along with a couple that seem to be split. He has no other problems except for his leg (he was born with a dislocated radius that was surgically fixed and he walks fine now). At the moment he feels good and it's hard to keep him from roughhousing, but we want to prevent any problems. It's encouraging that your boy made it to 11, I want Chester around for a long time, he's the sweetest boy we've ever had.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

along with a couple that seem to be split. He has no other problems except for his leg (he was born with a dislocated radius that was surgically fixed and he walks fine now). At the moment he feels good and it's hard to keep him from roughhousing, but we want to prevent any problems. It's encouraging that your boy made it to 11, I want Chester around for a long time, he's the sweetest boy we've ever had.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

can you email me at Edd4iron@aol.com and I'll have it that way. Thank you.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

can you email me at Edd4iron@aol.com and I'll have it that way. Thank you.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

hemivertebrae........you can e-mail me if you want.

Mack 'n' TMaeMack

hemivertebrae........you can e-mail me if you want.

Mack 'n' TMaeMack

but he may have to take meds as above and yes he can live a long happy life. I have a friend with a boy who has 5 in his back and he is fine, a little stiff but is quite happy to laze around and enjoy the sun. The vet said that later in life he may end up losing control of his bowels because his is quite severe.

I do not believe as above that this is all that common, all of my dogs are x-rayed and cleared for any HV in their backs before being bred from.

I hope you will let your bulldogs breeder know because this is a hereditary condition.

but he may have to take meds as above and yes he can live a long happy life. I have a friend with a boy who has 5 in his back and he is fine, a little stiff but is quite happy to laze around and enjoy the sun. The vet said that later in life he may end up losing control of his bowels because his is quite severe.

I do not believe as above that this is all that common, all of my dogs are x-rayed and cleared for any HV in their backs before being bred from.

I hope you will let your bulldogs breeder know because this is a hereditary condition.

the vet can give you medicine for it or if not too bad aspirin should work.

the vet can give you medicine for it or if not too bad aspirin should work.

problems that these other dogs have had. I had a pup about 30 years ago that had hemi vertibrae down his whole spine , the vet showed me the xrays and his spine looked like the bones were shaped like butterflies, all open along the top. His condition did not show up until he was 9 mo. old and we showed him at the AKC centenial show in Philadelphia that year before I knew there was anything wrong. When he was around 9 mo. one morning he woke me up crying and could not lift his head up off the floor nor get on his feet. I rushed him to my vet at the time , a well known bulldog vet here in NJ, he put him on a daily regimen of I believe it was a steroid(progesterone I think) and after a few hours he was not in pain any more and could lift his head and walk again. He was kept on these for several years without any problems and then the vet weaned him off the meds slowly and substituted aspirin daily. Billy lived to be 11 with a total hemi vertibrae spine and could climb stairs without any problem either. Only if he did not get his meds or the aspirin later on did he have a problem.

problems that these other dogs have had. I had a pup about 30 years ago that had hemi vertibrae down his whole spine , the vet showed me the xrays and his spine looked like the bones were shaped like butterflies, all open along the top. His condition did not show up until he was 9 mo. old and we showed him at the AKC centenial show in Philadelphia that year before I knew there was anything wrong. When he was around 9 mo. one morning he woke me up crying and could not lift his head up off the floor nor get on his feet. I rushed him to my vet at the time , a well known bulldog vet here in NJ, he put him on a daily regimen of I believe it was a steroid(progesterone I think) and after a few hours he was not in pain any more and could lift his head and walk again. He was kept on these for several years without any problems and then the vet weaned him off the meds slowly and substituted aspirin daily. Billy lived to be 11 with a total hemi vertibrae spine and could climb stairs without any problem either. Only if he did not get his meds or the aspirin later on did he have a problem.

many bulldogs have hemis in their spine and many never have any issues. Just depends on where these hemis are located.

My friend Vicky Collins-Nattrass in England has done lots of studying on this subject. Here is a page she did for a puppy she had named Connor and a few others. You may want to email her also.

http://connerstoryhemivertebrae.homestead.com/index.html


I pray Chester is able to live a long and comfortable life.

many bulldogs have hemis in their spine and many never have any issues. Just depends on where these hemis are located.

My friend Vicky Collins-Nattrass in England has done lots of studying on this subject. Here is a page she did for a puppy she had named Connor and a few others. You may want to email her also.

http://connerstoryhemivertebrae.homestead.com/index.html


I pray Chester is able to live a long and comfortable life.

my last bully would suddenly be frozen in place and seemed unable to walk. He was 4. No cookie, or high value treat would get him to move. X-rays showed some deformed vertebra and a suspected "intervertibral disc disease" He passed not long after, of unrelated causes but the episodes were becoming frequent. He was booked for an MRI of his spine before he passed. I will never know what the MRI may have shown.
Best of luck with your young boy. I am quite interested in this.

my last bully would suddenly be frozen in place and seemed unable to walk. He was 4. No cookie, or high value treat would get him to move. X-rays showed some deformed vertebra and a suspected "intervertibral disc disease" He passed not long after, of unrelated causes but the episodes were becoming frequent. He was booked for an MRI of his spine before he passed. I will never know what the MRI may have shown.
Best of luck with your young boy. I am quite interested in this.