Limping & Immobility Issues in Bulldogs
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: Limping / Immobility
IVDD Intervertebral Disc Disease
What is that?
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) happens when the intervertebral disc herniates compressing the spinal cord. The disk is a soft toothpaste-like gel that separates each vertebra.
Symptoms
Disc compression can lead to a wide range of neurological problems such as pain, loss of sensory as well as motor deficits, incontinence, and foot-dragging. The range and intensity of the symptoms depend on the injury location and degree of compression.
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Polyarthritis
What is that?
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Polyarthritis is an abnormal autoimmune disease whereby the body’s immune system attacks your bulldog joints.
Symptoms
Your bulldog may present with fever, inflamed swollen joints, stiffness, and a painful limp in one or multiple joints.
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Osteosarcoma
What is that?
Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Osteosarcoma is a lytic tumor of the bone, it is aggressive, maligned, and carries a poor prognosis. The most common locations are the leg bones.
Symptoms
Bone tumors can lead to microfractures and be very painful, so amputation is usually recommended. Your bulldog will usually limp or be non-weight-bearing and might have swelling and edema at the affected limb.
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ACL Tear
What is that?
The anterior Cruciate location is in the knee. The cruciate ligaments help stabilize the knee and normal locomotion. An injury, tear, or rapture will cause joint instability and arthritis.
Symptoms
ACL tear injuries are likely to present with a limp or complete non-weight bearing. Often during hyperextension of the knee pain is noticed.
Treatment
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Bulldog Arthritis
What is that?
Bulldog osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative inflammatory painful condition that affects your bulldog joints. Common joints are elbows, hips and knees.
Symptoms
Bulldog and French bulldog arthritis can lead to chronic pain, limping, abnormal gait, reduced activity, limited range of motion, depression and immobility.
Treatment
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Elbow Dysplasia
What is that?
Elbow Dysplasia is an elbow joint abnormal development that occurred during the growing phase. The incongruity leads to instability, worn-down cartilage, bone fragmentation, and painful chronic osteoarthritis.
Symptoms
Limping, favoring of the front leg, painful elbow, reduced range of motion.
Treatment
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Hip Dysplasia
What is that?
Hip dysplasia in bulldogs is an abnormal orthopedic condition of the hip ball and socket joint. The incongruity can lead to instability, worn-down cartilage, bone fragmentation, and chronic osteoarthritis.
Symptoms
Limp, abnormal gate, pain and discomfort, noted by difficulty raising and/or climbing steps, running, and walking.
Treatment
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