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Nelly (2 years) is currently in the ICU at the local VCA. She has seen an Ophthalmologist, full disclosure we haven't spoken directly to eye doc yet while we face seizure issues. Apparently she has been diagnosed with an eye ulcer, entropian. Eye doc recommends removing part of the lid and...

Hi All, This is my first real post, though I have learned a lot from reading all of the other threads! I adopted a 8 year old Bully named Ruby about 6 months ago. We had a rough go- skin infection, UTI, head tremors, surgery to remove bladder stones, diet to loose about 8 lbs.. Finally got her...

First I'll tell you a bit about my Winstons health issues, he has an allergy to something we are not sure yet if it is food or environmental, so my vet doesn't want me to jump to surgery until we know if that my be causing the tail picks infection aswell. My vet had my using malicetic wipes at...

Hi all - So for the last year of baxters 2 years, he has had what I assumed was just a cute bully "squint". I noticed his right eye was always a little more closed, but everyone jokes that he's trying to look "smooth" in pictures :). I always thought he was just doing a "squishy face" squint...

I wanted to change Tucker's diet because he is now recovering from a nasty yeast infection in his ears. Also, he has really smelly gas (is this normal?), so I was excited when I found Taste of the Wild High Prarie Puppy Formula today. Dog Food Advisor gave it 4 1/2 stars, but then I read reviews...

And her response made sense. She noted that Porkchop's tongue can only reach so high up when he licks his nose. The top part is "dry" because his tongue can't "exfoliate" the growth of the nose, which constantly grows and sheds. The lower part, where his tongue can reach, is shiny and smooth...

My Suzie has had a recurring eye infection since October. She's been on antibiotics 3 times and each time it clears up and she improves immensely and then it comes back. Anyone else ever had this problem?

China is a 3 yr. old female that weighs 46lbs. 6/3/2015 Update: Welcome a new angel into rescue! China is a small 3 year old brown and white unaltered female weighing only 46 pounds. She was picked up from a local shelter after a lady found her wandering around in some flood water. In spite...

Baxter is a 9 yr. old male that weighs approximately 65lbs. 6/3/2015 Update: Baxter has joined the Lone Star Bulldog Rescue family. He was an owner surrender. He is currently at the clinic getting evaluated. He does appear to have a palate issue that will need to be addressed to help his...

Darwin is a 3 yr. old male that weights 54 lbs. Darwin joined the Lone Star Bulldog Rescue family today. He comes from a local shelter where he was found running the streets as a stray. He comes to rescue with some skin issues, an eye infection and tail infection. He went directly to the...

A week ago yesterday, I lost my baby, Shiner. He was only 4 months old, but had brought so much love into my life as well as others. He was born February 8 of this year, and I got the pleasure of bringing him into my life on April 29. I had to make the gut-wrenching decision to put him down on...

Stella is a Shelter Pull Intake Date: 04/19/15 Last Update: 06/18/15 Location: Indianapolis, IN Email: info@indianabulldogrescue.com Age: 6 years Gender: Altered Female Weight: 40 lbs Energy Level: Medium Low Color: Mostly White With Other Markings Good with other dogs: Yes Good with cats: Yes...

12/7/13: Please welcome Lugnut! Lugnut is a precious three year old male, surrendered to Cobb County animal control yesterday morning. His human owner is deployed with the military and it appears that Lugg has been passed around from home to home while he’s been gone. Imagine being in the...

2/10/14: Please welcome Orson! We received an email from Suzanne, a friend with another rescue about this sweet boy that showed up at the shelter in Griffin, Ga. He was in need of rescue quickly! Darlene was there within two hours to save him. Thank you Suzanne and Darlene! He spent the...

2/11/15: Please welcome Nina! Nina was rescued from a metro Atlanta shelter shortly after she was surrendered by her uncaring owners/ irresponsible backyard breeders. Nina has been horribly neglected during these first 12 months of her life. She has a spinal abnormality and is unable to...

3/23/2015: Please welcome Miles! Miles is a breeder surrender from Elgin, SC. Miles was born 2/3/2015. Miles breeder believed that he was a swimmer and prolapsed rectum. Miles is not current with his vaccinations. Miles was seen today by Martinez Animal hospital. Dr. Brown stated that both of...

4/29/15: Please welcome Patsy! Patsy came to us from a shelter in Gainesville, GA. Patsy found herself at this shelter a few times over the years. Her owner kept her in the back yard and every time Patsy tried to get away from her terrible life she was picked up by animal control. Luckily...

My baby Jewels is 11 weeks old and has had respiratory issues since we got her. The day before we were suppose to pick her up she got in a baby pool with her brother. The breeder told us about it and mentioned we should keep an eye on her because she was sneezing a little. Needless to say 3 days...

We just bought our bulldog Saturday, he was a typical happy puppy until last night when we noticed yellow mucus and coughing. I took him to the vet today and he was diagnosed with an upper respitory infection. The vet gave me antibiotics and told me to expect him to be lethargic. I have a follow...

Swelling after TPLO? Hi, first post here~ My baby just had a TPLO done 4 days ago due to a torn CCL. He has been walking on that leg, bathroom schedule hasn't changed (pooped right after coming home), eating habits also have not changed (eating regularly...and happily). He has had swelling the...

Quick question... Hubby and I were gone for several weeks on vacation, and had a family member watch Koozer. While we were gone, Koozer got a mild infection in his tail pocket. The vet gave my family member Chloro. wipes to use daily. Keep in mind, we have duoxo pads that we use occasionally...

for some strange reason i cannot seem to get gabby's picture on here i took gabby to the vet on saturday for a check up and nail trimming. the vet said she weighed 45 lbs and seems in good health with the exception of a little yeast infection in one of her facial folds and gave us medicated...

So Til's been on Atopica since February and not only is it VERY expensive, but it's not completely helping. Normally when she gets allergies it affects her feet, wrinkles, face, tail pocket, and ears. Now it seems just to be her feet that are really itchy and she keeps gnawing them to the...

2/19/15: Please welcome Winnie! Winnie was surrendered to the Charleston Animal Society because her family stated they could no longer care for her. Winnie is an Olde English Bulldog and weighs about 66lbs. Winnie is spayed, current on vaccines, and heartworm negative. Her right eye was removed...

As a holistic house call veterinarian, many of my patients are geriatric dogs in need of hospice care. A challenge facing many senior dogs and their owners is maintaining the skin and coat health around the anus, vulva, and prepuce (the sheath housing the penis). These areas often accumulate...

7 Soothing Foot Bath Recipes for Your Dog’s Itchy Paws If your dog is one of those who is constantly licking or chewing at her feet, you know the distress that you feel when none of the medications prescribed by your vet seem to work. You’ve tried a grain-free diet and use baby wipes on her...

Hi all! I'm so upset with what's been going on with Priya since last July. Priya is 8 years old and has never had any issues at all...she's a raw puppy, nothing but. So in July she started getting patchy red scaly red spots. She was seen by a specialist and put on 2 week regimen of antibiotics...

Hi folks! Apologies for this being my first post but a really need some help with my English bulldog Wilson. For around 6 months we've been struggling with these itchy circular red bald patches. They pop up and seem to spread over his body rather quickly, when I see a raised area of hair I...

Max is an Owner Surrender Intake Date: 03/01/15 Last Update: 04/12/15 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 3 years Gender: ALtered Male Weight: 60 lbs Energy Level: Medium Color: White Good with other dogs: Yes Good with cats: Unknown Good with kids: Yes Object Agression: None Special Needs: Deaf...

Does anyone here have experience with either pyometra or vaginitis? Buttercup finished her heat cycle about a week ago (Note: we had scheduled her spay surgery but delayed due to various health issues and then again for her heat cycle). Yesterday when she sat on a white towel I noticed very...

Update from Chubbs’ foster momma: Chubbs has been with me for almost a week and each day, as he becomes more comfortable, more of his personality comes through. He loves his crate so much that he often doesn’t want to come out. He feels very secure there. He will stand by the door or bark at...

About Angus Angus! Finally healthy and ready to conquer the world, one bully kiss at a time. This guy came to us as a stray - unneutered, with a large mass and terrible upper respiratory infection. He is now healthy and in an awesome foster home who is helping him become...

I have posted about this topic before but here it is again. Goob LOVES to chew his bone all day long. Not a problem. It is his favorite toy. The problem comes after he chews. He lathers up A LOT of saliva. THIS>>>> TURNS INTO THIS>>>> Meet Mr. Santa Clause Now, I have tried keeping the bone...

I noticed our 4 month old English bulldog puppy has pus and like pinkish liquid coming out from under her tail. Last week we gave her a bath and dried her up good but I think she must have still had moisture under her tail and that's what caused the infection? What should I do now? It's Sunday...

Our little girl has been battling a UTI infection for almost three weeks while being on antibiotics. Our vet recommended we take her to a specialist. Turns out she only has one kidney based on the sonogram results:ohmy:. She came with a one year health guarantee so now we have to talk to the...

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...

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...

Hi all, Today I got home from work and noticed Ollie's eye was extremely bloodshot and bright red. It was swollen and she was squinting a lot and rubbing it. I brought her right to the vet and he did a fluorescent dye test and diagnosed her with a corneal ulcer. I adopted her last month and my...

So today we went to walk Jovi and Bella and with all the sunshine outside we were able to see how red her face was. When we got her inside I grabbed a douxo chlorhexidine pad to wipe the wrinkle and I scrapped it pretty good and looked at it and the WHOLE pad was FILLED, it was a dark red color...

To all breeders out there: please please please do not remove your pups' dew claws! Not only it is painful, traumatic, can cause infection and completely unnecessary, but it is connected to arthritis later in life. Please read this article by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD. With A Flick of the Wrist by...