So glad she is home and safe.

What sweeties they are.

so happy to hear your baby is home! continued good thoughts and prayers. your girls are beautiful!

you guys rest now..........

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Mack 'n' TMaeMack

Thanks again everyone! It's after midnight now and I have been watching Daisy, she's sleeping and seems okay so I am going to try and get some sleep. Not sure how successful I will be, I think I will keep getting up to check on her breathing but I am going to try, lol. Mama went on a nice walk with her daddy this evening and is also sleeping. In fact, everyone here is asleep but me, I am the big worrier. Good night bulldogworld friends!!!

We will be going to a new vet that specializes in bulldogs next week for a follow up, I will be sure to ask him about the supplements. I can also check with our usual local vet. If I have no luck I will email you. Thanks!

they will only sell them to health providers I believe. Another good company for dog supplements is Vetriscience. I believe Only Natural Pet sells them. If you are interested I have a great integrative vet in Wappingers Falls (over an hour from NYC).

I can offer you all the things I learned with Jez. It is a lot, don't want to bore everyone here with all the info. She almost died also when she was a pup. Was at the ER 6 times and had 3 surgeries before she was 2 years old. I would be happy to share everything I researched and learned in the last 7 years.

Do you get them at a local store or online? Thanks!

That is a lot of useful information, I will definitely look into the probiotics. Our breeder recommended yogurt also and we are giving her a little for the first time tonight. Thank you for the info. We are experienced with dogs but not bulldogs and we are learning as much as we can, as quick as we can. It is a learning experience! They are absolutely wonderful, sweet dogs, but definitely have their quirks. Between our breeder whom we are talking to every single day, and all of the info I get here, we are learning the special bully ways!

Both Daisy and her mummy are lucky girls!!

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It is amazing, but I am a nervous wreck. I watch her every move, her breathing, every time she opens or closes her eyes, etc.. She is doing soooo much better, but of course not 100% and it is just so scary. I don't want anything more to happen to her and want to be sure that we catch it right away if something isn't going right. She's the sweetest little bully and we want to do the best for her.

Daisy. He has a hypoplastic trachea that is too tiny to ever be intubated, just like your sweet Daisy.

We rescued Angel when he was a puppy at 14 weeks old. He was very ill with pneumonia, and quite honestly his prognosis wasn't good. When we rescued him, He wasn't expected to live very long. We brought him home, and wanted him to know he was loved. When we adopted Angel he also couldn't walk, because of being caged for so long. He came from a puppymill, and then sent to a pet store, and then confiscated from law enforcement, after the pet store was shut down. Our veterinarian saved Angel and treated him free of cost, for weeks, and then asked us to help Angel. We got in the car, and went to get Angel, as soon as the vet told us about him.

On the advice of others here at BDW, I started Angel on a regimen to boost his immune system to fight off pneumonia. I'll list the supplements he takes.

STANDARD PROCESS WHOLE BODY SUPPORT

STANDARD PROCESS IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT

We get the Standard process supplements from the vet. He special ordered them for us. The website of the manufacturer is www.standardprocess.com

We also give the dogs a probiotic supplement everyday. Probiotics are the friendly flora naturally found in the gut. They help aid digestion, reduce farting, and aid the immune system, and reduces yeast. They are especially important during and after antibiotics, since antibiotics kill off both the Good and Bad bacteria. You can get a high quality Probiotic supplement, such as Acidophilus at any health food store.
My dogs are NOT allergic to Dairy, so I also give them some Stonyfield yogurt everyday, and they like Kefir which contains prebiotics, which also helps digestion, and the other benefits as probiotics.

We also give a Salmon pill to the dogs. Fish Oil pills are good too. They both contain Omega 3 fatty acids which promote skin health, are good for the heart, and immune system.

My best advice would be to add a probiotic supplement first, and the add the other products one at a time, gradually, to give the body time to adjustto them.

Our Bulldog Angel will be 6 on February 1, so there is hope that dogs can survive and have a graet life with a hypoplastic trachea.

Denise, had a special Bulldog named Jez who also had a hypoplastic trachea. Denise is a wealth of information on dealing with this medical condtion. Jez was an inspiration for me.

I'm SO glad to hear that. Amazing how they rebound, isn't it? You or I would still be seriously dragging our feet after an ordeal like that!

So happy that she is home back with her family again. Your girls are both so sweet looking, asleep in those photos.

I bet both Mommas are very happy.

Cathy
when she first came home

and so darn cute.

Lynn King CPDT

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Not sure about the rest though, I'm trying to keep a constant eye on her. Even when she is safe in her playpen and napping, I just want to watch and make sure her breathing is okay.

Her mama got very excited when we came home with little Daisy. The mama just seemed to want to follow my every move and stay with me, but she didn't really interact with Daisy. Daisy is teething and mama is being very patient when Daisy nips at her though.

Her cuteness does help! Thanks!!!

Maggie, Moze, Ollie,
...and always Schubert

what was her mama's reaction?


I don't rescue animals because I want to feel better about myself, or morally superior to anyone. The best part of my life with animals is the humility they teach and the humanity the foster.
Jon Katz "Soul of a Dog"

I know just how you feel. Q was horribly ill with aspiration pneumonia after emergency surgery. I almost lost him. I couldn't stop staring at him the day he came home!
Good thing Daisy is so cute, huh?? lol

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

I hope she heals up quickly and you have no further issues with her!

Amy and Sophia

She sure is a lil fighter!!

glad your baby is home and feeling better, but will still keep my fingers crossed for her,