Bulldog Health Awareness
All breeding stock at Lotta Bull have had spinal and
tracheal x-rays, as well as EKG heart testing.
Bulldogs are prone to a number of health problems, it would be next to impossible
to list every possible problem, this is NOT to say that YOUR bulldog
will have all these problems, just that these are fairly common problems.
Heat Stroke: Bulldogs are prone to heat stroke because they cannot pant well
enough to disperse heat. Provide your dog with plenty of water and shade.
Most enjoy a childs wading pool during the summer months.
Facial Fold Dermatitis: Some bulldogs have heavy wrinkling above the nose,
these need to be kept clean and checked often.
Cherry Eye: The tear gland of the third eyelid becomes enlarged often to the size
of a marble. It would be on the inside corner of the eye.
Distichiasis: Small hairs abnormally grow on the inner surface or the edge
of the eyelids.
Entropian: The lower lid margins of the eye roll inward causing hair to rub the eye.
Ectropian: The lower lid margins of the eye roll outward, rather than inward
like the entropian.
Hypo Thyroidism: An "underactive" thyroid gland; not enough thyroxin
is being produced by the thyroid gland.
Pyometra: All unspayed female dogs are prone to pyometra,
but the bulldog is particularly prone.
Pyometra follows a heat cycle typically within 2-4 months.
Gastric Torsion or Bloat: The stomach becomes excessively dilated with gas. As the stomach
swells, it can rotate or twist on its axis.
Hip Dysplasia: The ball and socket of the hips do not fit each other well.
More than 80% of bulldogs have poorly fitting hips.
Hemivertebrae: Defect in the bottom half of the vertebral body of the spinal cord.
Stenotic Nares: Pinched nostrils.
Demodex Mange: There are 2 forms of the skin disease localized and generalized.
Dogs with generalized demodex should not be bred.
Tracheal Hypoplasia: Underdeveloped trachea or windpipe.
Elongated Soft Palate: Excessive tissue in the rear of the mouth.
Autoimmune Hemolatic Anemia: Immune disease where the dogs own immune
system destroys its own red blood cells.
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