Expert: The Bulldog Lady - you can e-mail me at mpmaltese@gmail.com - 10/31/2009

Question
QUESTION: Hi again I wanted ask another question my bulldog is a alot more slender than othere bulldogs and she is a bit taller she is also has a higher definition of muscle. Could this be the breeders fault could she be crossed with something else or is it just another body styl they have?


ANSWER: Hi Raul, I am not sure how to answer this question.  You can pay for some "genetic" blood testing and that will give you the breed.  ( you will know if you have a mix)

Sorry, that is about all I can offer for advice.

Marie Peppers LPN MA

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QUESTION: I feed her Iams once a day at night but right now I am feeding her all she can eat she seems weak because of her heat. I have her realy active I feel like the breed is to fat and I need to have her health so she wont have complications once she gets older? what do u think

Answer
Hi - Iams is an ok food.  There is much better out, on the dog food market, for your money.
I would start mixing her Iams with some **** Wellness CORE: OR - Innova EVO; or- Merrick brands.
Do 50:50 mix of the new food and the old food for a month or more.  It will give her better nutrition and not so much Junk fillers.  Iams has a bunch of low cost fillers that tend to make dogs overweight over time.

Yes, make sure you have her on a good supplement and good food/ for a healthy lifetime:
Here is my bulldog page of NuVET - This is the best vitamin around:  just 1 per day:
http://www.apluspetcare.com/untitled4.html

BEST wishes
Marie Peppers of Ask the Pet Nurse