Bulldog Redness / Discoloration
Care & Treatment

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:   Redness / Discoloration

Scale & Flake Seborrhea

bulldog flaky skin disease

What is that?

Seborrhea can be greasy (olsa) or dry (sicca). Scaly & Flaky Seborrhea is usually secondary to allergic itch dermatitis, skin mites, and/or keratinization skin disease.

Symptoms

The hallmark of bulldog seborrhea is flaky, crusty dry or greasy, discolored, patchy, and itchy skin.

Treatment

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Seasonal Flank Alopecia

Bulldog standing indoors, next to a person's legs.

What is that?

Bulldog Flank Alopecia is usually seasonal, the baldness is likely related to melatonin deficiency and lack of sunlight.

Symptoms

Bilateral, hyperpigmented skin darkening, non-itchy, patchy hair loss, and baldness of the flanks mostly the abdominal sides and top.

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Pemphigus Autoimmune Disease

Bulldog and French Bulldog Pemphigus Autoimmune Disease

What is that?

Pemphigus in bulldogs is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin epidermis. The treatment can be difficult and lengthy, the outcome might not be favorable.

Symptoms

Crusty, pus-filled lesions, that are often localized to the face and head, ears, and nose, in some cases they also involve the paws, or/and become generalized affecting the entire body.

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Bacterial Ear Infection

bulldog infectious bacterial otitis

What is that?

Bacterial ear infections can be due to a wide range of organisms that mostly inhibit the external ear canal and are treated with bully topical therapeutics. If they reach the medial and inner ear systemic antibiotics will be required.

Symptoms

Ear infection usually inflicts pain and discomfort, itch, rubbing, purulent discharge, and bad ear odor.

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Yeasty Ears

Bulldog dog's inflamed ear examined, held by human hand.

What is that?

Yeasty bully ears are due to yeast organisms. The fungi are part of your bulldog's skin and ear microflora. If the ear's skin barrier is injured, it will overgrow, and yeasty ear disease will ensue.

Symptoms

Yeasty bully ears are often itchy, thickened, crusty, swollen, discolored, and painful, with a smelly discharge. Dr. Kraemer's V4B bully rinses and wipes in low-cost bundles can help prevent and manage this condition.

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Allergic Otitis

Ears Allergic Otitis in Bulldogs and Otitis In French Bulldogs

What is that?

Ear allergies are led by environmental atopic and food allergies. The ears are extensions of the skin thus dermatitis and otitis are often diagnosed simultaneously.

Symptoms

Itching and scratching are the hallmarks of allergies. You may also see inflammation, swelling, redness, a foul odor, or pain.

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Ear Mites

bulldog ear mites guide with original Vet4Bulldog clinical imagery

What is that?

Ear mites are contagious parasitic infections that are transmitted from one pet to the other, the bugs can be diagnosed with a small power microscope. They are not common to bulldogs and Fr. Bulldogs

Symptoms

Ear mites can lead to head shaking, excess wax, redness itching around the head and ear base, dark discharge, discomfort, and pain.

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