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Prolapse of the third eyelid gland, visible as a red mass in the corner of the eye.

Prevention: Not preventable; surgical tacking (not removal) is recommended treatment to preserve tear production.

Symptoms: red or pink mass in corner of eye, excessive tearing, eye rubbing

Narrowed nostrils, elongated soft palate, and other airway abnormalities causing breathing difficulty.

Prevention: Choose breeders who health-test for airway function. Maintain healthy weight. Avoid heat and strenuous exercise. Surgical correction may be needed.

Symptoms: noisy breathing, snoring, exercise intolerance, gagging, cyanosis in severe cases

Environmental and food allergies causing chronic skin inflammation. Extremely common in French Bulldogs.

Prevention: Regular skin fold cleaning, appropriate diet, allergy testing, proactive management with veterinary dermatologist.

Symptoms: excessive scratching, red inflamed skin, ear infections, paw licking, skin fold dermatitis

Kneecap slides out of normal position causing intermittent lameness.

Prevention: Maintain healthy weight, avoid excessive jumping, select breeders who screen for patellar luxation.

Symptoms: skipping gait, occasional hind leg lameness, reluctance to exercise

Herniation or degeneration of spinal discs causing pain and potentially paralysis. French Bulldogs are chondrodystrophic breeds with increased risk.

Prevention: Prevent obesity, discourage jumping on/off furniture, use ramps, support hindquarters when carrying.

Symptoms: back pain, reluctance to jump, hunched posture, wobbling gait, paralysis in severe cases