Blaze's Surgeries
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Hello all,
I am starting this GoFundMe because we are continuing to have more complications with our oldest English Bulldog, Blaze. There are so many things that I need to address that this may be somewhat of a long read. I apologize beforehand and just want anyone donating to know exactly what the donations will be going towards.
Some of you may know that in just the past few months Blaze has been to the ER as well as had multiple vet appointments with different vets in order to take care of problems he has been having.
It all started on his very first vet appointment when we found out that he is double Cryptorchid (meaning neither of his testicles will ever descend). This also means that he has a 30% increase of getting cancer in this region. We were told to hold off on this surgery until he was his adult weight because it was not an immediate danger. Blaze is now 1 year and 4 months old and at his adult size. We are wanting to get this surgery within the next 6 months to avoid any more health problems.
On a more pressing matter, Blaze has always had an ongoing struggle with the prolapsed gland of the nictitans (aka "Cherry Eye") in his left eye. This by itself is a fairly simple surgery, however, about 3 months ago he woke up with an indolent ulcer that had formed on his other eye.
We used eye drops and eventually switched to eye gel as well as Rimadyl to stop his discomfort in his right eye while it was healing. After about two weeks of taking Rimadyl, we rushed Blaze to the emergency room because he had extreme bowel inflammation producing blood that was dripping out of his rectum (sorry for the graphics). He was immediately taken off of the Rimadyl and put on a special diet. He quickly stopped bleeding thereafter. While we were at the emergency vet, we were also informed that his indolent ulcer may be forever recurring or possiby never heal completely at all because his right eyelids seemed to be growing in towards his eye. We were told to continue the gel and Blaze has had good and bad weeks with that eye.
Well now, as of three days ago, it is confirmed after he woke up with indolent ulcers in BOTH eyes, that the left and right eye are entropion and that the only answer to stop his pain and make sure he doesn't go blind is surgery.
All told he will need surgery for his Cherry eye and Entropian on his right eye, Entropian on his left eye, cryptorchid surgery, and surgery for his soft palate due to his breathing problems. There is still some controversy whether he will be able to do everything at once or if this will inevitably have to be two separate surgeries. If you have short nosed dogs, we are dreading the thought of him having to be sedated more than once.
The vet we have chosen has been recommended by many people we know and we now have to take action to end this once and for all.
That is where all of you come in.
Thank you so much for your time in reading this. And any donations will help us keep up with the mounting medical bills!
www.instagram.com/blazethebulldog
I am starting this GoFundMe because we are continuing to have more complications with our oldest English Bulldog, Blaze. There are so many things that I need to address that this may be somewhat of a long read. I apologize beforehand and just want anyone donating to know exactly what the donations will be going towards.
Some of you may know that in just the past few months Blaze has been to the ER as well as had multiple vet appointments with different vets in order to take care of problems he has been having.
It all started on his very first vet appointment when we found out that he is double Cryptorchid (meaning neither of his testicles will ever descend). This also means that he has a 30% increase of getting cancer in this region. We were told to hold off on this surgery until he was his adult weight because it was not an immediate danger. Blaze is now 1 year and 4 months old and at his adult size. We are wanting to get this surgery within the next 6 months to avoid any more health problems.
On a more pressing matter, Blaze has always had an ongoing struggle with the prolapsed gland of the nictitans (aka "Cherry Eye") in his left eye. This by itself is a fairly simple surgery, however, about 3 months ago he woke up with an indolent ulcer that had formed on his other eye.
We used eye drops and eventually switched to eye gel as well as Rimadyl to stop his discomfort in his right eye while it was healing. After about two weeks of taking Rimadyl, we rushed Blaze to the emergency room because he had extreme bowel inflammation producing blood that was dripping out of his rectum (sorry for the graphics). He was immediately taken off of the Rimadyl and put on a special diet. He quickly stopped bleeding thereafter. While we were at the emergency vet, we were also informed that his indolent ulcer may be forever recurring or possiby never heal completely at all because his right eyelids seemed to be growing in towards his eye. We were told to continue the gel and Blaze has had good and bad weeks with that eye.
Well now, as of three days ago, it is confirmed after he woke up with indolent ulcers in BOTH eyes, that the left and right eye are entropion and that the only answer to stop his pain and make sure he doesn't go blind is surgery.
All told he will need surgery for his Cherry eye and Entropian on his right eye, Entropian on his left eye, cryptorchid surgery, and surgery for his soft palate due to his breathing problems. There is still some controversy whether he will be able to do everything at once or if this will inevitably have to be two separate surgeries. If you have short nosed dogs, we are dreading the thought of him having to be sedated more than once.
The vet we have chosen has been recommended by many people we know and we now have to take action to end this once and for all.
That is where all of you come in.
Thank you so much for your time in reading this. And any donations will help us keep up with the mounting medical bills!
www.instagram.com/blazethebulldog
Organizer
Tiffany Eldridge
Organizer
Richmond, TX
