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Bulldog vet

What makes a vet a bulldog vet? Is it just experience or something else.
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Roanne

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I thought so but I wasn't sure if they took some kind of training to learn everything about Bulldogs.

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I thought so but I wasn't sure if they took some kind of training to learn everything about Bulldogs.

As we know...bulldogs have many quirks that other...

breeds don't have.

A vet with a large bulldog clientelle knows the breed inside & out and can give you the proper guidance.

Vets who don't know bulldogs will recommend unnecessary surgery and can possibly kill your dog due to not knowing their sensitivity to anesthesia. It's happened soooooooooooo many times.

Sue

As we know...bulldogs have many quirks that other...

breeds don't have.

A vet with a large bulldog clientelle knows the breed inside & out and can give you the proper guidance.

Vets who don't know bulldogs will recommend unnecessary surgery and can possibly kill your dog due to not knowing their sensitivity to anesthesia. It's happened soooooooooooo many times.

Sue

Re: Bulldog vet

The people that have my puppy with the growing problem took him to their regular vet last Friday. He checked out his legs and found nothing wrong. Pup was still limping 3 days later so I finally talked them into going to my bulldog vet. Big difference. Vet said he needs an operation..legs not growing properly.

A bulldog vet knows everything there is to know about them and has often trained under another bulldog vet.

I always request that my puppy buyers go to bulldog vets but many times they don't and end up regretting it.

Re: Bulldog vet

The people that have my puppy with the growing problem took him to their regular vet last Friday. He checked out his legs and found nothing wrong. Pup was still limping 3 days later so I finally talked them into going to my bulldog vet. Big difference. Vet said he needs an operation..legs not growing properly.

A bulldog vet knows everything there is to know about them and has often trained under another bulldog vet.

I always request that my puppy buyers go to bulldog vets but many times they don't and end up regretting it.

So much of what they know is "hand-on experience"

as well as keeping informed of the lastest surgical techniques and procedures. A really good vet will contact a teaching facility or specialty practice if he/she encounters a problem that they are not familiar with...or refer you to a certain specialist (board certified in that specialty such as Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Oncology, Dermatology) instead of wasting your time and money trying a grab-bag of things. I never think poorly of a regular veterinarian who refers out to a specialist...and likewise a good specialist will not treat your dog for routine items, but will refer you back to that doctor who you began with. happy.gif

So much of what they know is "hand-on experience"

as well as keeping informed of the lastest surgical techniques and procedures. A really good vet will contact a teaching facility or specialty practice if he/she encounters a problem that they are not familiar with...or refer you to a certain specialist (board certified in that specialty such as Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Oncology, Dermatology) instead of wasting your time and money trying a grab-bag of things. I never think poorly of a regular veterinarian who refers out to a specialist...and likewise a good specialist will not treat your dog for routine items, but will refer you back to that doctor who you began with. happy.gif

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