PEACHES

THIS IS OUR REASON FOR BREEDING HEALTHY BULLDOGS!

MEET PEACHES! WE WERE SO EXCITED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE PURCHASED AN AKC "AMERICAN BRED" ENGLISH BULLDOG. SHE SEEMED HEALTHY AT THE TIME, BUT WHEN A FEW MONTHS PASSED SHE STARTED TO GET SKIN IRRITATIONS. HER HEAD BEGAN TO "TREMBLE" LIKE SHE WAS HAVING AN EPILEPTIC FIT! I WAS AND I AM SO SCARED THAT ONE DAY  ONE OF THESE TREMORS WILL GET HER AND BE THE DEATH OF HER! WHEN SHE GOES INTO THESE TREMORS OR "FITS"  I JUST HOLD HER AND CRY AND TELL HER "IT WILL BE OK". I HAVE HAD ALOT OF HEARTACHE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHY SOMEONE WOULD BREED DOGS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO THROW ANY UNHEALTHY DEFECTS!  I HAVE TAKEN HER TO THE VET......COUNTLESS TIMES, PLENTY OF BLOODWORK, AND EVERYTHING COMES BACK NEGATIVE. SHE IS ALLERGIC TO FLEA BITES AND I CAN NOT PUT ANY TOPICAL FLEA MEDS ON HER, THIS SENDS HER INTO THOSE TREMORS AND NERVOUS SHAKES. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT KINDS ON HER (VET RECOMMENDED) AND THEY ALL GET HER IN SOME WAY. I CAN'T EVEN GIVE HER THE MEDICINE THE VET GAVE HER FOR ALLERGIES! THE BOTTLE SAYS TO GIVE HER UP TO 3 A DAY AND SHE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PILL EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS. SHE HAS A REACTION TO THAT TOO. HER ALLERGIES ARE SO BAD THAT SHE IS CONSTANTLY SCRATCHING HER SKIN, SO MUCH THAT SHE MAKES IT BLEED , THEN SHE WILL HAVE A HUGE SCAB ON HER. FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS ALLERGIC TO WHEAT GLUTONS, SHE CAN NOT HAVE REGULAR DOG FOOD. WE HAVE TO FEED HER AN ALLERGY FORMULA. HER TAIL IS INVERTED. I HAVE TO CLEAN IT OUT ALL THE TIME AND NOW SHE HAS GOTTON VERY LEARY OF ME GOING BEHIND HER...SCARED MOMMA HAS MEDS FOR HER TAIL! HER TAIL GETS YEASTY AND THIS CAUSES HER TO "SIT AND SPIN" WHICH THEN CREATES ANOTHER PROBLEM "SCABBY INFLAMED BUTT"! I BATHE HER A LITTLE MORE THAN THE OTHER DOGS WE HAVE, BUT THIS IS NOT THAT GOOD FOR HER BECAUSE IT WASHES HER NATUAL OILS OFF OF HER. WE HAVE TO BUY AN EXPENSIVE OATMEAL SHAMPOO FROM THE VET AND ALSO DO USE THE BABY SHAMPOO BECAUSE ITS SO MILD. POOR BABY SEES ME PICK UP ANYTHING IN MY HAND AND SHE RUNS FROM ME OUT OF FEAR THAT IT IS TIME TO CLEAN HER UP! **NOTE ABOUT THE BREEDER OF PEACHES** SHE TAKES EACH PUPPY SHE HAS TO THE VET FOR TRACHEA X-RAYS AND CHECKED ALL OVER.....THE WORKS! BUT YOU SEE WHAT I HAVE HERE. WE LOVE HER AND SHE WILL BE HERE ALWAYS, BUT THIS IS ALOT OF HARD WORK, TIME, MONEY AND A HUGE BROKEN HEART FOR US! I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK WE ARE BASHING THE AKC, WE ARE NOT. ANY REGISTRY AND I MEAN ANY REGISTRY IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE BREEDER BEHIND THE PAPERS!!!

IF YOUR BULLDOG IS WET AROUND THE EYES AND HAS CLAMMY SKIN, PLEASE TRY NATURAL BALANCE, ALLERGY FORMULA. THEY HAVE TWO KINDS. WE USE THE FISH AND SWEET POTATOE...SHE LOVES IT AND HAS HELPED HER SO MUCH!!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL AND WE WILL TRY TO LEND A HAND

OCTOBER 16, 07

PEACHES HAD A BAD SIEZER LAST NIGHT. HEAD SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SLOBBERING FROM HER MOUTH. WON'T EAT OR DRINK TODAY. HEADED TO VET AGAIN, PLEASE PRAY FOR MY LITTLE BABY

WED. OCT 17, 07. PEACHES WENT TO THE VET ON THE 16TH AND THE VET IS REASONBLY SURE SHE IS HAVING SIEZURES. ONLY OTHER THING IT COULD BE IS A SORT OF NERVOUS DISORDER. HE PRESCRIBED PHENABARBATOL FOR HER 2 TIMES A DAY. TODAY WAS HER FIRST DAY ON HER MEDS. I WAITED UNTIL THIS MORNING TO GIVE THEM TO HER, BECAUSE SHE IS VERY SENSITIVE TO ANY MEDS AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE VET WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR HER IF NEEDED! WE HAVE TO TRY THIS MEDICATION FOR 30 DAYS. SO SAD, THEY GET WORSE AS SHE GETS OLDER

VET ALSO SAID HER PROBLEM TAIL CAN BE REMOVED AND HER SOFT PALLET CAN BE LASERED SO SHE CAN BREATH BETTER.

NOTE: PEACHES WAS PURCHASED AT PETLAND PET STORE.

OCT 20, 07  ANOTHER UPDATE ON PEACHES. I WENT TO PETLAND TO GET DOG FOOD AND TALKED TO OWNER OF STORE. SHE SAID I HAD TO TAKE PEACHES TO ONE OF "THIER" VETS. SO WE WENT TO THE VET AGAIN TODAY. THIS VET HAS DETERMINED OTHER SYMPTOMS "FLY BITING" AND SAYS SHE IS ALMOST SURE SHE IS HAVING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES. SAYS THAT PEACHES MAY HAVE TO BE PUT ON ANOTHER MEDICATION ALONG WITH PHENOBARBATOL. WE HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP TO THIS VET THIS COMING SATURDAY FOR A BLOOD TEST FOR HER LIVER. SHE SAYS THEY CAN TELL THE PROBLEM THROUGH THIS TEST.

OCT. 27, 07

WENT TO VET FOR THE

BILE ACIDS TEST ON HER AND WILL HAVE RESULTS IN TUES OR WED

NOTE: SHE HAD ANOTHER SEIZURE ON

OCT. 26, 07

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ACTUALLY FOUND A FOOD SHE LIKES EVEN BETTER THAN THE NAT BALANCE , IT IS MADE BY HILLS, CALLED Z/D ULTRA ........

correction on the Z/D food, she likes it , but have now found out she is having a reaction to it.

Found out it has a form of soy in it. Seems she is allergic to that too!

So she is now back on the Natural Balance food!

UPDATE  11/6/07

PEACHES HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY. SHE WILL HAVE TO TAKE PHENABARBITOL ALWAYS.

NOW WAITING TO SEE WHAT PETLAND IS ACTUALLY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS.

THE LADY AT THE STORE NEAR ME SAYS SHE WILL DO WHATEVER HER VET RECCOMENDS

VET TOLD ME SHE WAS RECCOMENDING A FULL REFUND AND FOR THE STORE TO PAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OF MEDICATION FOR HER..............SO LETS SEE...I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!     

ACTUALLY SEEMS THAT THE OLDER SHE GETS THE MORE SEIZURES SHE IS HAVING AND ALL THOUGH SHE IS ON MEDS SHE IS STILL HAVING THEM BUT HER HEAD IS NOT SHAKING AS HARD AS BEFORE AND HAS STOPPED SOME OF THE DROOL.

11-13-07

UPDATED DEC 18, 07

OWNER OF THE PETLAND STORE HERE TOLD ME THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A CHECK FOR HALF OF THE MONEY. , AND ITS IN THE MAIL. 

REASON FOR ONLY HALF...SO FAR...IS...

IN ANYONES CONTRACT, THE GUARANTEE STATES THAT YOU GET A FULL REFUND, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE FIRST YEAR.

SECOND YEAR....YOU GET HALF OF YOUR MONEY

I WILL POST WHEN I GET THE CHECK AND ANY MORE NEWS ON PEACHES

SHE IS DOING MUCH BETTER NOW ON THE PHENOBARBATOL, SEEMS IT TOOK SOME TIME TO GET IN HER SYSTEM

SEEMS IT MADE HER VERY DROWSY AT FIRST, TOOK A FEW WEEKS FOR HER TO ADJUST.  DON'T WANT TO JINX HER....BUT NO SEIZURES THIS WEEK!

MY DIRTY LITTLE POND PUPPY!

PEACHES HAS SEEMED TO EVEN OUT SOME NOW THAT SHE IS GETTING A LITTLE OLDER . WE HOPE THAT SHE WILL STILL LIVE A "FULL BULLDOG" EXPECTED LIFE.

POSTED ON 5, 27, 08