Bulldogs & French Bulldogs
PREVENT & TREAT
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs are prone to a wide range of painful and debilitating breed-related medical conditions. Most can be prevented and safely treated at your home, at a minimal cost.
Bulldog hot Spot usually presents as a focal or multifocal deep moist "wound". The trigger is typically an allergic reaction like the one seen from an insect bite.
Hot spots are painful, angry-looking, infected, moist, oozing, purulent, red, focal area wounds associated with intense itch. Topical Antiseptic bully Therapeutics are essential to help manage hot spots.
Bulldog flea allergy is triggered by an allergic reaction to the flea bite saliva. The presence of fleas can also be confirmed with findings of flea dirt (poop) sprinkled on the skin/coat like black pepper.
Bulldog flea allergy hallmark is an intense itch, rubbing against objects, hair loss, redness, papules, and redness found most commonly at the top part of the back near the tail regions.
Bulldog skin acne usually happens due to moisture and dampness. Drooling, water bowl chin dipping and moist food stuck on the chin are some of the common reasons. Common areas are the lips and chin
Facial red raised bumpy inflamed lesions and blackheads. Untreated bulldog acne can progress to bleeding scabby oozy painful wounds with draining tracks, and pustules that can lead to a chronic disfigured scar-like dermis.
Paw allergic pododermatitis and skinfold dermatitis is usually due to allergies and skinfolds moisture. It often includes a secondary mix of bacteria and yeast infection.
Itchy, licking, chewing, red, inflamed, painful discolored, swollen, painful stained paw(s) and paw skinfolds.
Seborrhea can be greasy (olsa) or dry (sicca). Scaly & Flaky Seborrhea is usually secondary to allergic itch dermatitis, skin mites, and/or keratinization skin disease.
The hallmark of bulldog seborrhea is flaky, crusty dry or greasy, discolored, patchy, and itchy skin.
Bulldog Flank Alopecia is usually seasonal, the baldness is likely related to melatonin deficiency and lack of sunlight.
Bilateral, hyperpigmented skin darkening, non-itchy, patchy hair loss, and baldness of the flanks mostly the abdominal sides and top.
Your bulldog’s anal glands are embedded in the anus muscles, thus not readily visible. Each one of the pairs has its own glandular sac and attached ducts that normally empty into the rectum during defecation.
Walnut size red rosy, painful, itchy abscess. Your bulldog might scoot his/her butt. They have a very pungent smelly. When poop a discolored and at times bloody smelly discharge will be noted.
