From Champion to Rescue - This Former Show Dog is in Need of a Win!

[00:00:00]Has he got one of those sort of fancy show names?

[00:00:03]>> Decadad Dandini.

[00:00:04]>> Decadad Dandini.

[00:00:07]This week on Rescue Vet.

[00:00:10]From show dog to rescue dog. Dandini, the English Bull Terrier, [music] was once a celebrated winner at Crufts, but now he's facing his toughest challenge yet, finding [music] a new home after developing some worrying and rather unusual lumps.

[00:00:27]>> He's almost grown a second set of testicles.

[00:00:30]>> This former star [music] has found himself homeless and in need of some urgent help to get him back to his best.

[00:00:37]>> It will really impact on whether he will be able to find a forever home.

[00:00:41]>> Find out if we [music] can help this wonderful dog get back to winning ways and prove he's still best in show.

[00:00:49]>> [music] >> All to come on this week's Rescue Vet.

[00:00:57]>> [music] [music] >> So, today, I don't know if you can hear him, but I have a patient who I've always had such a soft spot for. The first ever dog [music] that I ever had was a dog called Zed and he was a hulking mass of a canine and he was an English [music] Bull Terrier. And today, I have a lovely Liz coming in from a bully rescue and she's coming specifically with a little dog called Dandy who has a couple of very odd lumps [music] that we need looking at.

[00:01:38]Nice to meet you.

[00:01:39]Thank you so much for coming such a long way, but very nice to meet you. So, Dandy, right?

[00:01:44]>> Yes.

[00:01:45]>> So, um tell me a little bit about this boy and about what you do.

[00:01:49]>> We rescue every home and rehabilitate Bull Terriers and Bull breeds.

[00:01:53]Predominantly the Bull Bull Terriers.

[00:01:54]They're A Bull breed, aren't they?

[00:01:56]>> So, he's very handsome at this end, but this is not where the problem is. It's down the other end, right?

[00:02:01]>> And we've got one that's solid, one white and the other is spotted.

[00:02:04]>> Dad, probably let's have a look. So, he he's a rescue, isn't he? How long have you been with you at the rescue center?

[00:02:09]>> Monday last week.

[00:02:10]>> Okay. All right, so it's just the Oh, yes.

[00:02:13]>> Really vascular.

[00:02:14]>> Yes. So, so is best side.

[00:02:17]>> [laughter] >> It's uh It's woof. Uh yeah, I mean, he's almost grown a second set of testicles, isn't he? That's an extraordinary I can see it is. Yes.

[00:02:29]You might be surprised to hear that actually I've removed a similar lump from a similar looking English bull terrier before. So, I have experience that it's a very strange thing to see.

[00:02:44]It really is very strange. Indeed, very >> vascular.

[00:02:48]>> very vascular. There's some really big hard masses in there.

[00:02:51]>> Yeah. That's the first thing I noticed the minute he got out the car. I was like, "Goodness." It was my primary concern, wasn't it?

[00:02:56]>> Yes. But actually, interestingly, when you feel the attachment, it's it's quite superficial, funnily enough.

[00:03:04]>> The only thing I think everyone was worried about is cuz it's actually coupled to part of this top part of his anus.

[00:03:09]>> Yes. Yes. I'm not that worried about that.

[00:03:12]>> Okay.

[00:03:12]>> Um because I can see that I can gain margin and remove it at the same time.

[00:03:20]I feel that's all together achievable, actually.

[00:03:23]It's funnily enough, I'll I'll probably have slightly more issue with this one just cuz of its attachment. It's a little bit more firmly. Oh, definitely better remove it.

[00:03:31]It's not dissimilar, actually, to the presentation of the other one.

[00:03:34]>> Oh, really?

[00:03:35]>> No.

[00:03:36]Uh And I'm I'm I'm mean, I'm hopeful that we might find it there there is no concern. That's so actually, once we remove them, they will come we'll find out that they're actually nothing to be concerned about. I think Yeah, if you want to try and get him a your home, uh it would be helpful if he didn't have those things hanging off him. Do you know what I mean? Like I think, you know, I don't think it's being too precious about one's appearance to think maybe you don't want two scrotums, you know?

[00:04:08]>> [laughter] >> Even one is not very precious, just to be honest.

[00:04:11]>> Well, there's some people might like to boast about.

[00:04:12]>> [laughter] >> Yeah.

[00:04:14]It's not It's not a man's most attractive site, is it? So, you know, this He's got He's got this thing here, but then that there is definitely something that needs addressing and looking at. Okay. Well, I said I mean like he is he is a lobby dog.

[00:04:30]I'll do >> He's just got such a lobby and a lean about him.

[00:04:33]>> Yeah.

[00:04:34]>> Do you know his background?

[00:04:35]>> No.

[00:04:36]>> Do you know something? Right, so his owner died 2 years [music] ago in last January. So, in social services came along and he came into my care. She bred him and used to show him at crops.

[00:04:45]>> Has he got one of those sort of fancy show names?

[00:04:48]>> Digger the Dandie.

[00:04:49]>> Digger the Dandie, well, he does then.

[00:04:51]>> [laughter] >> Perhaps. All right, so I'm just going to have a little listen to make sure that we haven't any issues.

[00:05:02]Okay. So, we've got dental issues, which we'll need to address, obviously the nails, which comes as standard, and then of course the the lump removals. Do we have an idea of how old Dandie is?

[00:05:13]>> 10 years and 3 months.

[00:05:14]>> Okay. All right. So, it is probably worthwhile that we just do some level of blood >> Yeah.

[00:05:20]>> tests just to assess his general health.

[00:05:22]So, I'm going to get you to just hold that head if you can hold his head.

[00:05:25]There you go. And then that's it, just like that. Just see if we can see what that clipping is. See if he does a bit.

[00:05:31]>> Yeah.

[00:05:33]Is it coming out like oil?

[00:05:36]Is it coming out like oil?

[00:05:37]>> Wonderful fresh start to be pretty good.

[00:05:40]Bro.

[00:05:40]>> Good boy, it's done.

[00:05:42]>> You keep this a bit of wet cotton wool on his neck if you can just hold it on there for a moment. Thank you, so much.

[00:05:47]>> boy.

[00:05:48]>> Good boy.

[00:05:51]That's lovely boy. Let's pop you in brown. Good boy.

[00:05:56]Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, yes. Nice to meet you both. Nice to meet you handsome bully. All right, we'll see you very soon.

[00:06:04]So that my friends is Dandy and the incredible Liz who has rescued and re-homed thousands of bully breeds.

[00:06:12]And they've always had a place in my heart, particularly English bull terriers.

[00:06:16]And now there's another one.

[00:06:18]With some dangly bits that need removing and I've got experience, I've done it before.

[00:06:23]And looks like I'm going to be doing it again.

[00:06:31]With Dandy's blood check for [music] any other health issues, it's time to give Liz a call with an update.

[00:06:38]>> Hello.

[00:06:38]>> Hi Liz, it's Scott here the vet.

[00:06:41]>> Hi.

[00:06:41]>> Hi. I hope you're getting home safe.

[00:06:44]Just wanted to give you the call that everything looks pretty good. There's a mild liver picture but it is just mild and being that he's a 10-year-old dog, that doesn't shock me.

[00:06:56]There's some things that we can do to support that but it's just a little bit of mild liver inflammation but it's only mild. If we were to think there was anything majorly concerning those numbers would probably be fourfold the normal range and it's not, it's just barely above the normal range. So I think that we have probably got a dog that's a bit overweight and as a result there's a bit of an impact on some of the numbers but as far as sort of general health is concerned, the main thing is that his kidney function is perfectly fine.

[00:07:28]We will probably have him on fluids before we look to do the anesthetic just to help >> [music] >> help his liver get through it and give him some liver support, liver supplements as as But uh are fine, Red blood cell counts are fine. Hematology is all completely normal. So, um it's all very good news. There isn't anything to be concerned about, and we can look to scheduling his very many surgeries.

[00:07:55]>> That'd be great. Thank you very, very much indeed.

[00:07:57]>> All right. Safe trip home.

[00:07:59]>> Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye.

[00:08:07]>> A few weeks later and Dandini is back at practice, ready to bid farewell to his lumps.

[00:08:13]>> Hello Liz. Hello Cara. Hello Andy. How are we? How's our handsome boy? A lumpy handsome boy. How things been going?

[00:08:21]>> Yeah, fine.

[00:08:22]>> Yeah?

[00:08:22]>> Absolutely fine.

[00:08:23]>> Excellent. And uh I can see he's lost a little bit of weight.

[00:08:26]>> Yes, which is a bonus.

[00:08:27]>> Really well done. That's great. Good stuff. All right. So, today, of course, we're going to remove that ugly thing.

[00:08:33]Um we're going to remove, obviously, the lump on the side as well. Uh and then he's still entire, so we're going to correct that. And he's got some issues with his nails, and I'm going to check out his teeth. So, he's getting the full Monty today, or the full Dandini today.

[00:08:49]Okay.

[00:08:50]Uh but, how's he sort of settling in at the rescue? All good?

[00:08:53]>> Yeah, fine. Yeah, he loves everybody, and everybody seems to think a lot of him.

[00:08:56]>> Nice.

[00:08:56]>> Which is good.

[00:08:57]>> Yeah. And what do you think, being that he has this um experience in the ring and he you know, he's he's from a great sort of bloodline, maybe that doesn't matter to most people, but I wonder if it'll help with him finding a a new forever home.

[00:09:12]Is there an interest?

[00:09:13]>> Yes. Yes, there has been an interest. Um so, hopefully hopefully it will but we'll see how he gets on after these lumps and bumps for a while, just to um how he progresses and heals after that.

[00:09:23]So, how quickly it happens.

[00:09:25]>> All right. We're going to give him a little kiss goodbye. And Dini, then you're with me.

[00:09:29]>> Yeah.

[00:09:30]Go be a good boy.

[00:09:31]>> All right, Auntie Liz.

[00:09:32]>> Good boy.

[00:09:32]>> And Auntie Cara, sit.

[00:09:34]>> He's a good lad.

[00:09:35]>> All right, handsome boy. You're going to come to be? Yeah. All right, I will take him. You guys go and grab a lovely lunch around Tottenham somewhere. Lots of great places to be and then we'll give you a call when he's done.

[00:09:45]>> Sorry, yeah. Thank you very much.

[00:09:46]>> All right, no worries.

[00:09:47]>> See you later.

[00:09:48]>> Bye-bye.

[00:09:49]>> Come on, buddy.

[00:09:51]>> He's going to be away.

[00:09:53]>> You're going to swap?

[00:09:55]What do you mean? Who's there? Who's there?

[00:09:58]Go on, then.

[00:09:59]>> [music] >> Go and play with your chin.

[00:10:03]What do you mean, guy? You got a little friend?

[00:10:07]There you go.

[00:10:08]Stop.

[00:10:10]Don't silly.

[00:10:12]Don't silly.

[00:10:14]Here.

[00:10:17]Good boy. [music] You know no one's going to take you away from me. No. Here we go.

[00:10:22]So jealous is green-eyed monster. Hey.

[00:10:24][music] Is it because I love bullies? Is it?

[00:10:27]Hey.

[00:10:28]Yes.

[00:10:30]Yeah, look how friendly he is, though.

[00:10:33]Look.

[00:10:35]Ah, so this guy actually used to be a show dog. Oh my goodness.

[00:10:41]You are a calamitous dog, that's what you are, aren't you, boy? Yes.

[00:10:46]Um, hello, beautiful boy. Yes, I know. I know. Tell us all about it.

[00:10:52]Uh, so yes, his name is Dandini and he's been brought in by a the lovely Liz uh from Beds for Bullies, uh which is a rescue center that's uh catered specifically for bull breeds. So uh she's lovely. So she does with lots of different dogs. Some Some of them are a little bit harder to manage than others, but you, my friend, are a very friendly, lovely boy, aren't you? Just a very chatty boy.

[00:11:15]Uh but you can see the problem.

[00:11:16]>> Mhm.

[00:11:17]>> One lump there, but most importantly is the one up here.

[00:11:23]>> [snorts] >> Oh, wow.

[00:11:24]>> You can't really miss it.

[00:11:25]>> No, not really.

[00:11:25]>> It's quite extraordinary thing. So very vascular, very close to his anus, and that's the major cause for concern is that we have to try and [clears throat] remove it and not make him incontinent.

[00:11:39]But I think we can achieve it. I think we'll be okay.

[00:11:41]>> And are you worried about what these are?

[00:11:44]>> Absolutely.

[00:11:46]I'm I mean, I as I always am, I'm always hopeful that they're going to be fine.

[00:11:53]So, I feel optimistic, but we will be sending them off and finding out for sure because it will really impact on whether he will be able to find a forever home or he'll have to stay with Liz.

[00:12:09]>> Before the procedures can begin, Dandini is [music] given a sedative so I can place his IV line.

[00:12:16]>> You have a little snooze now.

[00:12:18]Snoozing.

[00:12:20]>> [music] >> Once he's settled, Sam preps [music] the areas around the lumps.

[00:12:32]>> [music] >> And gives his nails a quick trim.

[00:12:44]>> [music] >> Then he's given the anesthetic. Once fully under, it's time to tackle those lumps.

[00:12:52]As we're dealing with a lot of blood vessels, I need to use a specialized [music] tool.

[00:12:57]>> So, what I'm using today is something called electrocautery. So, it's basically using electrical current to cut, but also to coagulate the blood.

[00:13:07]It's an excellent medical particularly when you know that the surgery is going to be quite bloody. And I know that you guys like to watch surgeries and you like to see exactly what I'm doing, but for this one maybe you won't because it will be very bloody and also it's not his best side. Let's put it that way.

[00:13:27]>> [music] [music] [music] >> So there's that lump from the side.

[00:13:49]Uh It's um very what we call circumscribed, so very sort of contained, which I'd be hopeful will mean that even if it's something nasty, I removed it completely, and then hopefully that means it wouldn't spread and it won't grow back.

[00:14:05]>> After suturing the wound, [music] it's time to move onto the other lump.

[00:14:10]>> So that lump [music] is gone. It's closed up really nicely, so Okay, now we can move on to [music] the back molar lump.

[00:14:26]>> [music] [music] >> It's now [music] time to tackle his teeth.

[00:14:45]>> [music] [music] >> With all the procedures successfully [music] completed, we can finally start to bring Dandini around.

[00:15:04]>> And that body, here we go. Good [music] boy.

[00:15:08]Good boy. Sit up.

[00:15:11]All done. Hello.

[00:15:13]Hello.

[00:15:15]Boy.

[00:15:17]Hello, handsome.

[00:15:19]Welcome back.

[00:15:22]>> After recovering for [music] a while, it's time to reunite Dandino with his loving carer, Liz.

[00:15:28]>> So, I've just got Dandino here with me, and he's responded really well to the surgery. As you can see, he's up and at them, and he's ready to go home, and Liz has just dropped in for me to collect him. So, let's give her the good news.

[00:15:43]Okay, come on in.

[00:15:45]>> Good boy.

[00:15:46]>> Mate's got a nice neat bottom now, and he seems very comfortable. So, yeah, thanks so much for everything you do to look after boys.

[00:15:54]>> ask you for a hug and a kiss. Um, you know, it's been a nasty game, hasn't it?

[00:15:58]>> I'm very glad. I'm very glad to have helped him. Thanks to you. Thanks for bringing him. It's uh it's always a funny one when I treat a white from the sports arena at this time.

[00:16:07]Twang Twangs at the heart strings, you know?

[00:16:10]But, in a good way.

[00:16:11]>> Mhm.

[00:16:12]>> Nice. All right, safe trip back.

[00:16:14]Love it to see you both. All the best.

[00:16:16]>> And take care.

[00:16:17]>> Bye. Handsome boy. Good boy. See you later.

[00:16:20]>> Get on, mister.

[00:16:21]>> Glad to have it. So, that's Dandino.

[00:16:23]Fingers crossed, the histopathology results from the lumps come back okay, and he'll be off to his new forever home soon. Isn't he gorgeous?

[00:16:38]>> [music] [music] >> A week after sending Dandino's lumps off for analysis, >> [music] >> it's time to call Liz to finally share the results.

[00:16:53]>> Hello. [music] >> Hi there, Liz. It's Scott the vet here.

[00:16:56]How are you?

[00:16:57]>> Yeah, not too bad, Scott. How are you?

[00:16:59]>> I'm very well, thanks. I have got some news for you regarding the pathology.

[00:17:05]>> Oh, good.

[00:17:06]>> So, the uh first of all, let's start with the lump underneath his tail. Uh so, that is nothing to worry about. It's basically classed as a gland adenoma.

[00:17:20]So, it's a mass that once completely removed will never grow back. And it So, yeah, so it's not any cause for concern and the margins were all very clear.

[00:17:35]As far as the lump on the hip, actually that did come out as a mast cell tumor.

[00:17:40]>> Oh, God, no.

[00:17:41]>> Yeah, but it is a low-grade one.

[00:17:45]So, and being that I took it out with with margins, it the margins are clear with the adjacent amount of a margin there and also the They checked the blood vessels as well just to see if any of the cells of the tumor have run up them and they haven't.

[00:18:05]So, I'd be hopeful that based on this that the mitotic count, so that's sort of the activity level of the nucleus of the tumor is at zero and it's classed as low-grade and grade two. I'd be very hopeful that this has been a curative surgery.

[00:18:25]>> Can't have a sick dog.

[00:18:27]>> Yeah.

[00:18:28]All right. So, yeah, we'll do keep me posted on on how he's going.

[00:18:33]>> Thanks ever so much, Scott.

[00:18:34]>> All right, Liz. All the very best. Take care.

[00:18:36]>> Thank you. Bye-bye now.

[00:18:37]>> Bye. See you go. That's Liz and little Dandini is doing well.

[00:18:44]>> [music] >> He is going to go on to make a full recovery and hopefully at some point find a forever home cuz he's such a lovely boy.

[00:18:53]>> [music] >> And it's real sad story actually cuz how the mighty have fallen to go from a dog that was on the the carpet at Crufts, you know, in in the rings at Crufts and now has had to go through two surgeries and uh doesn't have a home. So, I'm just really hopeful that he's such a loving dog. And now sort of his teeth [music] with sort of his uh his um lumps and bumps, that uh he will go on and find uh that future family that will give him the affection, uh attention, and respect that [music] he deserves.