Bulldogs World

 Here is a good reminder why a good bulldog vet is so important. A good friend of mine had a nice bulldog puppy from her first litter. She was going to show him but realized he needed nare/palate surgery. She had the surgery completed along with a neuter and placed him with her son as a pet. He had started to have a slight irritation to his one eye so he took him for an exam. The vet who did the exam (different than the vet clinic than who performed original surgery) came up with a huge list of surgeries that needed to done to this poor dog. First they said they would need to do his nares and palate. In addition to that they would have to remove wrinkles above his eyes, remove part of the nose rope, and do entropian surgery in both eyes. I have never heard of so much surgery being recommended for one dog in my twenty years+ of being involved with bulldogs. The  original surgery was done within the last six months. He is not even two years old. Not any of the surgeries recommended by the new vet were ever mentioned by the original vet clinic.(Original vets are very good with bulldogs). Needless to say this dog will not be going back to this vet. Just scares me to think what would happen to someone's dog who didn't have someone to call for help and information!