tight tail

Question
Like the person I read about we too have a new baby.Her name is Dixie.She is 15 weeks old.We r new to having a bulldog.We thought we did everything right read about her,how to care for her and train her at home.I talked to the breeder about everything I could think of.She knew I was a first time owner and she was very helpful but I have never heard of this.Now my baby has a bad infection and I took her to the vet but I'm not sure how to make sure this does not happen again.We love her and I hate to see her in pain please help me.make sure this does not happen again.

                                 thank,
                             Tiffany and Dixie


Answer

Betty is a NuVET clien Hi Tiffany - You may have a little bulldog with a corkscrew tail?
Or the Question Mark tail????  Just some good cleaning and good supplements will help. ( your vet may need to give you an antibiotic if it is infected....)

Clean the tail area and facial folds  with baby wipes but add a drop of water and a drop of hydrogen peroxide to the wipes - go into the folds with this 1-2 x per day.  Later on, you will be able to just do water on the wipes.
Or, you can use a drop or two of Witch Hazel on the baby wipes.

Make sure you don't soak the wipe with too much water - squeeze out any excess water.

You can also add some corn starch into the folds - to keep them dry.  
JUST place some corn starch on a "q-tip" and pat into a deep fold...KEEPs them dry.

Also - A great bulldog Vitamin skin Supplement:
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NuVET will help with the cork screw tail  and will dry out all the yeast bacteria in the folds (** crusties ....)
NuVET is one of the BEST supplements for bullies!!

NuVET is wonderful for all ages and even MOMS To BE take NuVET Plus -

Please order a bottle of 60 at 39.00 or a bottle of 90 at 55.00

Tell them Marie sent you : USE order Code 81098 and ASK for the 15 % off Discount Program..

Call 1-800-474-7044
You will need 1 NuVET wafer treat per day/  ONLY sold thru holistic vets and some breeders...
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Make sure you a feeding a Good Quality brand of dog food...
If you need help with feeding, let me know..

BEST wishes!

Marie Peppers LPN Ma
mtnmom@gci.net