Bulldog Prevent & Treat - By Body Part / System

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.

Category:   By Body Part & System

Vaginal Skin Fold Dermatitis

Vaginal Skinfold Dermatitis in bulldog

What is that?

The moisture trapped in the vaginal folds and hood provides ideal conditions for yeast and bacteria infections that can travel up the urinary tract to the bladder.

Symptoms

Chronic recurrent UTI, red, inflamed, infected, moist smelly irritated, sticky vaginal folds and/or hood. Rubbing, scooting, biting the back end.

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Interdigital Cyst

Interdigital Cysts in Bulldogs and French Bulldogs

What is that?

Bulldog interdigital cysts seen in the interdigital web space are usually due to your bulldog's bristly short hair traumatic implantation and inward growth during movement. Skin Fold moist dermatitis, allergies, and obesity will compound the problem.

Symptoms

Red oozy swollen red bumps between your bulldog toes. They can be painful, your bully might limp, and the infected inflamed cyst might rupture, bleed, and get infected.

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Anal Gland Disease

bulldog anal glands guide with original Vet4Bulldog clinical imagery

What is that?

Your bulldog’s anal glands are embedded in the anus muscles at 5 and 7 o'clock, thus not readily visible. Each one of the pairs has its own glandular sac and attached ducts that normally empty into the rectum during defecation.

Symptoms

The anal gland's most common problem is impaction, which causes itching, scooting, and pasty, pungent, oily discharge. Anal gland-infected abscesses present as a large, red, swollen gland that often ruptures and leaks bloody discharge.

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Atopic Itch Allergy

Bulldog with visible red skin beside three steps for recognizing and managing atopic dermatitis

What is that?

Bulldogs and French Bulldogs atopic itch dermatitis is usually seasonal and is due to environmental allergens. It's the most common bulldog allergy. Bully Topical Therapeutics is CRITICAL.

Symptoms

The hallmark of atopic dermatitis is chewing, itching, and scratching leading to hair loss, redness, flakes, and secondary infection. It can also affect the ears leading to ear infections.

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Food Allergy

Bulldog Food Allergy

What is that?

Bulldog food allergy is usually year-round (versa seasonal). It is generally triggered by dietary proteins such as chicken, beef, etc, and can induce gastric or/and skin allergic reactions.

Symptoms

Symptoms can combine digestive problems such as flatulence, diarrhea, and vomiting with/or skin & ears problems that typically include redness, itching, scratching, and biting that require topical bully therapeutics.

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Yeast Dermatitis

Bulldog on leash standing indoors on tiled floor.

What is that?

Yeast Dermatitis (Malassezia) is usually secondary to allergies or other primary skin diseases. For prevention & treatment combine Dr. Kraemer's V4B Bully therapeutic topicals and supplements.

Symptoms

Yesty bulldog skin dermatitis infections typically present with greasy, smelly discolored dark brown skin, hair loss, flakes, and itching.

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Demodex Mite

bulldog localized puppy demodex red mite

What is that?

Demodex Red Mite is a skin condition common to bulldog puppies in the milder form and adults in the more serious and chronic form. The mite inhibits the hair follicles and is non-contiguous to other pets or/and humans.

Symptoms

In puppies, they mostly present as a non-itching bold spot . Adult generalized demodicosis is a diffuse distribution with patchy hair loss, itchy, often nasty looking, and infected. Topical therapeutics and immune-boosting supplements are recommended.

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