Bulldogs World

I posted yesterday asking what to put on my new foster's nose. 

When I got home from work yesterday, I felt comfortable enough (and him w/me) to look a little more invasively at him.  I looked in his ears, checked his eyes out and looked in his mouth.  Well, I knew he smelled bad and was dirty - was planning on washing him that evening....didn't expect to see what I found.

His teeth are rotten.  I'm not exaggerating....his teeth are in really bad shape and the upper right canine and surrounding inch of gum tissue is actually dark green.....rotten.  Horrible!  No wonder he smells like poop!  In addition to the teeth/gums and crusty nose, his right eye is odd (can't see the white part - it's discolored dark and red) and his ears are infected.  I suspect it's all related to the same infection.

The most serious condition though, is his breathing.  He struggles to breathe at all....I suspect a severe palatte issue.  I have a vet appt this afternoon for him.  Poor baby.  The people who surrendered him said to me, "well, he has lost some weight lately" and they gave me a giant bag of dog cologne.  Ummmm....just glad they handed him over to the rescue who has the ability to get him fixed up.

Here's a pic of him post-bath :)  He's a very sweet boy, can't wait to see what he's like when he feels better and can breathe!