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.
Pemphigus in bulldogs is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin epidermis. The treatment can be difficult and lengthy, the outcome might not be favorable.
Crusty, pus-filled lesions, that are often localized to the face and head, ears, and nose, in some cases they also involve the paws, or/and become generalized affecting the entire body.
Mast cell tumors can come in various forms and sizes, they are the most common skin tumor. They store histamine and are classified as types 1 (see photo) to 3 (aggressive), so early removal is critical.
They can present as small bumps to diffuse large edematous hard ones. Mast cells store histamine when released an inflammatory reaction with edematous redness will ensue. Unattended they can transform into a deadly aggressive form.
Ear disease in bulldogs is very common due to their abnormally narrow ear canal, poor upward cell migration, and the breed's propensity to allergies.
Wide range of symptoms including itching & rubbing of the ear, inflammation, redness, discharge, odor, infection, hyperplasia of the ear canal, pain, and discomfort.
Bacterial ear infections can be due to a wide range of organisms that mostly inhibit the external ear canal and are treated with bully topical therapeutics. If they reach the medial and inner ear systemic antibiotics will be required.
Ear infection usually inflicts pain and discomfort, itch, rubbing, purulent discharge, and bad ear odor.
Yeasty bully ears are due to yeast organisms. The fungi are part of your bulldog's skin and ear microflora. If the ear's skin barrier is injured, it will overgrow, and yeasty ear disease will ensue.
Yeasty bully ears are often itchy, thickened, crusty, swollen, discolored, and painful, with a smelly discharge. Dr. Kraemer's V4B bully rinses and wipes in low-cost bundles can help prevent and manage this condition.
Ear allergies are led by environmental atopic and food allergies. The ears are extensions of the skin thus dermatitis and otitis are often diagnosed simultaneously.
Itching & scratching is the whole mark of allergies, inflammation, swelling, redness, foul odor, and pain.
Bulldog and French bulldog otitis externa is an ear disease of the external ear canal usually due to the bulldog breed's narrow ear canal, lack of normal cell migration, and propensity to allergies. It is usually a mix of inflammation and infection.
Otitis externa typically presents as an itchy, red, swollen, painful ear, combined with a strong odor and a heavy discharge. Routine preventive rinsing and wiping with our bully therapeutic topicals are critical.
