Hi, I know that this thread is a few months old now but thought I should share something with you.

I bought my bulldog only 2 weeks ago from a couple who had to give him up due to work commitments. He was a beautiful pup at 12 weeks when we got him. We noticed that he wasn't as lively as other pups but being a bulldog we thought that this was normal!

Anyway, he was bleeding in his poo so took him to the vet who said it could've have been a no of things but was prob nothing to be too concerned over and see how he went. Three days later I noticed that one of his poos was riddled with worms - I took him to the vet who gave him a Milbemax tablet, an injection of Ketafen and a course of antibiotics. He came off the antibiotic on weds and seemed a lot perkier on weds and thurs.

However, on fri he was a lot more sullen and on saturday was worse and completely off his food. We got some more antibiotics but when we gave it to him I noticed that his gums were completely white. We rushed him to the vet who told us he was critical.

Unfortunately, my beautiful baby passed away yesterday aged just 14 weeks from septicemia brought on by suspected lungworms. I feel I did everything I can to help him but I feel that in the end his little body just couldn't cope. These lungworms are vicious and early detection really is vital. I took him to the vets 3 times in 2 weeks and even that couldn't save him.

I hope that others don't have to go what I'm going through at the moment because I have a void that can never be filled. Sorry for the essay. Kelly xxx