Bulldogs World

Glad to know i'm not the only one! I don't have any of that malaseb spray, i'll have to get that when I get back to the USA. When I took her to the vet here in China last time they told me to get the surgery done and that it was simple...I know that isn't true, that would be an absolute last resort!!!!

Gemma gets a bath every week and I tell them to get her pocket dry.

I used the desitin this am and she seemed bothered but now it is a few hours later and she is ok. 

I agree, less is more but in this situation this seems to be the only thing that gives her relief. I try not to use too much..I hate to even get it on myself!! I put my finger in the pocket this am and it seemed normal, it is SO tight in there. Mostly it seemed like some hair clumps but no blood like I have found before.

I do have gold bond powder and they makes her go nuts and doesn't seem to help. I can't wait to get a vets opinion when I get back!!!!

Thanks for the advice :)

HI Shannon,

Yes, i'm trying to prepare everything! I picked up her crate yesterday but i'm thinking it may be too small. She doesn't have much room to turn around, I know I don't want it too big but I also want her to be comfortable (as much as she can be) I will ask the relocation company their opinion but I think I will probably go with the big size. As far as loud noises go..we have fireworks all the time here, probably several times a week. She is used to that so she shouldn't be scared. I did find out that she needs at least 3 hours to clear customs, we only have 1.5 hours between flights in Newark so she will have to stay in a pet hotel there overnight. I'm a little worried about that but less than I would be if she had to stay over in China. They will take her out, walk her, etc. I've hired door to door service so I hope she is well taken care of.

Kind of a long story about getting her. We have been in china almost 6 years and our kids really wanted a dog..they needed some normal American things in their lives so we decided to take the plunge! We didn't know much about bulldogs and after a lot of research we decided that was the right dog for our family. We started to look online and went to several places that were terrible, dirty and everything else you could think of. the places told us they had the puppies, when we got there they didn't have anything just cute pictures. It was all a hoax, i've had many friends here get dogs and then they die within a week. Somehow we came across our breeder. He is American and his story is similiar, he wanted to get a bulldog for his family and couldn't find one that was healthy so he shipped several from the USA and started breeding here. I think most of his dogs are show quality but he sells some for pets too. He was very surprised when I told him about the epilepsy..he said he didn't have any dogs that he knew about having that. So, yes she has been a challenge but also a great blessing for our family!!! The breeder took a couple back to the USA last year and didn't have any problems so i'm hoping for the same thing.

Thanks for thinking of us! I'll just be glad to get the whole process over with so Gemma can start her life in Ohio! :)

Lisa

first time ever??  Lucky ducks...Winston "decided" to develop that problem last fall right after I had shoulder surgery and was down to my left arm (which, of course, isn't my dominant arm/hand).  I could tell he was really REALLY miserable and it was thanksgiving weekend so no vet or groomer were open or had time to help (and I wasn't paying to go to the emergency vet for this issue), so I watched a couple "how to" videos and helped my dude out...good lord was it gross (I gagged super hard), but once it was all said and done I could tell he felt a million times better.

So...long story short, it's gross, but it's pretty simple to "fix."  It can be done even one handed. :)

PS-Don't be such stranger!

I'm north of Brookville, OH, about 20 miles east of the Ohio/Indiana border, out among woodlots, cornfields, nurseries and hog farms.

Near to Ashland is one of my favorite places in Ohio; the Mid-Ohio racetrack. It is just beautiful and a super track for sportscars and motorcycles.