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.
Everted Laryngeal Saccules are a secondary outcome to the better-known primary bulldog obstructive airway syndrome conditions (BOAS). When the saccules evert, they appear as bulging tissue at the two sides of the larynx.
Noisy respiration and intolerance to any excitement, exercise, and activities. Hacking retching and regurgitation are common.
Allergic Rhinitis is an inflammatory condition of the nasal sinuses (Sinusitis), due to allergen exposure.
Nasal discharge, sneezing, snoring, open mouth breathing, bloody nose at times, and/or labored breathing.
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses and nasal cavity mucosal lining. It can be caused by viral, bacterial, allergies, fungal, dental disease, and foreign body.
Your bulldog will typically sneeze and have either clear, mucoid, bloody, or purulent nasal discharge.
Hypoplastic Trachea is part of the flat face (brachycephalic) syndrome. The narrowed trachea diameter impairs dynamic airflow and can compound the restricted airflow caused by the breed-elongated palate and pinched (stenotic) nose.
Whistling-sounding breathing. Difficult breathing, stridor, exercise intolerance, retching.
Long-lasting BOAS (Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome) will lead to fatigue of the laryngeal cartilage, cartilage atrophy, and irreversible end-stage laryngeal collapse.
Severe noisy respiration exasperated by any excitement or/and activity. Debilitating and life-threatening, cyanosis, retching, and often secondary aspiration pneumonia.
Food allergy is usually year-round (not seasonal) and is usually triggered by dietary proteins such as chicken, beef, etc. It typically triggers either an internal reaction in the gastrointestinal system or/and a dermal one that can include skin, paws, and ears.
Symptoms include digestive problems such as flatulence, diarrhea, vomiting when affecting the digestive tract, and itching, biting, and rubbing when affecting the skin, ears, and coat.
Gut dysbiosis is an overgrowth of bad gut bacteria, often due to the overuse of medications such as steroids and antibiotics. Chronic and acute stress, anxiety, and chronic disease can also induce dysbiosis. Probiotic, probiotic, and digestive enzyme replacement is recommended.
Gut dysbiosis affects adversely the “good gut bacteria,” causing leaky bowels, flatulence, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, and poor health. An imbalanced gut microbiome can also affect the skin.
