Bulldogs World

she really does have a huge front, you can see it especially after she slimmed down. She is only 38 pounds but she is STRONG!

Poor dog, I hate making her so miserable with the antlers but she was so cute! She can handle it once a year. We tried to get the grandbaby in the picture too, that was NOT happening. He wouldn't sit for even a second.

Tylosan cleared them up, and that is the only time she has ever been without them.

Beef and beef liver and lamb make them darker. I don't know why! Audrey's diet is usually at least 50% beef, plus beef liver and beef kidney. I belong to a Holistic Bulldogger group, and tear stains are still common with raw fed bulldogs, and a lot of them also noticed the stains get darker with beef and lamb.  Audrey thrives on beef, she has so much energy, her coat is gorgeous, very small poops, very little gas, we just deal with the tear stains.

When we switched to raw I was SO hoping they would go away. The biggest change was they stopped smelling bad. It was definitely yeast before, and now it's not.

I hate the staining too. We have had 3 vets look at her eyes and they all say there is no visible physical problem, the last vet told me the most likely reason for the staining is because her tear ducts do not drain internally properly, so her eyes water. Playing with her ball makes them worse, she slams her face on furniture or outside on bushes and brush. She is CRAZY with that ball, and she does play with it every day. You can see how discolored the inside of her legs are, from constantly being wet from that ball!

The stains do lighten if she gets her face washed daily, but then I can see the skin getting redder and redder, it's just not worth it. There is always bacteria on the surface of the skin, and the bacteria mixed with the tears makes the stain. The ONLY way to get rid of it for Audrey (we have used filtered water for years, given every type of protein we can find, no grains, no veggies, no starches, nothing changes them at all) is to either dry up the tears, which would NOT be good, or kill the bacteria, which actually would not be very good either, considering the only truly effetive way to do that is by an antibiotic, which also kills the beneficial bacteria.

You really have not had a very good experience with raw so far! I wouldn't give up yet though. Some things take a LONG long time to really fully change. We don't give Audrey chicken anymore either. She gets itchy too, it doen't happen right away but after a few days we notice her scratching her face on the furniture. She also still find the grandbaby's tidbits he drops, it is impossible to find them all beofre Audrey does. Audrey does not do well with starches and grains. She gets very itchy, and irritable too. I guess I'd be cranky too if my face was insanely itchy .

and I had been hearing so much about it I thought I'd try it.  The list of benefits is pretty impressive.

Audrey is only 3, so she is not having any noticeable signs of joint probelms yet, but hopefully it will still work to keep her joints healty! She isn't having skin issues or digestive problems that we were trying to fix, but I thought it would be nice to give it a try.

I noticed a difference in how shiny she is, her coat looks amazing!

I drop it in her bowl plain or mix it with mashed banana. She loves it!

Audrey eats raw meat, I don't worry about fat because that's where her energy comes from.  I am not sure at all about coconut oil and pancreatitis. Do you have warning signs to look for? You have to start with a very small amount of coconut oil, we gave Audrey 1/4 teaspoon at first. Too much too fast gave her really loose poops, and she can not stand to have her butt dirty!

Audrey doesn't shed much at all. She has one major shed time in the spring and that's it. Do you give fish oil at all? The omega 3 fatty acids really do help with shedding. We switched to sardine/anchovy oil and she does great on it.

How do you know how much to give your bullies? I have a 3 yr old 53lbs and a 6 month old 35lbs.