Hello Everyone,
About 4 weeks ago I adopted an English Bulldog from my local Animal Shelter. His name is Butch and he is approximately 2 years old. I was told his reason for being there was he chased horses. Thankfully, I do not own any horses. Butch is my first Bulldog. When I picked Butch up from the shelter, his ears (bleeding), mouth, feet and eyes were bright red and he had really bad gas. I did some research and found that it was probably yeast and that I could get it under control with his diet. That is when I decided to start feeding him real food. His diet consists of venison, rice, carrots, zucchini, spinach, peas, chicken liver, chicken hearts, topped with 3 Tbs of yogurt and sprinkled with ground chicken egg shells. Am I missing something in his diet that he may need? He is 60lbs and I feed him 1 1/2 cups twice a day. His skin is now pink, he rarely has gas and his ears look great!
Another issue that I knew nothing about was his tail pocket. Every time he went potty, he would sit down immediately. I did research on that and found he also had an infection, or yeast there too. I am pretty sure I have that under control now. I am keeping it clean with medicated wipes, the infection seems to be cleared and he no longer sits after going potty. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this community. I still have lots to learn. My Butch is a wonderful addition to our family, his love for us truly shows.
About 4 weeks ago I adopted an English Bulldog from my local Animal Shelter. His name is Butch and he is approximately 2 years old. I was told his reason for being there was he chased horses. Thankfully, I do not own any horses. Butch is my first Bulldog. When I picked Butch up from the shelter, his ears (bleeding), mouth, feet and eyes were bright red and he had really bad gas. I did some research and found that it was probably yeast and that I could get it under control with his diet. That is when I decided to start feeding him real food. His diet consists of venison, rice, carrots, zucchini, spinach, peas, chicken liver, chicken hearts, topped with 3 Tbs of yogurt and sprinkled with ground chicken egg shells. Am I missing something in his diet that he may need? He is 60lbs and I feed him 1 1/2 cups twice a day. His skin is now pink, he rarely has gas and his ears look great!
Another issue that I knew nothing about was his tail pocket. Every time he went potty, he would sit down immediately. I did research on that and found he also had an infection, or yeast there too. I am pretty sure I have that under control now. I am keeping it clean with medicated wipes, the infection seems to be cleared and he no longer sits after going potty. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this community. I still have lots to learn. My Butch is a wonderful addition to our family, his love for us truly shows.
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to EBN! Very happy you found us
to EBN!!! Thank you for adopting that sweet boy, and it sounds like you are doing an excellent job of taking care of him... we are so glad to have you both here at EBN!!!
