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11/8/19: Please welcome Cash Money! His owner was no longer able to care for him, so she asked us to find him a new home. He needs to be vaccinated, neutered, have his palate shortened, had his saccules removed, nostrils widened, and his teeth cleaned. He appears to have chronic ear infections...

9/12/19: Please welcome Harlow! She was picked up as a stray by Carroll County Animal Control and when no one came looking for her she was able to join the rescue. She needs to vaccinated and spayed. Unfortunately, she is heartworm positive. Once she recovers from her spay surgery, she will...

Meet our senior girl Bella. Bella ended up at a shelter after her owner passed away and the next of kin was not interested in keeping her. We hope to improve Bella’s spirits in her foster home with lots of love and care. Bella comes to us with some eye and skin issues, but nothing that we can’t...

Sweet Poppy is not feeling too well right now. Her ears are a mess… her eyes…her skin and she may or may not have a vulvar tumor…plus some bad teeth. You know it’s bad when the vet says she looks bad. She is on medications and will be spayed soon. Hopefully she will feel better soon. UPDATE...

Happy Holidays to you all. Awhile ago I am sure I saw a post or two on the website about a couple of natural remedies that I purchased And used for a short time but now I am not 100% sure what they were recommended for. Euphrasia, I believe it was for eye problems. I would like to know if this...

Hi everyone! I’m new here, I’ve joined specifically to see if I can find anyone whose bulldog has suffered with demodex/demodectic mange. My gorgeous boy frank is 5 and for the last 11 weeks has been suffering really badly, it seemed to get better but now it’s much worse 😞 I have been to the...

Hi folks, Our 4 year old is pretty overweight, and i need some advice on how i can help her lose weight. Here's the situation: She is on Derm Defense for her food, which helps with skin issues. Now, i usually take her and our other pup for a walk each day, which would normally be fine. But...

I noticed this morning my English bulldog D Rock has what seems to be thinning hair around his neck. And dandruff He seems to be acting fine but I am concerned. The skin also seems to feel like a scab. What should my next course of action be.

Brody is looking for a new home to live out his golden years. Brody is a 9 year old boy whose family had trouble caring for him now that his needs have increased and the family is experiencing some changes. They have asked us to help find a new home and family for him. Brody is a laid-back guy...

This handsome hunk of wrinkly love is approximately 5 years old. He loves to go for walks, loves car rides but he most loves just hanging out with his people (see photo with his foster Dad for proof😍), so he is looking for a home with someone home most of the day, everyday. A mellow home will be...

This handsome hunk is 8 years young. Dexter is sweet, gentle, and a bit timid at first. He favorite past times are supervising, judging and giving you his two cents. He can be possessive of his person and doesn’t like sharing the spotlight so he’s looking for a forever home with no other pets or...

Buddy is such a good boy. He’s only 2 years old and was a hot mess when he came to us, suffering from significant medical neglect. Buddy hasn’t been to the vet in a very long time, so his skin was a mess and he was super uncomfortable. We’re working with our amazing vets at Crossroads Veterinary...

Hi there! Would love your help and opinions. I have a bulldog rocky (2yrs old) who keeps getting ulcers on and off and has been seeing an eye specialist(eye care for animals) for some other issues. We saw our normal vet for a checkup who works with a lot of bulldogs and he told us rocky needs...

This is my baby girl Nala 10 months old. She has had this happen 4 times in the last 2 months. The first time they thought it was a bee sting. 2nd and 3rd time, she had just gotten a bath with some special medicine shampoo, and immediately broke out, so we thought it was the shampoo. We got...

We are experiencing very rough scaly patches that completely lose hair on the patch. What could it be?

People always stop me to say what a stunning bulldog Hank is. I normally agree ;) but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right now, he looks like CRAP to me (though he still struts his stuff and still *looks* good from a distance) and is itchy like not b4. Im pretty sure it's environmental and he has...

For the first 6-7 months he was perfectly healthy and out of nowhere my sweet baby started developing papules/pustules all over his body. These are filled with a little bit of pus but mainly blood and tend to be dark colored. (They pop when he plays with his big brother Zeus who is a boxer) They...

Hi all, New member here! I have been reading the threads here and thought I'd join as I have a couple of questions. I currently have two British Bulldogs who are 18 months old. They've been fed kibble as their main morning and night meal, however for about a month they were having canned...

Good day everyone, I hope you are enjoying the summer. It’s me again asking for some opinions on a reoccurring UTI. Bella, an 80lb 11 year old female spoiled bully continues to have reoccurring UTI, here is where we are for 2019: January 6th she was on Amoxiclav for 28 days for a UTI February...

Hello, has anyone experienced this yet? I'm hoping there is something like an ointment I can buy to get rid of this? He only has them on his arms and legs.

Yesterday we found a pea size lump on Ronnie it’s hard and doesn’t move around freely with his skin. It’s right on the side of his front leg. I have parted all the hair to have a look and there appears to be no broken skin or anything that would indicate that it’s a bite. The lump is visible...

Hi All - I have a five year old male bully (Gunner) and we recently got a brand new bulldog puppy named Cooper who is now 7 months. My husband and I are at our wits end and need some information/advice from more experienced Bulldog owners. They are constantly going at each other... at first we...

Piggers is your classic couch potato!! Yes, he enjoys a good antler as much as any other but laying around is by far his favorite pastime. He has some minor skin allergy that has gotten much better with a different diet, some arthritis in his right front wrist and dry eye that is well-managed...

4/19/19: Please welcome Izzy! She joins us from Columbia County Animal Control. She had been picked up by animal control as a stray a few times, and this last time her owner decided not to go pick her up. She needs to vaccinated and spayed. We are treating her for an ear infection as well and...

4/28/19: Please welcome Anniston! Her owner has not been able to care for her, so she reached out and asked us to find her a new home. Unfortunately, Anniston has not had vet care in seven years. She is suffering from a UTI and a skin infection. She needs to have her teeth cleaned and she has...

/7/19: Please welcome Ella! She was purchased from a breeder and surrendered to our rescue. She needs to vaccinated, spayed, have her teeth cleaned and have a few decaying teeth extracted. We are also treating her for an ear infection and a skin infection. We have also started her on apoquel for...

Hello! My name is Tony and I'm 2 years old. I was turned in to the shelter because my owners couldn't manage my skin issues. I have demodex mange, which caused me to lose my hair. I'm on medicine now which will fix me up, but we aren't sure how much, if any, of my hair will come back. But what I...

Recent intake Sampson is about 10 years old. He is a much loved owner surrender who is great with everybody... dogs, cats, birds and children! A sweet older fellow looking for love. Sampson is currently on antibiotics for some skin issues, other than that he is ready to go HOW TO ADOPT...

My 8yr old buddy hammerhead has started to get bumps under his skin and it is all over his body. And today the started to break through like little valcanos and fester a few at a time. Now some are just open stores. He is now is pain and does not scratch at them ,they just raise up and pop open...

I took Herschel to the vet today for his yearly and a skin booger. I mentioned that even after backing Herschel down to 3/4 cup of food that he has gained weight (He's 82 pounds at 6 years). She asked what, when and how much food. We feed him Fromm 1 time a day. He gets Turkey for the usual good...

My female EB Bella doesn’t enjoy car rides, she gets all worked up so I avoid taking her in the car. I have tried sitting in the car with her parked in the driveway with the engine not running and with the engine running but that hadn’t worked. The problem I have now is that we have a tiny home...

I am back regarding Bella’s ON GOING “apparent staph’ skin infection that she gets one or twice every year usually between December and April. She started showing signs of reoccurring about mid April. The first thing I did was bath her using Nizoral shampoo to kill the bacteria and get the loose...

Hi guys! I haven’t been on here in forever. I have a second bully now which I’m having some problems with. He’s 10 months old. 2 weeks ago he started with watery diarrhea and vomited several times . Vet put him on metronidazole and took an x ray and didn’t see an obstruction. I was sent on...

Tippy is a 5-year-old male OEB/EB(?) came to us from a shelter. Tippy was surrendered after nipping at (but not breaking skin) of a kiddo who startled him. In his foster home, he is all cuddle bug and loves to be wherever his person is. Tippy also believes he is a 75 pound lap dog! He...

Our white 7 year bulldog is suffering again with large sores on his body which is put down to allergies. The sores sort of crust over. He has been on prednacare tablets a very low dose 1 tablet one day and 1 and half next day for a few years to help with itchiness. He started with the sores last...

Meet Rambo, Ollie's brother by another mother. They have the same dad, Kronos. He'll be living next door with his skin Mom and Dad and two skin brothers ages 9 and 7. Fun times ahead.

Hello all, I posted awhile back about an issue that Lincoln was having with his skin. I went through a couple antibiotic treatments and countless medicated baths with no real significant improvement. He has suffered from these really strange crusty/scaly bumps on his skin ever since he was...

Hello to all, Bella my EB is starting to show early signs of a staph skin infection that she has had in the past always around this time of year. I am checking with you about the correct dosage of clavulin tables for her, online they say it is 6.25mg per lb, Bella is 80lbs so that is 500mg twice...

Our 4 year old got an operation to fix her cruciate ligament, and she's constantly on medication. I have to give her lots of pills in the morning and then lesser in the evening. Problem is she doesn't like it, so what i do now is crush it into powder, throw it over her food and add a pit of...

So many of you were so helpful with suggestions for Beasley, so here’s an update. After trying the new food bowl to help him slow down, and also feeding him smaller meals more frequently, it seemed to improve for a few days. Until this morning. I woke up to him vomiting and he was very...