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.
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Heart Base Tumors are usually chemodectomas with Chemoreceptor cells of their origin.
They usually affect the heart and heart sac (pericardium), leading to fluid accumulation in the heart sac and abdominal cavity.
Bulldog dry eye or KCS (Keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is usually due to an autoimmune disease that affects tear production. Other underlining reasons could be sulfa drugs, hypothyroidism, and facial nerve injuries.
The transparent clear cornea becomes vascularized, cloudy, red, and thick. Discharge is often purulent. Corneal ulcers and vision loss are expected.
Bulldog Pemphigus 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.
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Heart Base Tumors are usually chemodectoma’s that have chemoreceptors that regulate heart function. They are slow growing and rarely spread.
They usually affect the heart and heart sac (pericardium) leading to fluid accumulation in the heart sac and abdominal cavity.
Bulldog hypothyroidism is caused by a deficiency of the thyroid hormone that regulates metabolism. This endocrine disease is more common to aging dogs and rarely seen in young bulldogs. It can be treated with synthetic oral thyroid Rx.
Bulldogs suffering from hypothyroidism are usually overweight, and less active, they often have thin hair, discoloration, and hyperpigmentation of the skin. Some will have a "rat tail" (bold tail), intolerance to low temp and hair that does not grow after clipping.
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Polyarthritis is an abnormal autoimmune disease whereby the body’s immune system attacks your bulldog joints.
Your bulldog may present with fever, inflamed swollen joints, stiffness, and a painful limp in one or multiple joints.
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Osteosarcoma is a lytic tumor of the bone, it is aggressive, maligned, and carries a poor prognosis. The most common locations are the leg bones.
Bone tumors can lead to microfractures and be very painful, so amputation is usually recommended. Your bulldog will usually limp or be non-weight-bearing and might have swelling and edema at the affected limb.
