Question by jamaicabound123123: Why does my Olde English Bulldogge limp and have infected feet so often?
About once every month or two my dog has one of his front paws get infected or allergic or something. It turns red and he starts limping. I take him to the vet and pretty much all they ever do is give him a shot or give me some cream or spray, about a month or two later it will happen again and they just do the same thing. They havn’t been very helpful at telling me why this happens or how to stop it from happening.

My dog is an Olde English Bulldogge, basically it’s a mix of Old English Bulldog, Pitbull, Mastiff and I think some American Bulldog. I know bulldogs are notorious for allergies and skin problems but is there anything I can do to cut down on this? Not walk in the grass? Not feed him any people food? Any suggestions?

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Answer by Julie D.
You could get down to the real *root* of the problem and have her allergy tested. This way you will know *for sure* what to avoid. Some dogs can be allergic to something in their food, such as corn, wheat, soy, or even the meat source. It could also be an allergy to something in your home or a contact allergy from something outdoors…..really, almost anything.

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Question by the fire within: Should the English Bulldog standard be changed?
I’m not against the bulldog, just think the standard should be changed so breeders don’t continously breed for smushed faces, flab, and huge heads.

Problems:
1) It’s extremely dangerous to allow standard bulldog bitches to naturally whelp because unlike nearly all other breeds, bulldogs have tremendous heads which require C-sections. The pup’s head gets stuck in the birth canal, trapping other pups inside Mom.
2) Full of health problems. Skin problems, food allergies–what else? These are side effects of the smushed nose and wrinkles.
3) Does not seem to have a purpose. I know we shouldn’t decide whether dogs should LIVE or not just whether or not they help us, but the bulldog does not really get or do anything through existence–they sit, sleep, and eat. They don’t protect, they can’t run/swim cuz of their massive heads, and they can’t move as freely as other dogs cuz their heads weigh them down, literally.

So, should the breed standard be changed or not?

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Answer by Lamborama
I would like to see that changed! Did you see the show Nature on PBS recently, it was a 2 part show about “Dogs that changed the world” and they addressed the issue of the bulldog’s changed image. It was a great show and will probably be on again this month if you missed it!

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Question by Chris S: English (Victornian) Bulldog allergies?
I have a Victorian Bulldog, female 10 months old.

She has three dime size patches on her left side missing fur and she seems to scratch at lot a times of the day meaning, it;s like she is going crazy scratching her face or side for several minutes before she stops, then she good for several hours or even all day. She tends to scratch more in the morning and before bed.

When have changed our laundry deterrent we use for our bed linens, we have switched dog food brands. But nothing seems to work.

Questions:
How long after we switch food, laundry deterrent before we switch again?

What have you found that helped your bulldog?

Her great grandmother was an American Bulldog and we also have a female boxer. Other then the itching and a few bare spots there’s no other symptoms. The bare spots have been there several months.

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Answer by Cascadia Lyrix’s Piper
She needs to see a Vet so you can address this issue..

You have a Bulldog- not English, just a Bulldog.

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Question by lindgyle: Allergies or Yeast infection in my English Bulldog?
I rescue this english bulldog about a week ago she was in bad shape. The people had her had trade her to a pitt bull to this guy, and he keep her 4 days and then post her up to sale. I went and look at her and of course she look so bad i just couldn’t leave her in the shape she was in, so i brought her and the price i gave for her i could of brought a new healthy pup , but i just couldn’t leave her with those sad eyes saying help me. So i brought her home and right off she went to sliding her but across the floor and like humping things and scratching , she never stop the whole night so i got up at 300 am and gave her a really good bath , her tits was red and she had like a rash on her belly and between her tits you can see she has had several litter of pups so i guessing she was use just for a breed dog. i use to work for a vet when i was young while i was in nursing school so i knew a little that she had some type of infection so i took her to the vet and she gave her some yeast infection medical and said that is why she was biting at her paws and why her stomach was broke out. I went and brought her some 5 star dog food, she also gave her a shampoo that i was to bath her twice a week, and some ear medicine. and gave some medicated wipes for her folds. and advice me to give her 50 mg of bendryl a day. so i have done every thing i was told to do for her its been a week and i have not seen no change in her i call the vet today and she told me that it really hadn’t had time to work. I so worried about her. anyone know anything else i might could do for her. any advice would be greatly appericate.

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Answer by Harris
I think you are doing everything you can. Keep in touch with your vet and look for English Bulldog groups online.

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Question by peeps you: my dog has a skin allergy problem, a bad one. shes a english bull terrier?
i have a english bull terrier, they are known to have skin allergys in some lines, ive taken her to the vet quite a few times, they’ve prescribed medicine, they found out shes allergic to johnson grass, black ant feces, chicken an a couple other things. but shes breaking out so bad and i wish there was more i could do. i even give her benedryl.and the best dog food money can buy. she will back up against a chair or something an rub on it til theres a sore. again bull terrier skin allergys are inherieted, anyone else have had this problem an can help?

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Answer by Captain Sara
my brother had many bull terriers and he always got medication like lotions prescribed for them from the vet. That seemed to work out pretty well. In my opinion I think you should try Nutro food. I think it works really well for their skin and coat. good luck

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