Bubba & Maximus

FYI Bubba Beauford is THE most social and happiest British Bulldog ever ..he just loves everyone. he would love and accept another puppy

Do you think that a fur kid that sees his bestest buddy accepting a new puppy will encourage the fur kid to accept the new commer if the parents also are accepting? Then when Rainbow Bridge calls the newbie and parents are there for Max? The transition is easier? Damn I wish this was easier ! But it's all about Max

Please read the fine print for any insurance I started with a monthly premium of $17 for a British bulldog when I started to claim it rose within 2 years to $68 per month because " of the breed and age" ..... What a load of #^{£{£<^<>} That's when We discovered our little fella couldn't have any more ops without dying due to a collapsing palate so we cancelled the policy that's when they hit us with " you will have to pay the monthly premium until the end of the 12 months from the time you took the policy out. We have been paying $68 per month for NOTHING until Oct this year because that's the fine print. Pet insurance is disgusting the way they bleed you dry. You see they failed to mention we would have to pay until the renewal date. Please read the fine print we will have insurance for all babies in the future, that's a no brainer for our precious babes but will be very careful where we go

Cheers guess us dog lovers are all on the same page :)

No I got that perfectly It makes sense Bubba would still be supreme baby, Max next and the newbie - Guess then the puppy has a teacher too Thanks :)

Thanks so much for you response.... yes I did wonder if depression might be another issue we have to contend with for Max. And it's so hard to try to do this ahead of events . It' sux but these babies depend on us! Will chat to the vet re : depression and Max on next visit Cheers Tj

They just love us unconditionally

Preamble - please no negative comments we have been working with our vet towards this of the last 3 months - Bubba's quality of life (pain free) is paramount to us Bubba Beauford our 6.5 yr British Bulldog has seriously deformed and degenerative patella's to the point that he is now on daily anti inflammatory + serious pain relief 2 x day. Reality is that his legs will give out with his femur simply sliding off tibia/fibia. His little legs point a full 90o out to the side. Maybe next month ...... Maybe in 3 months but unfortunately it will be within 6-8 months. Whilst Bubba has been the child hubby and I never had, we have NO intention of him being in any pain we can't alleviate! Quality of life is most important and we have gone as far as seeing if USA companies can build special leg harnesses .... To no avail. Our personal desire aside we have Maximus - a 6.5 yrs British Bulldog we rescued from living in a boarding kennel for the previous 3.5 yrs before we brought him home. He is unsocial and aggressive with all other dogs except for Bubba with a few psychological issues thrown in. He bonded with Bubba so much that we can't separate them. A vet visit means both go. You see Maximus has been diagnose with Separation Anxiety Syndrome and becomes literally hysterical when Bubba is taken away from him. He screams .. That is the best way to describe it. What we are worried about now is when it comes time for Bubba to cross the Rainbow Bridge how much time do we give Maximus - will he cope being alone? Obviously our initial reaction is that we want time but Max is never more than 1mtr away from Bubba. Max is 90% deaf and blind in one eye and so dependant on Bubba. My question is do we introduce a new puppy for Max prior, just after or wait a while? Obviously I would only make an emotional and bias decision and would appreciate those that have experienced similar decisions. Thanks in advance

And may i add British Bulldogs are incredibly intelligent and super fast learners. The key excitement plus trigger words in our house are: Breakfast Dinner Drive Swim (chest high paddling really) Treatie and for Maximus - Bath time Naturally these words have since been converted to first letters only but Bubba knows all too well that saying 'D' means a drive. Both boys are trained with hand signals also and considering Maximus only joined us 18mths ago, he picked up the routine signals within a couple of months. B/Bulldogs really LOVE you with everything plus more.... all the time. Post recent surgery I had, the boys decided being on the bedroom floor wasn't quite close enough to comfort me so they both made the defying leap onto the bed and there they stayed. One on each side. Cant go wrong with this breed.

Thanks Ness will look into that cheers TJ

HI all Well not the best news, seems Bubba isn't an ideal candidate for braces due the degeneration of his little legs from the patella all the down to his toes. But he is on daily anti-inflammatories and such a happy happy boy that we will obviously have no need for serious pain meds for a while. Still his video has been sent to the US specialists just in case there is a little something different that can be done for him. cheers

WE are seeing a physio specialist recommended by Dogs in Motion this week to see if he is a suitable candidate for braces and which type.

THANKS !!!! will provide an update on progress

thanks budget isn't an issue, we will pay anything for him to have more quality

Just wondering if anyone has any contacts or knows of a specialist that cater to making legs braces for dogs or have heard of it being done? My British Bulldog has severe laxating patellas due to the bone being worn over the years to the point they dislocate easily and now they are giving out completely. He is on daily meds for pain and inflammation but i believe supports to hold the knees in place would help. Surgery is out as he was actually scheduled for a double knee op in January but he has issues with a collapsing larnyx from soft palate ops to the point any more surgery and he will 90% surely pass on the op table. (we are not prepared to take that gamble.) any ideas, thoughts welcome.