Bulldog Cough / Stridor Issues
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: Cough / Stridor
Everted Laryngeal Saccules
What is that?
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.
Symptoms
Noisy respiration and intolerance to any excitement, exercise, and activities. Hacking retching and regurgitation are common.
Treatment
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Hypoplastic Trachea
What is that?
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.
Symptoms
Whistling-sounding breathing. Difficult breathing, stridor, exercise intolerance, retching.
Treatment
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Laryngeal Collapse
What is that?
Long-lasting BOAS (Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome) will lead to fatigue of the laryngeal cartilage, cartilage atrophy, and irreversible end-stage laryngeal collapse.
Symptoms
Severe noisy respiration exasperated by any excitement or/and activity. Debilitating and life-threatening, cyanosis, retching, and often secondary aspiration pneumonia.
Treatment
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Megaesophagus & Reflux (GERD)
What is that?
The megaesophagus is a dilation of the esophagus usually due to esophagitis a common outcome of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) mostly due to the brachycephalic syndrome, drugs, anesthesia, hiatal hernia, and certain foods.
Symptoms
Chronic regurgitation can lead to aspiration pneumonia with cough, lethargy, and fever.
Treatment
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