Rex
Age: Puppy
Breed: French Bulldog
Sex: Male
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Location: Anna Texas
Special Needs:
About Rex:
Breed: French Bulldog
Sex: Male
Weight:
Kids:
Cats:
Dogs:
Fenced Yard:
Location: Anna Texas
Special Needs:
About Rex:
FEB 2023———————-
Rex has so far been a challenge for us to try and get a handle on his bloody diarrhea, he lost his home because of it, and so far it’s been two steps forward and one step back for us too. All medication has been given, several times. We put him on a raw diet and everything firmed up and he did well, and then he didn’t. We are now using prescription food and we will plug away at that seeing if we can rectify the problem. We don’t care what it takes to make it work, we will do whatever it takes to get him to healthy normal.
April 2023——————
We finally got the biopsy report back on Rex, I will include the report or those of you that like to read it all, I love reading medical reports so I can try to absorb it all and I’m sure there are many others like me.
Turns out Rex has a very specific kind of colitis called hystiocytic colitis commonly referred to as “Boxer colitis” but Frenchies get it too.
He will be started on the new medication today and we then hope and wait…
May 2023————————
Here’s Millie with a Rex update…
We continue to try and resolve his diarrhea issues … but in the mean time he really is a very happy, sweet boy and does not appear to be in any pain or discomfort.
He weighed in today at 26.2 lbs so he has gained a little since his scope. He takes his medicine like a champ and has a great appetite.
Rex is now sleeping through the night in his crate/pen area with no diarrhea incidents. He really loves to be covered up and loved on before going to sleep. Rex goes to bed about 8:45 pm and gets up about 5 am and goes right out and does his business. He loves to roll in the morning and has started doing zoomies after he poops.
This guy is a great little walker and checks everything out. He needs to build his muscles back up so the walking helps. He also really loves chasing the ball when you throw it. He’s fast and sometimes (hard to catch in video) he actually flies through the air to get it!
June 2023———————-
I hope everyone hasn’t forgotten about Rex. We have been caring for him for 6 months, he just tuned a year old and this boy has been through hell. I cannot even guess how many times we have treated him for Giardia, probably close to 10. We just recently got a negative fecal for him but we will get again in a couple of weeks. He does have a condition and type of IBS and that isn’t going to go away, we now have medicine to treat him for it when it flares and Millie reports that he has solid healthy stools the majority of time. Rex will need an adopter who understands this and knows how to take care of it when it happens.
If we get a negative Giardia test in a couple of weeks we will be actively seeking an adoptive home for him, he has waited a very long time and we hope we can find the right person for him.
Millie:
“Rex just checking in….
He loves playing with Pill Bug. The chase is on!
He’s up to almost 30 lbs, Rex is the bigger Frenchie in the video running and playing with little Pill Bug…
He’s building muscle and getting stronger everyday.
July 2023——————————–
Such a long haul with Rex, but I certainly don’t want anyone to forget about him. Rex is in this pic with the tiny Pill bug at foster mom Millies house.
Rex came to us in January with his brother who has long since been adopted. Giardia, proposing, straining, bloody stool, diarrhea, that is what plagues him.
We have worked tirelessly for months and months and months to try and get him healthy, let me say Rex came to us at 7 months old and is barely over a year old now. He has had two GI scopes, is diagnosed with colitis, IBS, bacteria in the tissues in his intestines, this second scope has him on a new path with many, many medications that Millie is now giving him daily and we have our fingers crossed that we can solve his issues once and for all.
Rex will always be special needs, he will always be a dog that requires an adopter that is willing to stay the course with him for all of his needs and we are sure the person is out there somewhere.
He isn’t ready yet, I just want to keep everyone up to date on the work at hand with him so he isn’t forgotten about..