Clifford is a 16 week old male French Bulldog. Clifford is a truly scrumptious little chap who has come to us for hand rearing as he has a cleft lip and pallet. This is very treatable and does not affect his health. The greatest risk comes from him inhaling his milk and getting pneumonia.
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There are risks with rearing puppies as with any animal its best that mom does it. We have to give this little chap a chance as his condition is easily treatable. He is doing well so far but we have a long road ahead of us before he will be ready for surgery.
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*Update October 2016*
Clifford is now 8 weeks old and just doing so well. He is weaned now so no more tube feeds for him. Cliff loves his biscuits – he cannot be fed soft food as it would get stuck in the hole in his pallet and could cause a very big problem. He recently had a surgery on his lip. Sadly it didn’t stay together so big man will be back to the vets shortly for another go. He is a plucky little fella who wins the hearts of all who meet him.
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Cliff will need further surgery’s when he has grown some more and his pallet has hardened a little. He is a great little chap and we will soon be starting a fundraiser to kick of his surgery fund. Please do cross post and support Clifford if you can.
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*Update January 2017*
Cliff is coming up to four months old now and has had two surgeries already – he had his hair lip repaired, sadly the first repair did not hold and surgery was then repeated. This time Cliff had a couple of teath removed from just inside his nasal cavity as these would cause him problems later on. He then got an infection and had to be sedated again to have a good check and ensure the wound wasn’t breaking down. Thankfully not. His lip has healed well and we will shortly be looking to start the first of his next two surgeries. The pallet is repaired in two operations generally and we are hoping to operate at the end of February all being well.
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