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Hi everybully. Our 8-year-old, adora-bull Meaty started limping a few weeks ago, and the first vet Xray'd and diagnosed himz with arthritis of one elbow, one hip, and spine. He's had six Adequan injections, and after that,
the vet started him on a new arthritis med called "Galliprant" along with "as needed" Tramadol. He mentioned that a a CT scan at another specialist' office would be a good idea, too. He was the MOST concerned about the arthritis in his elbow---which we've worried about, too, since bulldogs carry SO MUCH of their big (beauti-bull) extra large chests on their elbows.  ..

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Nothing has helped, he's still limping, so we wanted a 2nd opinion. Vet number 2 is very much a BULLDOG specialist! I call him the "Bulldog Whisperer"  We just went today, and he has diagnosed him with 
spondolytis in his spine. On Xray, he showed us where there are lots of "bone spurs" between his vertebrae
that shouldn't be there  So, he said it's actually NERVE pain he's suffering from. What's weird is that it can
be caused by Streptococcus! Since the first vet was more concerned about his ELBOWS, we asked about that--
but this vet isn't concerned about them---just the spine for now. ..

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He'll be on antibiotics for at LEAST a month, and he also got an anti-flammatory injection and then will take Prednisone by mouth for 30 days, starting tomorrow. I'd appreciate hearing from anybully whose been through
this and/or knows anything about it.... Thank you ..

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P.S. We got SO MUCH detailed info today, I felt like we'd been through a veterinary class! I also wish
I'd recorded everything the vet said---it's so much to remember !!! 

Hi everybully. Our 8-year-old, adora-bull Meaty started limping a few weeks ago, and the first vet Xray'd and diagnosed himz with arthritis of one elbow, one hip, and spine. He's had six Adequan injections, and after that,
the vet started him on a new arthritis med called "Galliprant" along with "as needed" Tramadol. He mentioned that a a CT scan at another specialist' office would be a good idea, too. He was the MOST concerned about the arthritis in his elbow---which we've worried about, too, since bulldogs carry SO MUCH of their big (beauti-bull) extra large chests on their elbows.  

Nothing has helped, he's still limping, so we wanted a 2nd opinion. Vet number 2 is very much a BULLDOG specialist! I call him the "Bulldog Whisperer"  We just went today, and he has diagnosed him with 
spondolytis in his spine. On Xray, he showed us where there are lots of "bone spurs" between his vertebrae
that shouldn't be there  So, he said it's actually NERVE pain he's suffering from. What's weird is that it can
be caused by Streptococcus! Since the first vet was more concerned about his ELBOWS, we asked about that--
but this vet isn't concerned about them---just the spine for now. 

He'll be on antibiotics for at LEAST a month, and he also got an anti-flammatory injection and then will take Prednisone by mouth for 30 days, starting tomorrow. I'd appreciate hearing from anybully whose been through
this and/or knows anything about it.... Thank you 

P.S. We got SO MUCH detailed info today, I felt like we'd been through a veterinary class! I also wish
I'd recorded everything the vet said---it's so much to remember !!!