Aren't English Bulldogs such hilarious looking dogs? I always wondered what people saw in them until I saw a puppy (the cutest!) and met a few in person. Wow, what personality they have! Now I fully understand why people pay thousands of dollars to add one to their family.
But on the other hand, oh those vet bills!
From the Embrace Health Center's write up on English Bulldogs:
Bulldogs' hips and spines are often malformed, as are their mouths. They suffer from a long list of respiratory ailments. Their many wrinkles and folds, and tightly curled tails, mean lots of skin infections. Cherry eye, inverted eyelids, cataracts and dry eye are just a few of the eye abnormalities that can affect the Bulldog.
Many conditions have no screening tests, even though they're known or believed to be genetic. These include seizure disorders, allergies and skin problems, several kinds of bladder stone, a long list of airway defects, birth defects, infertility and cancer, and more. Bulldogs are also at high risk for "bloat and torsion," where the stomach twists on itself, trapping air inside, and requiring immediate emergency surgery.
All I can say about that is GET PET INSURANCE IMMEDIATELY! (and Embrace Pet Insurance preferably - we cover all those things mentioned above as long as there are no signs of them already)
