Well, I am sorry to hear about poor Bull's hips. How awful for him as a baby.
But I am glad to hear that his nose bumpie is nothing serious. I can sympathasize, when my RB greyhound had an abcessed anal gland the vet told me to hotpack it, several times a day. YEA RIGHT!! She would see me get the washcloth outta the microwave and around and around and around we would go. I would have to sneak up on her while she was laying down!!