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Health Resources Links



Sometimes a Frenchie will be injured or will become ill.  Many resources are available on the Internet to help you if this should happen to your dog.  However, the links given below are not intended as a substitute for veterinary care, but rather as an additional tool that you may  use in preventing, understanding, and dealing with health problems.


The Links Below are for Specific Conditions and Diseases:


Check out "Intervertebral Disk Disease"
http://www.bulldogfrances.com/discdiseasenglish.html

Check out "Canine Intervertebral Disk Disease"
http;//www.dachshund-dca.org/discbook.html

Check out "David Levine's Homepage - Animal Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation"
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/David-Levine/

Check out "Textbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics, Penn Vet"
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/saortho/index.html

Check out "Canine Behavior Series" http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

Check out "Vaccination"
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=C&C=205&S=1

Check out "Brachycephalic Breeds / Brachycephalic Syndrome"
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&C=19&A=663&S=1

Check out "Eyes"
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=C&C=19&S=1

Check out "Pet Pharmacy" http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=T&C=31&S=1

Check out "Cancer Information, Research, and Treatment for All Types of Cancer" http://www.oncolink.com/types/section.cfm?c=22&s=69

Check out "Canine Allergies / Dog Allergies -  Skin, Food, Flea, Respiratory Allergies"
http://www.healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?ID=29&sid=1

Check out "Companion Animal Dermatology / Ears:  Otitis Externa"
http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/animal_owners/animal_health/dermatology/index.html

Check  out "Laryngeal Collapse" http://www.petplace.com/dogs/laryngeal-collapse/page1.aspx

The Links below are general resources for canine health:

Homepage of the Canine Health Foundation
http://www.akcchf.org/

Homepage of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
http://offa.org

Homepage of the Canine Health Information Center (CHIC)
http://www.caninehealthinfo.org

Homepage for the Merck Veterinary Manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bi/mvm_bkindex.htm&hide=0

Homepage of the American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com

Health Topics page of the Washington State University Vet. School
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/

 

Special Needs

French Bulldogs have special needs and are not for everyone.  Living with them is not the same as looking at them and admiring them.  See whether this is the breed for you.