Who does not love the cute pug stuffed dog?
They are so adorable, his face wrinkled and sweet personalities, but anyone thinking of adopting one must be aware of some serious health problems affecting the pug breed.
Pugs The flat face makes it a really nice, but is also what makes that some of their problems. First, the shape of your face and the placement of their eyes makes the eyes "stand out", which can lead to ulceration if they touch your plate of food or anything else for that matter. Fortunately it is a life threatening problem, just something to watch for.
Another problem that has to do with the face shape is elongated soft palate Pugs. The soft palate is the soft skin on the back of the throat, but in a pug that can project more than it should and constrain airways. This can cause wheezing or breathing funny that you hear in many of the pugs and cough can also make the food and snore very loudly. Fortunately, this problem can be corrected with surgery.
Unfortunately, the other two pug health problems who want to talk is much more serious in nature.
One is Pug Dog encephalitis – a deadly disease. This is an inflammation of the brain and usually affects Pugs that are between 2 and 3 years of age. Unfortunately not much is known about this disease except that it is always fatal. A dog with this disease can have seizures or muscle weakness and difficulty walking occur. These symptoms are not unique to Pug dog encephalitis, and although it definitely should take your dog to a veterinarian if it shows these symptoms.
The other is called hemi-vertebrae and is a defect that is present from birth. Although there is not much you can do about it and if your dog has, most likely be put to sleep, you can avoid taking of a dog with this, since their presence may be revealed by a radiograph. What happens is that the vertebrae do not grow properly causing an imbalance in the spine. As the dog grows, this imbalance puts pressure on the spine that can cause paralysis of back legs.
These health problems are something pug anyone who is thinking of adopting a pug should consider. However, do not let excess weight, as only a small percentage of Pugs suffer these problems horrible.
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