Bulldogs World

I got him home about 9:30pm my time. He seems stoned as he has a fentanyl patch. My vet had a tiny issue extubating him and was worried briefly that he would need to go down to the ICU downtown. However, he did well after that scare and now I have him. I am so relieved. Vet actually had to leave a long incision open and stitch the edges apart and insert drains so no more blood could build up. I can`t  feed him until tomorrow. He looks cute in his bonnet (collar). This one has paw prints all over it and scalloped edges.

My vet did verify the airway is bad again, he thinks it is saccules more than palate. He said the ET tube was a small one although wouldn`t tell me the size. Probably it would have just added to my big freak out.

I am going to have him sleep with me for sure.

Thanks Carol for your good wishes. I read your posts all the time. I did feed him raw for a year but urinary crystals returned. I still think raw is the best. Maybe next bully.

I cannot imagine a better vet. Deji Odetoyinbo at Bathurst Animal Clinic. I have had him for years. I refer lots of bully owners of my Toronto Bulldog Meetup Group to him. He is worth the drive, and I do not live near his clinic. He considered taking Mr. Higgins home with him last night, then he stabilized. He saved the life of my last bully. He has 8 years emerg clinic experience and tons of bullies in his practice. I have his cell phone no. and if my boy were in an emergency, he would want me to call him, anytime. He easily could have just sent me down to the emerg clinic instead of doing an after hours surgery, but that is just how much he cares.

Every person who I refer to his clinic is impressed with him. Mr. Higgins has put him to the test with cherry eye, urinary crystals,  3 luxating patella repairs, ACL repair, palate/saccules, MRSI in both ears,  and many complications post  knee surgeries that make him the poster bulldog for handling anesthesia well (until last night) although it turned out o.k.

Deji takes tons of time with each client to answer questions, ( I always have tons) draws pictures on his blackboard to fully explain a diagnosis and puts up with me crying my head off in his clinic. When he says he will phone me as soon as surgery is over and my dog is standing, he always does.

He has referred my boy to the best specialists in the city. I may complain about the high prices, but would not change vets at all. The insurance has paid out $24,000.00 in vet bills in 6 years not counting last night. Deji has enabled my boy to have a happy, pain free life.

that is how swollen it was. No infection, no mites, just a hematoma (full of blood). I cannot even begin to describe how swollen it was and how he screamed when I unknowingly touched him. Today he is mellow and still getting pain management through the patch. He doesn`t seem to mind the collar at all. What sweet dogs these bulldogs are.

The ear is scary looking, even for me a nurse, I suppose because he is my baby. You can see cartilage and all the tubes sewn in for drainage.

I appreciate all the responses and good wishes from the lovely bully owners here. He has been through so much, I just freak out every time.