rescued daisy a month ago

DrivingMissDaisy

She was 16 pounds when we got her. She is much happier now.  Before and after pics.

BEFORE

AFTER PIX

DrivingMissDaisy

Daisy without her sweater.  Putting some meat on them bones.

BulliesofNC

Poor thing!

My hats off to you for taking her in and providing her the love, attention, and health she deserves. She was nearly dead when you got her and she's looking so much better now.

Keep up the good work and please keep us all posted on her progress.

mbgood

I actually gasped out loud at your "before" pictures. She looks so much better! Kudos to you for giving the underdog the love she deserves. How anyone can treat a dog like she was treated is beyond comprehension.

kat

Awesome, awesome job! She looks terrific! Way to go!^:)^

BulliesofNC

She's looking better and better! You're doing so great with her!

Quinnofhearts

My gosh...it's always so shocking to see the bull terriers like this...her neck is so thin... Keep up the good work. I'm glad she's settled in your home and I hope her K9 siblings will eventually warm up to her. You're good to take her in.

Seon

She's looking much better.  Grats to you.

DrivingMissDaisy

Hello, Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for all your kind words. To be honest, when my wife brought her home, I blew a head gasket. I have to give her credit for rescuing Daisy before it was too late. Anyway's  I wanted to give an update on Daisy.

Overall she is doing great except the skin rash/allergy. I've had her on Blue Buffalo Wilderness grain free and salmon oil. 1.5 cups twice a day for 3 weeks and she is still getting pimples and red spots all over. She has a appt with the vet in the morning. 

She's eating a little slower due to spreading her food out on a tray, but the farting continues.  She does some tail chasing while laying on her back in what appears to be herself itching her back but shes trying to reach the tail.

As far as the getting along with the sibling shitzhu, that is not going well either. The pics below are of her with two other dogs at another persons home. Her Sibling Shitzhu was not there.   It seems to be a territorial thing at OUR home. Not sure how to fix that but any suggestions would be great.

Sincerely,

Daisy

DrivingMissDaisy

Just got back from the vet and $250 and 2 steroid shots and antibiotics and special shampoo later we are home.  I was shocked to hear this vet tell me that the grain free food I'm giving her is all hype and that I could have kept her on science diet?  WTF???  I questioned the medications but he said since she has pus in the pimples she needed the antibiotics. The steroid will help her itching he said.

I guess well see what happens. I hope she stops itching herself. The rash and red bumps are getting bad.  He also said the food change can take 8 weeks to take effect.  Is this true?  Thanks for the help.

Daisy

BulliesofNC

Sadly many Vets strive off profit vice actual health of the animals they care for. Most Vets will also admit that their schooling only covers the basics in regard to nutrition and diet. Their concentration of schooling is on the medical aspect not nutrition.
If your Vet is telling you to stick with Science Diet the ONLY possible reason I can fathom for their reason would be that they have huge discounts provided to them from their distributor and they're selling the food from their office lobby as a means of further financial gain. I'm willing to bet your Vet had signs and posters displaying Science Diet everywhere and stacks of the food readily available.

Science Diet = 2.5 stars in review and is comparable to most grocery store brand cheap foods. Its made up of mostly wheat is a common problem for Bull Terriers and has never been a natural part of a canines diet. Read this: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/hills-science-diet-dog-food-adult-dry/

Victor = 5 Stars and has MUCH better ingredients for a healthy diet. http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/victor-grain-free/

Blue Buffalo Wilderness = 5 Stars. http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/blue-buffalo-dog-food-wilderness-dry/

Merrick Grain Free = 5 Stars. http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/before-grain-dog-food-dry/

Taste of the Wild = 4.5 Stars. http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/taste-of-the-wild-dog-food-dry/

What your Vet may not realize is that many Bull Terriers have allergic reactions to grain. Those familiar with the breed know first hand that this is true. Many breeds have no effect what so ever by eating grains and some bull terriers don't either. However, things like wheat and corn have no nutritional benefit for dogs. It's only added to foods as a filler and obviously to fool consumers into thinking they're getting a lot of food for the money in comparison to other expensive foods that actually contain nutritional food.

As far as prescription drugs are concerned, it's nearly impossible to bring any dog into a Vets office without leaving with prescription drugs that felt were needed. In the event your dog wasn't sick or in need of anything but a routine checkup than they'd surely recommend that you purchase their brand of flea, tick, or worm medication which always carries the highest price tag than anywhere else you could buy it at.

I'm not trying to bash Vets but it gets disheartening when time after time I hear about bad advice provided by Vets and unnecessary medications provided without proper tests conducted. It would be one thing if your Vet conducted proper tests on Daisy to conclude what her ailment was and prescribed a medication that was warranted.

I can tell you how many rescue Bull Terriers we've fostered that came to us with very bad skin problems. Most of these Bull Terriers came with bottles of prescription drugs all of which did nothing for them. What bothers me is knowing many of these Bull Terriers were given up on by their owners due to the back and forth visits to Vets which surely cost them a lot of money and ended concluding that their dog was just too much expense with no hope for healthing back to normal. 

MY first step to getting these Bull Terriers back into proper health is discarding all the meds and concentrating on 3 key elements:

1. Proper Nutrition

2. Strengthening the Immune System

3. Exercise and Attention

DrivingMissDaisy

Update on Daisy..... She had a great holiday. She is doing very well. Here are some new pics and a video ( if it loads) of her on the treadmill. Working off the holidays.

BulliesofNC

Daisy is looking excellent. I'm sure that treadmill is getting her in good shape and keeping her fit.

philsergeant

That is SUCH a touching photo by the Christmas Tree... I did a lot more than shed a couple of tears, too much to confess here.... but it just gave me such a wonderful understanding of how peaceful and happy she is in the shadow of Christ's tree, and how blessed she is to have your wonderful spirit come into her life and save her in the powerful meaningful way that you have. Bless you & Thank you... Please. please flood us with Daisy stories, there are no better kind, and no bigger hearts than yours. Compare the beautiful way that she is laid out there, relaxing, with the way that she is curled up in the first pictures after your rescue... it just breaks your heart.

DrivingMissDaisy

Thank you for the kind words. Daisy is up to 1.5 miles a day on the treadmill. After being starved half to death, she gainied a few extra holiday pounds that had to be worked off. lol.