Prevention and Wellness in Senior Bulldogs and French Bulldogs

Prevention and Wellness in Senior Bulldogs and French Bulldogs “MUST KNOW- MUST DO”

Senior bulldogs are living longer due to emphasis and adherence to PREVENTIVE CARE & WELLNESS

Prevention and Wellness in Senior Bulldogs and French Bulldogs MUST DO

1. Senior Bulldog Must Read GUID BOOK:

ADVANCE PLANNING: Senior bulldogs and French bulldogs are high maintenance; advanced preparation will allow them to live longer and better.  Proper planning will save you financial and emotional worries and distress. Your senior bulldog is an integral part of your family unit, a sound planning will help strengthen that bond.

Take the time to review an authoritative medical resource, preferably one that specializes in bulldogs and one that focuses on prevention.

In order to maximize the associated benefits of bully preventive care it must start early and maintained through all life stages

DR KRAEMER’S VET4BULLDOG

Dr. Kraemer’s Vet4Bulldog is an autorotative one-stop bulldog website centered on bulldog prevention care and wellness.

It combines practical, easy-to-implement medical advice for your senior dog, preventive care, tips & warnings, and step-by-step practical treatment recommendations.

Vet4bulldog’s comprehensive content conforms to Dr. Kraemer’s 30 years of clinical experience, one which combines a wide range of veterinary services. His advice and knowledge he shares with his online community combine general practice with internal medicine, alternative therapy modalities, bulldog surgery, bulldog anesthesiology,  emergency medicine, and  ICU critical care,

Dr. Kremer founded, owned, and was the medical director of a bulldog specialty hospital that specialized in bulldog medicine, surgery, and anesthesia.

BULLDOG PREVENTIVE CARE:

Dr. Kraemer’s Vet4Bulldog.com mission and focus is preventive care & wellness.

Use this site to help optimize your bulldog’s health, and longevity.

This site will also help you economically by showing you how to provide ultimate care at a minimal cost, we highly recommend that you use it as your primary bulldog care resource through your bully life and aging.

Vet4Bulldog.com is your one-stop bully guidebook

For more about bulldog preventive care click HERE

2. Adult Bulldog VETERINARIAN & MEDICAL TEAM:

Find a veterinarian who is experienced with the senior bulldog’s idiosyncratic breed-specific and age-specific medical problems. Make sure your selected veterinary team has the expertise to prevent, care for, and repair seniors’ common health problems.

Dr. Kraemer is also one of the leading and early providers of alternative medicine that combined cutting-edge therapies such as stem cell therapy, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Cold Laser therapy complemented by his own line of therapeutic nonprescription bully topicals and bully supplements.

Selecting the right veterinary team is essential.

For more about Dr. Kraemer click HERE

3. Bulldog and French Bulldog V4B THERAPEUTIC SUPPLEMENTS:

Dr. Kraemer’s bully therapeutic preventive supplements are an ideal solution to ensure your aging senior bulldog’s good health and longevity.

Dr. Kraemer’s V4B Bully Therapeutic Supplements are:

• INEXPENSIVE
• SAFE
• EASY TO IMPLEMENT
• NON-PRESCRIPTION
• TASTY
• @ HOME ALTERNATIVE

Dr. Kraemer’s vet4bulldog’s core mission is prevention via a non-pharmaceutical alternative modalities . 

To learn more about Dr. Kraemer’s V4B Bully Therapeutic Supplements click HERE

4. Bulldog Senior V4B THERAPEUTIC TOPICALS:

Just like Dr. Kraemer’s V4B bully supplements his bully topical therapeutics are

1. low-cost
2. Safe
3. Easy to implement

Dr. Kraemer’s V4B therapeutic line of bully products offers a wide range of topicals that help implement long-term preventive care.

The V4B bully therapeutic topicals include:

• MEDICATED SHAMPOO
• MEDICATED CREAM RINSE CONDITIONERS
• MEDICATED GELS & LOTIONS
• MEDICATED WIPES
• MEDICATED RINSES & SPRAY

Dr. Kraemer’s vet4bulldog’s core mission is prevention via non-pharmaceutical alternative modalities. 

To learn more about the V4B therapeutic bully topicals click HERE

5. Bulldog Senior ARTHRITIS & CHRONIC PAIN:

Bulldog Arthritis and Arthritic Pain are usually chronic wear & tear of the joints, thus becoming more severe with time. 

When the protective cartilage of your bulldog joint wears down, the bone loses its protection. The now exposed articulating parts of the joint will exhibit bare bone parts that rub and grind against each other, mostly during activity and movement, causing inflammation and pain.

Common joints are the hip, elbows, knees, lumbosacral vertebra, and other vertebral articulations (spondylosis).

BULLDOG ARTHRITIS & PAIN DIAGNOSIS:

Look for clinical signs consistent with arthritis such as slowly getting up from a resting position, and difficulty climbing stairs or jumping.

A Dr. physical exam usually will illustrate a diminished range of motion with a degree of discomfort during the orthopedic exam.

Imaging such as radiographs often showcases bone spears, bone periosteum abnormal activity, fusion, and excess joint fluid.

BULLDOG ARTHRITIS & PAIN PREVENTIVE:

• WEIGHT LOSS
• EXERCISE: Regular low-impact activity (swimming, walking on a soft surface)
• SUPPLEMENTS: Therapeutic joint and anti-inflammatory supplements.
• REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: Stem Cell Therapy

BULLDOG ARTHRITIS TREATMENT:

• Rx: Prescription pain management usually with NSAID and analgesics
• SUPPLEMENTS: Therapeutic Bully Supplements
• REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: Stem cell therapy, PRP, Laser Therapy

To learn more about bulldog arthritis and chronic pain click HERE

6. Senior Bulldog SCREENING HEALTH CHECK (Labs):

As your bulldog ages, he or she becomes increasingly prone to diseases associated with aging.

Preventive screening tests can be life-saving.

Common tests for seniors bulldogs include:

• CBC: complete blood count (RBC, WBC, etc.)
• Chemistries: electrolytes, liver enzymes, sugar, kidney function, etc
• Urinalysis: helps diagnose conditions like bacterial cystitis, diabetes, kidney disease, and many more
• Fecal Test: intestinal parasite screen
• Blood Pressure
• Thyroid Panel
• Tear Production: help diagnose bulldog dry eye
• Radiographs: help diagnose heart & lung disease, arthritis, cancer, etc

BULLDOG LAB CHEMISTRIES:

That includes among others

• GLUCOSE: Blood sugar: that can help rule out diabetes
• BUN & CREATININE: Kidney function, that can help rule out renal disease
• ALT, AST, BILIRUBIN: Liver enzyme THAT can help rule out a degenerative change of the liver, overuse of drugs, gallbladder and duct,  liver cancer, etc
• Pancreatic enzymes
• CALCIUM, SODIUM, POTASSIUM: Electrolytes levels can help rule out a wide range of conditions such as adrenal crisis

BULLDOG CBC: 

• RBC: red blood cells can help rule out anemia
• WBC: white blood cells of various types can help rule out infection and inflammation
• TEMPLATES & CLOTTING FACTORS: can help rule out  bleeding problems  (coagulation)

BULLDOG URINE ANALYSIS

Can help rule out urine infection, stones, and kidney disease

OTHER SCREENING TESTS FOR SENIOR BULLDOG

• BLOOD PRESSURE: check for hypertension
• TONOMETRY: rule out glaucoma
• TEAR PRODUCTION
• RADIOGRAPHS: rule out arthritis, cancer, heart disease
• THYROID LEVELS: rule out hypothyroid

7. Senior Bulldog SEDATION & ANESTHESIA SAFETY:

Anesthetics risks are much higher in brachycephalic breeds such as the English bulldog and French bulldog, and as they age that risk intensifies. Bulldog and Fr. Bulldog anesthetic expertise is critical due to its breed airway problems, your bully veterinarian should be well-versed in 4 phases of bully anesthesia.

1. Pre-anesthetic protocols
2. Anesthesia induction
3. Anesthesia monitoring
4. Post-op recovery

Dr. Kraemer designed custom-made bully anesthetic protocols to help optimize their safety and recovery.

For more about bulldog and French bulldog, anesthesia, and sedation safety click HERE

8. Senior Bulldog WEIGHT & EXERCISE:

Weight control and exercise are coupled together, they are both preventative musts and their importance grows as your bulldog becomes older.

 OBEISITY IN BULLDOGS:

Obesity will impact your senior bully’s health and quality of life. It will speed up osteoarthritis, thus compounding chronic pain. Obesity and overweight will adversely impact the cardiovascular system and respiratory system that is already inherently compromised in the brachycephalic breeds.

Here is a short list of some of the medical conditions associated with obesity:

• ARTHRITIS
• CHRONIC PAIN
• HEART DISEASE
• BLOOD PRESSURE: hypertension and kidney disease
• BLOOD SUGER: Diabetes
• ANESTHETIC RISKS

EXERCISE IN BULLDOG

Exercise and activity will prevent obesity, and improve your senior bulldog’s mental state, quality of life, and longevity. Activity and exercise should be tailored to your bully’s age, and health, the weather, climate, and conditioning.

9. Senior Bulldog DIET & NUTRITION:

A balanced quality diet and proper nutrition are essential to your bully senior bulldog’s aging and wellness.

You should use a diet designed for seniors; aging dogs have different nutritional requirements than a puppy and young adult bulldogs.

You don’t need to buy expensive hyped diets, avoid gimmicks and marketing ploys.

In general, I would recommend sticking to the brand and prescription manufacturers.

At times prescription diets will be recommended, common reasons are food allergies, kidney disease, urinary stones, obesity, digestive problems, etc.

You can supplement  your pet diet with therapeutic bully supplements

To learn more about senior bulldog nutrition and diets click HERE

10. Senior Bulldog INTESTINAL PARASITE PREVENTION (FECAL & DEWORMING):

Bulldogs and French Bulldogs can suffer from a wide range of parasitic infestations, there are topical and internal parasites your bulldog can suffer from either or both t

Early parasitic preventives are vital for the well-being of your senior bulldog

Bulldog and French bulldog intestinal parasites include both worms and contagious protozoan organisms. Those parasites can be enquired from the environment, or from another parasite such as fleas.

Those parasites can cause serious physical harm to your senior bulldog, the harm can be compounded due to your senior incompetent deficient aging immune system.

PUBLIC HEALTH ZOONOSIS:

Intestinal parasitic prevention is critical for the safety of your kids and family. Many of those parasites are contiguous and harmful to humans. Children are especially vulnerable due to their immature immune systems and lack of understanding of proper hygiene practices.

Intestinal parasitic prevention is critical for the safety of your kids and family

INTESTINAL PROTOZOA in Senior Bulldog and French Bulldog:

• Coccidia
• Giardia

The common protozoa are contracted from the environment and water sources contaminated by fecal material.

They are very contagious, thus easily spread at boarding and breeding facilities.

DIAGNOSIS:  Diagnosis is usually done by a fecal test and based on matching clinical signs. The typical clinical signs are diarrhea, often with blood, vomit, weight loss, dehydration, and stunted growth.

PREVENTION: Prevention includes stress-free living, therapeutic supplements, vaccines, environmental control, and sound hygiene.

TREATMENT: Treatment includes dewormers and in severe cases hospitalization supportive medicine and fluids.

To learn more about bulldog puppy protozoa click HERE

INTESTINAL PARASITE in Senior Bulldog and French Bulldogs

• Roundworms
• Tapeworms
• Hookworms

Intestinal worms can be found at all ages and should be preventively treated. Tapeworms are carried by fleas, when the flea gets licked and swallowed by your dog the adult tapeworm is born. Hookworms can latch to the intestine wall and cause anemia

DIAGNOSIS: Part of the diagnosis is based on physical signs, physical evidence of the parasite in vomit or stool, and of course their presence on a microscopic fecal test.

PREVENTION: Preventive Care includes proper nutrition, therapeutic supplements to boost the immune system and reduce stress and anxiety, routine fecal testing and prophylactic dewormings, and proper hygiene

TREATMENT: Treatment includes deworming, and symptomatic support.

11. Senior Bulldog FLEAS & SKIN PARASITE PREVENTION

• Fleas
• Sarcoptic Mange Mite
• Demodex Red Mite
• Dermatophytes “Ringworms”

Fleas are heat sensitive thus they thrive in a warm climate but not so much in hot or cold ones

BULLDOG FLEAS PRESENTATION:

In most places, they can be seen during the warm months on your pet’s coat and skin over the belly or the back. They feed on your pet’s blood thus you might recognize their presence by finding their fecal material. Flea poop is digested blood seen as black pepper-like deposits on your pet’s fur.

Intense itching and hair loss around the back and the base tail are consistent with a flea allergy, in contrast to cats a large percentage of dogs are allergic to flea bites.

BULLDOG FLEAS PREVENTION:

Prevention includes flea prevention, and regular combing to check for fleas and flea-poop. As always keep your puppy healthy, in a stress-free clean environment, and practice good hygiene.

BULLDOG DEMODEX MITE

Other skin parasites are demodex mites that are common to bulldog puppies at their mild juvenile localized form, it’s usually self-limited and will subside once the puppy’s immune system matures. It usually presents as non-itchy focal baldness.

In contrast to the puppy’s mild focal demodicosis, the adult type is usually generalized, diffuse, and dramatic. It tends to last, can progress in its severity, and become itchy due to secondary infection.

All forms of the demodex red mites are not contagious.

DIAGNOSIS: skin scrape with oil under low power microscope

PREVENTION: reduced stress to avoid suppression of the immune system, therapeutic immune boosting, and calming supplements.

TREATMENT: Treatment inculded form usually topical medicated bully antiseptic degreasing shampoos and gels as well as bully supplements to boost the immune system as mentioned above. Some flea preventives also can help treat and prevent demodex.

Adult demodicosis should be treated aggressively.

The adult form might require antibacterial and antifungal topical and systemic treatment for secondary infections

To learn more about senior bulldog demodicosis click HERE

12. Senior Bulldog HEART & HEART VESSELS PARASITE PREVENTION

Heartworms are transmitted to your bulldog by a mosquito bite. The parasite ends up clogging the main heart vessels and heart chambers. Mosquitoes are more common in some regions thus you can consult your veterinarian bout your regional status.

DIAGNOSIS: Your bulldog might exhibit fatigue, persistent cough, exercise intolerance, and distended belly-filled fluid and end in fetal heart failure. Due to the heartworm cycle, the lab test is only effective at 6 months of age and above. We can also find them in a blood sample under a microscope and often evidence of their pathology on radiographs and/or ultrasounds.

PREVENTIVE: indoor, mosquito prevention/control. There are multiple preventive products in oral topicals and injectables that should be used annually in endemic areas.

TREATMENT: you want to avoid treatment by proper prevention. The treatment can be dangerous, expensive, and require long confinement.

PARASITE PREVENTIVE in Bulldogs and French Bulldog 

1. Fecal Test
2. Environmental Control
3. Oral Preventives
4. Topical Preventives
5. Injectable Preventives
6. Bully Topical & Supplement Therapeutic

To read more about bulldog and French bulldog Heartworm click HERE

13. Senior Bulldog STEM CELL & CYROBANKING

Stem cell therapy is a cutting-edge new therapeutic modality that Dr. Kraemer is one of the early pioneers who adopted and offered same-day treatment with the option of cryobanking for future needs.

Stem cells are abundantly stored in adipose tissue (fat), and they can be harvested during the elected procedure like spaying and neutering easily, safely, and at a minimal cost. They can be used for immediate treatment or banked for future needs. Those additional stored stem cells can be called upon and used at a low cost, safely, and usually awake without the need for anesthesia.

Stem cell therapy is ideal for senior bulldogs suffering from chronic pain due to arthritis of the joint and spin (spondylosis).

They can be injected directly into the joints as well as to the acupuncture point of sublumbar muscles, into the subarachnoid space (spinal canal), skin, and intravenous.

Dr. Kraemer has treated senior bulldogs with stem cell therapy for a wide range of conditions including:

• KIDNEY DISEASE
• ATOPIC ALLERGIC DERMATITIS
• INTERDIGITAL CYST
• DISC DISEASE
• IBD (autoimmune disease)

To learn more about bulldog stem cell therapy click HERE

Prevention and Wellness in Senior Bulldogs and French Bulldogs MAINTENANCE 

As your adult bulldog ages, most of the recommended preventive measures and bully maintenance remain the same. You must continue your routine bulldog preventive care and maintenance, examples are

Preventive Care in Bulldogs and French Bulldogs does not stop during your bulldog’s golden years.

BULLDOG EAR CLEANING:

Ear cleaning, rinsing, flushing, and wiping.

BULLDOG SKINFOLD CARE:

You must continue your bully SkinfoldS such as nose, face, toes, and tail daily wipe

BULLDOG JOINT & BACK HEALTH:

Continue weight management, activity, and therapeutic bully joint supplements

BULLDOG ARTHRITIS & PAIN RELIEF:

Manage pain due to arthritis and maintain comfort with our bully arthritic low-cost bundles, quality balanced diet, and weight management

BULLDOG DENTAL CARE:

Teeth cleaning, balanced diet, plaque care water additive, oral hygiene bully supplements, and teeth brushing

BULLDOG SKINCARE, ITCH & ALLERGIES SUPPORT:

Routine medicated shampoo & conditioners, bully antiseptic gel and lotion,  other bully therapeutic topicals & supplements as well as flea preventives and a hypoallergenic diet when indicated.

BULLDOG GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH

Balance quality diet, parasite control, therapeutic supplements such as pre and probiotics, liver cleanser, and gentle move natural fibers.

BULLDOG IMMUNE SUPPORT:

Reduce stress, and regular activity and play. Boosting bully immune support, digestion, and pain management bully therapeutic supplements

There are going to be a few age modifications and prevention finetuning to accommodate the aging and transition into old age

Prevention and Wellness in Senior Bulldogs and French Bulldogs DISEASE & ILLNESS

BULLDOG MEDICAL CONDITIONS WE CAN NOW HELP PREVENT:

SENIOR BULLDOG JOINT & BACK DISEASES:

• Osteoarthritis
• Elbow Dysplasia
• Vertebral Spondylosis

SENIOR BULLDOG SENILITY, DEMENTIA & DEPRESSION:

• Mental and cognition decline

SENIOR BULLDOG HEART DISEASE:

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Dilative Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
• Heart Base Tumors

SENIOR BULLDOG KIDNEY & URINARY DISEASE:

• Chronic Kidney Failure (CRF)
• Urinary Incontinence
• Cystitis
• Bladder & Kidney Stones

SENIOR BULLDOG HORMONAL DISEASE:

• Hyperadrenal (Cushing)
• Hypothyroid
• Diabetes

SENIOR CHRONIC PAIN & WEAKNESS IN BULLDOGS

• Spondylosis (arthritis and fusion of the vertebrae)
• Osteoarthritis
• Chronic Ear Disease

Our V4B Bully Supplements & Topicals are inexpensive, safe, easy to implement, and do not require a dr prescription.

SENIOR BULLDOG  PAIN and DISCOMFORT PREVENTION-CARE & WELLNESS

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals PAIN RELIEF: 

• V4B Bully Comfort & AcheLess Plus Formula
• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully Total Joint Advanced Formula

SENIOR BULLDOG IMMUNE HEALTH and CANCER PREVENTION-CARE 

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals IMMUNE CARE: 

• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully Pre & Probiotics LOAD UP & KEEP UP
• V4B Bully Pre Immune Support Plus
• V4B Bully Pre StressLess & Calm chews

SENIOR BULLDOG JOINTS & BACK PREVENTION CARE & MAINTENANCE

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals JOINT & BONE CARE:

• V4B Bully Comfort & AcheLess Plus Formula
• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully Total Joint Advanced Formula

V4B BULLDOG DIGESTION & ELIMINATION PREVENTION CARE

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals DIGESTION & ELIMINATION:

• V4B Bully Pre & Probiotics LOAD UP & KEEP UP
• V4B Bully  GentleMove & Anal Gland Care
• V4B Bully Liver Cleanser & Detox

V4B SENIOR BULLDOG DENTAL CARE PREVENTION & MAINTENANCE

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals DENTAL CARE:

• V4B Bully PlqueLess water additive

V4B SENIOR BULLDOG EAR CARE PREVENTION & MAINTENANCE

V4B Bulldog ears Antiseptic, Antifungal, Drying, Wax Removal TOPICALS

• V4B Bully Aloe Drying Ear Rinse
• V4B Bully Ear Cleansing Wipes
• V4B Yeasty Bully Antiseptic Flush

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals EAR CARE

• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully Pre & Probiotics LOAD UP & KEEP UP
• V4B Bully Pre Immune Support Plus

V4B SENIOR BULLDOG SKINFOLDS PREVENTION & MAINTENANCE

V4B Bulldog Skinfolds Antiseptic & Antifungal TOPICALS:

• V4B Bully Skinfolds Antiseptic Wipes (small & XL)
• V4B Bully Skinfolds Antiseptic Lotion
• V4B Bully Skinfolds Antiseptic Spray
• V4B Bully Skinfolds Antiseptic Rinse
• V4B BullyTear StainLess XL Wipes

V4B Bulldog Supplements & Nutraceuticals SKINFOLD CARE:

• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully  Comfort Plus Formula
• V4B Bully StressLess & Calm Chews
• V4B Bully Tear StainLess chews

V4B SENIOR BULLDOG SKINCARE PREVENTION & MAINTENANCE

V4B Bulldog Skincare Antiseptic & Antifungal TOPICALS

• V4B Bully Medicated Shampoos (Antiseptic, Yeasty, Oily bully)
• V4B Bully Gels (Yeasty)
• V4B Bully Conditioners (itchy, aloe oatmeal, hypoallergenic)
• V4B Bully Antiseptic Wipes

V4B Bulldog Skincare Anti Itch & Flakes TOPICALS:

• V4B Bull Medicated Shampoos (Itchy, Hypoallergenic, Aloe Oatmeal)
• V4B Bull Conditioners Cream Rinse (Itchy, Hypoallergenic, Aloe Oatmeal)

V4B  Supplements & Nutraceuticals bulldog SKINCARE

• V4B Bully Fish Oil EFA JOINT-IMMUNE-SKIN
• V4B Bully Pre & Probiotics LOAD UP & KEEP UP
• V4B Bully Pre Immune Support Plus
• V4B Bully Tear StainLess chews

For  ultimate results you should combine therapeutic topicals with supplements, and nutraceuticals.

Dr. Kraemer offers ECONOMIC BUNDLES at a reduced cost in all the Preventive & Maintenance categories. 

“An Ounce of PREVENTION Is Worth A Pound Of CURE”

*This guide was compiled courtesy of Dr. Kraemer, a “MUST READ” manual for any current or future bully owner.