a second variety which is the Gold and Blue bag...

Hi! My bulldog is currently recovering from gastric ulcers and has IBS. He is off all his meds now and I just give him slippery elm to help completely heal the ulcers. I want to transition him to a dehydrated raw diet. Everything I read says to consult a vet if you want to transition a dog with...

Years ago when I first started in the pet industry, dogs were becoming allergic to beef, the main protein source in most commercial foods so the manufacturers started making lamb diets. Then the dogs were all becoming allergic to lamb and everyone switched to chicken … and now I’m hearing from...

Have any of you had a Bulldog with a bladder stone my bulldog had surgery in November and is now on a prescription diet for the rest of his life Just wondering if stones came back:(

Our poor bulldog has had a multiple of health problems in his short little life. He finally seems to be on the mend, so we are taking this opportunity to change his diet to a more natural food. While raw and even freeze dried don't fit our budget currently (paying off many vet bills). We have...