The patella is a small sesamoid bone situated on top of the knee joint (knee cup) and is part of the extensor mechanism. In bulldogs, it can luxate/clicks inward (medially) causing instability and arthritis.
Clicking when walking flex/extend knee joint, limp, skips, hind leg non-weight bearing, bow-legged stance. The condition usually can be diagnosed early in life by an orthopedic exam manual palpation.
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Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Spinal malformations (Bulldog Scoliosis) are inborn abnormalities of the vertebral column.
It can be an incidental finding on a radiograph or can cause a wide range of neurological conditions, such as weakness, pain, paralysis, and incontinence.
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Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Hemivertebrae are due to inborn vertebral defects. It can involve multiple vertebrae; the defect can cause a wedge that compresses the spinal cord. On radiographs, the defective vertebra is often viewed in the shape of a "butterfly".
Depending on the degree of spinal cord compression, the symptoms can vary from none to severe. Neurological symptoms include pain, paralysis, and incontinence.
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Bulldogs and French Bulldogs Spina bifida is a malformation of the of the birth defect of the lower spine that can cause various degrees of spinal cord injury.
Depending on its severity bulldog puppies with spina bifida exhibit weakness in the back legs, inability to use their hind legs, and urinary and intestinal incontinence. an unsteady gait may be evident, or the animal could be incontinent which can also lead to chronic UTI
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Spondylosis is a degenerative disease of the vertebral bodies of your bulldog spine. On radiographs, it might present as bone spears and abnormal bone formation between a part of the vertebral bodies or full vertebral fusion.
Bulldog spondylosis vertebral arthritis can manifest as discomfort, back pain, stiffness, lameness, hind disuse muscle atrophy, and hind legs weakness.
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Disc Disease can be caused by a wide range of conditions, the most common of which are vertebral malformation, disc herniation, kyphosis, scoliosis, degenerate arthritic spondylosis, and spina bifida.
Disc disease is likely to cause pain and neurological deficits. Your bulldog can become paralyzed or have a limb weakness, drag his/her legs, cry in pain, lose pain sensation, and become incontinent.
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