Roepman's Story, the short version
R oepman was my second Bulldog. He died at 3 months old. This happened last year. He had left the breeder at 6 weeks (too young) with a full health clear. We took him to puppy school (second mistake). It rained lightly. He got sick. Our own vet suspected a long palate [reductively, it's not the palate that's too long, it's the face that's too short] and treated accordingly. He got well. I noticed that he slept with his head stretched backwards and did not know at the time it was the only way he could breathe. I just thought it was cute. He often sat like that as well. After mild activity he would vomit foam. While eating he would stop breathing completely and fall down, his tongue and gums blue. I'd never thought that doggy-CPR would come so naturally to me. The second time he stopped breathing and I got him going again, we bypassed our usual vet and drove to a Bulldog specialist in another town with Roepman on my lap and me holdin...
