Dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM, is a disease that weakens the heart muscle. The pumping chambers enlarge but their squeeze becomes less effective, so a bigger heart does not mean a stronger one. It is better recognized in other breeds than in Bulldogs, which is exactly why it gets missed here: the tiring and the breathing effort look like an airway problem.
Falling behind on familiar walks, tiring quickly or seeming unusually weak, faster or harder breathing, coughing, eating less, fainting or collapsing, and a gradually swollen belly. In Bulldogs these overlap with airway disease, so the actual cause has to be identified rather than assumed.
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Annual preventive health and wellness Dr. exams are critical. Depending on your bulldog's age the exam often includes a fecal test and other laboratory screening tests such as blood and urine.
Ideally, the wellness exams procedures and surgeries should be performed by a veterinarian experienced with the bulldog and French bulldog breeds.
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Dr. Kraemer offers a wide range of easy-to-implement, safe, therapeutic supplements that were specially customized for your senior bulldog and French bulldog. We offer comprehensive low-cost bulldog bundles.
To help maximize the benefits of Dr. Kraemer's V4B Bully supplement therapeutics, an early start is advised. For optimal outcomes, extend the supplementary treatment for the remaining of your bulldog and French bulldog life.
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Dr. Kraemer offers a wide range of easy-to-implement, safe, therapeutic topicals that were specially customized for your bulldog and French bulldog. We offer comprehensive low-cost senior bulldog bundles.
To help maximize the benefits of Dr. Kraemer's V4B Bully topical therapeutics, an early start is advised. For optimal outcomes, extend the topical treatment for the remaining of your bulldog and French bulldog life.
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Stenotic Nares are common to Eng Bulldogs and even worse to French Bulldogs. This upper airway condition leads to a wide range of serious restrictive airway medical problems (BCS).
The condition and symptoms get worse over time, thus surgical widening of the pinched nares must be done at a young age.
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The elongated soft palate is common in bulldogs and French bulldogs. This upper airway condition leads to a wide range of serious debilitating life-threatening airway medical problems.
The airway restriction gets worse over time, thus surgical shortening of the elongated palate must be done at a young age. To help keep your bully stable, we offer low-cost calm & relax therapeutic bundles.
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