Bulldog puppies balls haven’t dropped yet help

[PWDmum]

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I would not take medical advice about my dog from a breeder, no matter how experienced or knowledgeable s/he might be; veterinarians are licensed medical pros, & once we go beyond the 1st-Aid subsection, no one but a licensed vet can give medical advice, diagnose, prescribe treatment, or opine on the prognosis of that animal.
We lay folks can express opinions, but that’s all they are; qualified medical advice can only come from qualified medical professionals.

- terry

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I would not always z
Agree with the above, it depends on the vet and the breeder concerned, and what advice you are asking for, I had a young friend who had her first boxer pup, she took it to the vet for his first visit, said vet told her the pup had an undershot jaw and would need extensive surgery to correct its bite, luckily she told me about it, I may not have had 5yrs veterinary training, but I do know Boxers...thankfully and put her mind at rest.

 

[Shalista]

Vets are also notoriously questionable in the area of nutrition as well.

 

[leashedForLife]

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Vets don’t study nutrition, aside from the broad basics -
livestock vets AKA “large animal” vets are well aware that cattle, goats, sheep, & other ruminants can thrive on cellulosic diets, they can graze or browse, while omnivorous swine will happily eat meat, dairy, eggs, fruit, veg peels, grain, all kinds of carbs, & more. Horses OTOH who are working, as opposed to wandering picturesquely round a pasture, demand grain to stay in condition... but unless s/he is an equine vet, determining the needed % protein of a particular horse’s diet requires looking up the formula to calculate it, on a dry-matter basis.
They won’t have the formula engraved in their brains.

Pet-vets AKA “small animal” vets also generally know the nutritional needs of their species - cats are obligate carnivores; dogs are omnivores.
Exotic vets will know that Guinea pigs need Vit-C & must eat a Guinea pig specific pellet, which must be fresh, not the cheaper pellets for rats, mice, & other generic rodents, who can MAKE their own Vit-C.

Aside from specialists in one species such as feline or equine vets, NO VET can afford to spend a lot of brain real-estate on the nutrItional specifics of ONE species, such as dogs, for the pure & simple reason that s/he is expected to keep many more-salient & critical bits of knowledge about MULTIPLE species, at their mental fingertips - such as who can take which drugs, the symptoms & route of multiple contagions in multiple species, the anatomy both gross & fine of multiple species, orthopedic surgeries, who requires skin glue vs which spp can handle sutures or staples, and more. They must know which wormers work on which species or family of parasites, & the dosage required, plus which wormers are safe for which species - dogs can take meds that would kill cats.
Vets are not doctors - and that’s a good thing.
Vets pityingly refer to human surgeons (many of whom sincerely think they are God incarnate) as “vets who operate only on one species”.

I would still take it seriously if my vet told me that my Boxer pup had such a severely undershot jaw, surgery was needed, to repair it. // I wouldn’t simply accept the contrary opinion, even of a long-time Boxer breeder, that my puppy was just fine.
At the very least, i’d get a second medical opinion, preferably from an oral orthopedics vet.

The nutrition required for optimal health of one specific species is not part of a general-practice vet’s everyday needed body of knowledge; conversely, normal skeletal development, of a species s/he examines, diagnoses, & treats, definitely is.

- terry

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[PWDmum]

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I would still take it seriously if my vet told me that my Boxer pup had such a severely undershot jaw, surgery was needed, to repair it. // I wouldn’t simply accept the contrary opinion, even of a long-time Boxer breeder, that my puppy was just fine.
At the very least, i’d get a second medical opinion, preferably from an oral orthopedics vet.


- terry

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I said, undershot not severely undershot....thankfully the owner took my advice , and not listened to the vet. Saved said pup a horrendous unnecessary operation , pup grew up to be a normal Boxer, with the correct bite for his breed...not all vets understand breeed standards sadly and can frighten owners into unnecessary procedures, thankfully breeders and enthusiasts of a breed do !!