Day 4: Kooper update

Yesterday I went back to Kahoots petstore and bought a 24 lb bag of Blue wilderness for my bullies, decided it was time to switch Dixie over beings we are doing it for Kooper. Along with that LARGE purchase i picked up some salmon oil for their food, which was 20 bucks!! needless to say i easily spent 99 bucks at that damn place....i think im gonna shop online from now on...on a different note...

Kooper still isnt showing signs of improvement, but then again its only been about 4-5 days since we switched his food. I seems like under his neck is getting worse, and now ive noticed the crease between his genitals and thigh is getting pretty bad.

So fast update, his whole face is SWOLLEN to the point that his eyes are shut! i game him benadryl to hopefully stop the inflammation. If not then im going to take him to the emergency clinic after work. If he does get better then im going to give him another antibacterial bath and vinegar soak after i shave his neck. I saw some horrific pictures on my forum today so i hope he doesn't get that bad. Keep your fingers crossed!

Kooper 7 days ago...

Kooper Today around noon.

Day 3: I CAN SEE THE LIGHT!

Last night was better for ole kooper! He didn't need to run to the bathroom ONCE! Needless to say this morning he sure did "let it all go" once he got outside :-). So in my first post i mentioned that i bought some stuff to put on his hot spots...So i overheard a lady talking at Kahoots pet store about how her dog gets really bad hot spots and she uses blah blah blah product and it works great! She goes on to tell the associate how she will never use anything else for her dogs hot spots..blah blah blah! so after being nosy i decided to ask her what product she has...Liquid Health K9 ear solutions ear cleaner. Its used to dry out the ear canal and reduce odors. On the back it says that it can be used for hot spots and minor skin eruptions, so i decided to try it.

Down sides

• It is purple, so it stains the white fur.
• smells like alcohol. 
• straight liquid, must be applied with cotton ball.
• must be applied twice daily

Up sides

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 So i havent seen any improvement yet with this, but then again its not specially formulated to treat hot spots. Ill do more research and see what else i can find. I saw TONS of different kinds at Kahoots, so many i just couldn't hardly decided. BUT my husband talked to a guy that said i should see an improvement in his skin and coat within a week or two of changing his food, so we will see! But for now im gonna keep doing vinegar soaks and antibacterial baths along with hot spot treatments until he gets better. :-(

Day 2: One day at a time

So last night was rough for poor kooper..now his name ( kooper the pooper) fits him perfectly. Of course he had some bowel issues with the changing of his new food, which i expected totally! Fortunately he actually told me when he needed to go out and went straight out, used the bathroom then went right back into his kennel until his next poop emergency :-). I went out and bought some topical medication for his hot spots and have been treating them twice daily. Yesterday he got a antibacterial bath with a soothing vinegar soak ( lol) he wasn't too thrilled about it beings that he smelled like a pickled bulldog, but he got over it fast. lol

I'm such an impatient person when it comes to things like this because i wanna see results fast, but i know it will take a few weeks for everything to come together and show some kind of light at the end of the tunnel. I cant tell if Kooper feels better or not either and that is a main concern i have. OH i also gave him a dose of children's allergy medication,so hopefully it will help speed up the healing process! or at least ease any discomfort he might be feeling.

Day 1: About me and my bullies!

My name is Ashley and my husband and I own two English bulldogs, Dixie and Kooper. We are a Marine family that is stationed on Camp pendleton Ca and have been here for 3 years. We are both originally from southeast Texas, being high school sweeties just sealed the deal.
We have two beautiful children together one of which is 4 and the other is 2. I wanted to start this blog not only to allow my friends at English Bulldog News keep track of how my bulldogs are doing but also to help any other individuals having issues with their pets find solutions and answers. Sometimes hearing other peoples stories can help you AND your pocketbook.

So just here recently my 8 month old bulldog, Kooper, has been getting hotspots and not gaining weight like he should. We have been feeding him and Dixie Purina One puppy blend (because thats what we have always fed EVERY pet we have ever owned) and thought it was a good food due to the fact that its one of the cheaper foods that has protein as the number one ingredient. We tried to do what all the sellers told us to do with the amount of food to feed and times per day. We regularly worm and treat them with flea medication as well as bathing. Dixie is healthy as an ox! no skin issues and her weight is perfect! But kooper just looks SICK! poor guy just seems to have all kinds of issues! So i joined English Bulldog News in hopes of learning some new information from experienced bully owners before I broke down and took Kooper to the vet. Because more than likely they would tell me the same thing that the people on EBN.

Today im going to bathe him with a new medicated shampoo for skin allergies then give him a vinegar soak to try and level out his skin PH. This has all been suggestions from my EBN friends, so im hoping to see signs of improvement not only from the food change but also from my steady treatments of baths and TLC.

My baby Kooper

Fat girl Dixie