Right now I have two female pugs, both rescues, one from pug rescue and one from the pound. Madge, is fourteen, and Tonkabell, the blind pug from the pound, is of indeterminate age. Over the years I’ve dealt with many pug health problems, including allergies, dry eye, and collapsed trachea, all of which are common [...]
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Pug Health Problems
Posted by admin on March 21st, 2012
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No Comments »Pug Dog Encephalitis (PDE)
Posted by admin on March 17th, 2012
Sadly, pug dogs have been known to develop encephalitis, a condition involving inflammation of the brain and brain membranes. Pug Dog Encephalitis (PDE) is a particular variety of the disease that affects only that breed. Symptoms include circling, seizures, pressing the head against a hard object and blindness. Unfortunately, this fatal disease has no known [...]
Posted in Pug Health Tags: Blindness, Brain Membranes, Corona Virus, dog, Encephalitis, Hepatitis, Inflammation Of The Brain, Kennel Cough, Leptospirosis, Lyme, Lyme Disease, Necessary Vaccinations, Parvovirus, Pde, pug, pug dog, Pug Dog Encephalitis, pug dogs, Rabies, Seizures, Vaccination Program, vaccines, veterinarian No Comments »Pugs and Allergies
Posted by admin on March 14th, 2012
By Jennifer Wezensky Although the Pug tends to be a relatively healthy breed, it does tend to suffer from certain specific allergies. The main causes of allergies in Pugs are: • The environment • Food Environmental allergies could be caused by dust mites, fleas, trees, grass and pollens. While food is known to cause allergies [...]
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