If you have a pug dog, you might want to look up some of the health problems in order to keep your pug healthy and alive.
There are many pug health problems you should look out for and you need to know how to determine if they have the disease.
When you take your pug home from the puppy store or local breeder, you should always look for many symptoms that they could have of certain diseases.
Let's explain some of the health issues you can have with your pug to get you aware.
First off, always check if your pug has encephalitis, because that's the common disease that the pug breeds get.
They can get it through older age and it can attack both sexes of the breed.
That means male and female can get it, however there isn't a percentage of which sex gets the disease more.
The disease attacks the brain and causes inflammatory pain that can cause major problems.
The Vet can tell you about treatment if you catch it early.
Encephalitis can be determined if they have seizures at ages of five or more years of age.
You may find your dog to have more problems with walking as well.
Well, if your dog walks with a limp with the back legs, you should make sure he or she doesn't have hip dysplasia.
The disease destroys the hip bones to making them weak and that causes them more pain.
To find if they have this disease, you can go to the vet to get x rays of the hip.
If your pug is coughing and making a goose type cough, then you should know that it's symptoms of a tracheal collapse.
The windpipe swells and causes suffocation, but they can live with it.
However, the problem will get worse.
Taking them to the vet can help you get the problem fixed and while you're there, the vet can tell you the other pug health problems they could get.