Canine breathing problems.
Discussion
I've got five dogs. Three border terriers, one Boston terrier and a French bulldog who I inherited from another family member who wussed out of owning him. This was probably because he is the most objectionable little beast on this green Earth. But, despite his disgusting characteristics and his horrendous farts ( which cause visitors to hurl themselves out of the windows gasping for air ), I love him. He does, though, have severe breathing difficulties.
Has anybody tried soft palate surgery to correct this problem on their dog ?
Has anybody tried soft palate surgery to correct this problem on their dog ?
Interesting topic, I have a 5 year old Frenchie; re-homed by us at 1 year old, utter pain in the arse but full of character and love her to bits.
In the early years her breathing wasn't too bad but since hitting middle age she has got far worse; ok pottering about the house and when the weather is cold but any hint of warmth or mild humidity she is awful, 5 minutes down the road and her breathing sounds like we have been out for hours and couldn't care less about her.
We also had a Pug but he never suffered with this problem, unless it was proper hot or humid.
We probably wouldn't get any procedure done, given she is now middle aged, but it would be interesting to hear peoples experiences.
As for farting, ours suffered, we got her on to a raw diet and now she no longer farts, or if she does, they don't smell.
Lots of Frenchies and Pugs come up on rehoming sites and at rescue centres, they are popular/trendy dogs at the moment, however people just don't understand that even though small, behind that cute face, they can be hard work to look after properly; breathing issues, skin issues, digestion issues etc, plus Frenchies are very strong willed and as you have found out, can be utter arses if they want to be.
In the early years her breathing wasn't too bad but since hitting middle age she has got far worse; ok pottering about the house and when the weather is cold but any hint of warmth or mild humidity she is awful, 5 minutes down the road and her breathing sounds like we have been out for hours and couldn't care less about her.
We also had a Pug but he never suffered with this problem, unless it was proper hot or humid.
We probably wouldn't get any procedure done, given she is now middle aged, but it would be interesting to hear peoples experiences.
As for farting, ours suffered, we got her on to a raw diet and now she no longer farts, or if she does, they don't smell.
Lots of Frenchies and Pugs come up on rehoming sites and at rescue centres, they are popular/trendy dogs at the moment, however people just don't understand that even though small, behind that cute face, they can be hard work to look after properly; breathing issues, skin issues, digestion issues etc, plus Frenchies are very strong willed and as you have found out, can be utter arses if they want to be.
Edited by HTP99 on Sunday 22 October 10:55
A raw diet isn't for every owner, I was sceptical at first but the wife pushed for it for our three; Frenchie and two Yorkie/Jack Russell cross terriers.
Some dogs don't take to it, some love it; my three love it and took to it straightaway.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_feeding
They eat:
https://www.naturalinstinct.com/raw-dog-food
We will never go back to dry feeding or any kind of tinned food.
Some dogs don't take to it, some love it; my three love it and took to it straightaway.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_feeding
They eat:
https://www.naturalinstinct.com/raw-dog-food
We will never go back to dry feeding or any kind of tinned food.
desolate said:
How is the dog's weight?
In my opinion they should be kept as lean as possible - I snore like a warthog whenever I am carrying extra timber and it's even worse for the flat faced dogs.
We keep our English bulldog very trim and she had zero problems, despite having a very short face.
Daisy is very lean, so much so the vet always coments favourably about it and we also get the odd unfavourable comment from fellow Frenchie owners who think she is under weight, many bull dogs and Frenchie are just fat; over fed and under excercise, Daisy's normal breathing is fine, however in hot weather out on a walk she struggles. In my opinion they should be kept as lean as possible - I snore like a warthog whenever I am carrying extra timber and it's even worse for the flat faced dogs.
We keep our English bulldog very trim and she had zero problems, despite having a very short face.
Adorable little dogs that they are, Frogdogs really suffer in warm or hot weather. Due to their short noses, they can't cool the air they breathe and often pant like an old steam train after a short time in the warm.
But they don't need much exercise and will happily mooch about the house between snoozing sessions. My lady friend has one; during his early days the advice of the breeder concerning feeding was carefully observed and (mercifully) he doesn't often fart. But yes, if fed on normal tinned food Frenchies will often cause whole rooms to be evacuated once they've squeezed one out!
But they don't need much exercise and will happily mooch about the house between snoozing sessions. My lady friend has one; during his early days the advice of the breeder concerning feeding was carefully observed and (mercifully) he doesn't often fart. But yes, if fed on normal tinned food Frenchies will often cause whole rooms to be evacuated once they've squeezed one out!
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