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Hi all! It's been ages since I've been on here. Matilda turns 4 tomorrow and has been perfect and healthy! Her allergies sometimes give us problems, but we've kept them under control. However, last week I noticed that one of her paws had a red cyst between the toes. She usually gets some paw...

Hi! My name is Jelly Bean and I am looking for a new home of my own! I'm 1 and a half years old and was saved from the shelter by SCBR. I am spunky little gal! I came into rescue with a condition where I had difficulty eating, but now thanks to surgery, I am much better. I have to eat with a...

So Penny has been on Blue Buffalo wilderness Salmon since we rescued her but with her seasonal flank alopecia we talked to the general vet about possible food allergies and she put her on the Hills Z/D for skin issues as a food trial. We have seen no change in the 8 weeks she has been on it, but...

Any advice on tail amputation surgery would be greatly appreciated! I am so nervous! Otis will be 5 at the of the month. We have had numerous tail pocket infections that we can't get rid of! He started with some aggression issues (we think due to the pain) but started seeing a behaviorist. I am...

Bristol had her soft palate done the end of April but then got a difficult case of aspiration pneumonia from the surgery and has only been cleared from the pneumonia for about 2 weeks. We had her on all canned food before surgery as she handled that without regurgitation but the vet said we...

Maximus is 6-years old. He is a love, but I find him some days awake and just staring into space for hours, that is when he is not sleeping. He can't go outdoors because he tore both of his ACL's and because he is Obese at 85-lbs he can not have surgery due to the fact that the Anesthesia would...

My baby had entropion surgery for her eye. It has been 6 days since she had it and she's been healing amazingly....but right now it's the middle of the night and 1 of her stitches came out! She has multiple stitches, as well. But like I said, only 1 came out when I was attempting to clean the...

My 6 yr old bully has had anxiety since I got her two years ago. She gets very anxious around kids. Previously, she got too protective of her crate and I took it away. Now she's protective of her bed and toys. She doesn't growl at me or typically people. She will get aggressive with other...

Prayers for our Old English Bulldog Sheba Our old English bulldog "Sheba" had a bit of a heat stroke along with getting choked up on a raw hide yesterday. She started to throw up and had trouble breathing. She went into respiratory distress and had to rush her to the Medvet animal hospital here...

Please Pray for our Old English Bulldog Sheba Our old English bulldog "Sheba" had a bit of a heat stroke along with getting choked up on a raw hide yesterday. She started to throw up and had trouble breathing. She went into respiratory distress and had to rush her to the Medvet animal hospital...

About Lola 4 year old Lola is looking for a foster to adopt home where she can settle in before have Cherry eye surgery. Unfortunately her eyes have been neglected, so even after surgery she'll need drops for the rest of her life. Lola seems to be confused since taken from...

Please welcome Lilly to our rescue family. Stay tuned for more information about this 8-year-old owner surrender. 3/28/16 Update: Poor Lilly… her undercarriage hangs low, most likely due to her previous litters. At this point, it appears she’ll need palate surgery to help improve her...

New to rescue is Diamond (3/25/16) Diamond had puppies, still has milk, was covered in fleas, both ears infected, scares all over her head and was dumped to die or was able to run away from where ever she lived. Diamond is young, won’t stop scratching her stomach , but seems as sweet and...

Please welcome 9-year-old Ellie May to our rescue family. You may recognize her because her mother had put her photos on social media hoping someone would take her. Ellie May is a big girl, about 80 pounds, but that’s just more to love! She’s said to have seizures and will need to be spayed...

About Bella This petite bully is just 40lbs, and way overdue for some lovin! Bella is gentle, sweet as can be, a little timid, and practically melts into your arms when massaged. She loves to be near people, but sometimes needs gentle encouragement in new settings. The more...

Doctor's orders after her palate/nares surgery and subsequent pneumonia was no play and no toys. Well she had her final recheck today and after a long 5+ weeks toy free she got permission today to resume play. Of course one toy at a time isn't going to happen :)

Has anyone ever had to have an ear hematoma surgically removed? Romeo has one in his left ear and the only way my vet will deal with it is with surgery so they can fully remove it.. However I am strongly against putting him under with anesthesia for obvious reasons that my vet didn't acknowledge...

Bristol had her palate and nares done almost a month ago and we haven't noticed a difference. She still pants constantly. We haven't noticed any difference. She caught aspiration pneumonia and spent a week in th O2 cage. She is still on meds and has a recheck Tuesday but I am frustrated that...

2/18/15: Please welcome Val! Val was recently sold by her breeder to another breeder and vet. But it was quickly discovered that she had some “leaky lady parts”. With the help of the breeder the owners surrendered her to GEBR for testing and treatment. She flew from Illinois to Georgia with...

1/29/16: Please welcome Margot! Margot’s owners were no longer able to care for her so she has joined the crew at GEBR. She is up to date on her shots and already spayed but she has untreated dry eye, a severe double ear infection, she needs entropian surgery on both eyes and she may need her...

2/17/16: Please welcome Radisson! She spent her entire life making babies for her owner to sell and now that he is in jail she was left to live in the garage with a few other dogs. Her owner had someone looking in after her so she was getting food and water but Radisson had never been to a...

3/17/16: Please welcome Ben! Ben spent the his entire life with his family but then one day they no longer wanted him. They gave him away to a new family in January. His new family took him to the vet for the first time in years! He got a check up and vaccinations. He was diagnosed with...

4/19/16: Please welcome Alice! Alice was dropped off at another shelter by a concerned neighbor. He stated that he was tired of seeing her being bred over and over again by his neighbor so he took her into his care and got her to safety. She is safe with us now. Thank you Elizabeth and...

4/26/16: Please welcome Clover to GEBR! Clovers owners took her to the vet to be put to sleep. They were moving to a new house and Clover was getting older and was peeing everywhere so they did not want her in the new house. Luckily the vet did not put her down! Instead he offered to keep...

4/29/16: Please welcome Alejandro to GEBR! He was found as a stay in Fulton County and taken to the Atlanta Humane Society. No one came looking for him so he joined GEBR the day his stray hold was up. He is already neutered but he needs his palate shortened and his teeth cleaned. He is five...

Our almost 11yo Bully was just diagnosed with IVDD, she had been having issues for a week, and it was thought to be something else. After that S#!$ty Vet, we saw someone else who diagnosed her. She was given an injection that knocked her out for the night, and then put on a muscle relaxer and...

Hi again George is 11 days over his tail amputation he is in general healing very well but he is still very out of sorts. He is rarely coming out of his crate except to eat and go toilet and a walk. He sometimes runs away form his food and goes back into his crate but comes straight back out to...

It's been 11 days since Walter's neuter, and I wanted to give you guys an update on his behavior… He has fully recovered from his surgery, NO issues at all… it's almost like nothing happened. He has stopped attacking Willow, except for the occasional "play" nothing like what was happening...

Our vet has brought up that Mr. Chubbs would be a candidate to have his nose fold removed. It is constantly dirty (yeast maybe?). Also that he could need surgery to remove some extra tissue in his eyelid. I'm hesitant about any type of surgery because he had aspiration pneumonia after his...

I have a bulldog that is almost 12 yrs. old!!!! He has some minor issues but is very much ALIVE! Over the weekend he was ran over by a delivery truck...yes, so sad...the good news of course is that he is still with us...no internal injuries, drinking eating still like a beast, BUT his ACL...

Well Bentley now has a limp in his right hind leg. We took him to the vet yesterday and we were Rx'd with a non-steroidal pain killer/anti-inflammatory. This is the same thing or similarity that Jewel went through almost 2 years ago. We already have an appointment next week with the Ortho doc...

Meet Achilles! I am Achilles – the hero of your heart. As the Greek myth states, I am strong, loyal, courageous, and I respond to the nickname Little Stink. Well, maybe the last one is only for me. I am a mellow four year-old guy who enjoys kids, adults, and other dogs. I am...

They weanedher off the O2 yesterday and she's been doing great. She hs a follow up Tuesday to check her surgery recovery and where she is with the pneumonia but she got to come home!!

I found it odd that this topic would come up today as this little guy, Cody, had surgery this AM to remove a ball and squeaker. The ball was ingested a few days ago...the squeaker, who knows. He's recovering well and will have a new home in no time...one that will NOT allow toys that can be...

Dear friends, I need you advise! May be someone has similar experience. My 4 month old bullie got a cherry eye 3 days ago. Just out of blue after night sleep he woke up with a thing. I am doctor myself, so I knew what to do and immediately started applying steroid and antibiotic eyedrops and...

Hello I am an on again off again member for a live a fairly busy life but when I was thinking about getting an EBD I called a few local vets to ask about the medical problems associated with EBDs. Well one vet told me if you want to get an ebd I would suggest obtaining health insurance and my...

Walter's hip x-ray and neuter is scheduled for tomorrow morning… I took him to the groomer's today so he could get cleaned up beforehand, and Ms. Penni told me that he growled at her when she was washing his stomach. He has NEVER done that before :( Today he was SO crazy, barking at the TV...

I am housetrained, purebred, a special needs pet, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs. Betsy's Story... Betsy is the cutest teeny, tiny bulldog EVER!! She’s a little 10-year-old girl under 40 pounds. She loves her people more than anything in the world. Betsy will...

Hello there handsome! This older adult male is a sweetheart, but in need of some medical attention. Chronic ear infections have left Tubbie's ears in pretty bad shape. He will be looked at very soon by one of our vets to see if 1 or both ears is in need of an ear ablation surgery. His eyes are...

She had her soft palate and nares done Wednesday. Since she had a small cough and regurgitated once instead of her coming home Thursday they kept her until yesterday. They took an X-ray and didn't see pneumonia and scheduled a recheck for Monday. We brought her home yesterday armed with many...