Most Common Neurological Conditions In French Bulldogs

Did you know that French Bulldogs have a 20% chance of having a neurological condition at some point in their life?
Join Veterinary Neurologist, Dr. Fitz, as she discusses the four most common neurological conditions in French Bulldogs including symptoms, diagnostics, treatment, and prognosis.
1. Intervertebral disc disease(IVDD)
2. Encephalitis
3. Brain Tumors
4. Malformations

[@byz513]

Excellent as always. Thanks.

[@wongandco]

very thorough, detailed, organized and well structured! 🙏🙏

[@spencerwarren9219]

Wow what a great video for my French bulldog that is having seizures and tremors. Very educational all French owners should watch this. Wow

[@ScarIingDarling]

This is so informative thank you!!! My girl has 2 copies of IVDD w cddy, AND hemivertebrae w kyphosis. She has weird "episodes" daily, where she will pace across the room,plop down, then pace across again, back and forth tons of times- she trembles, her tongue sticks out (with mouth closed), her eyes widen & look far away, she drags her Hind end sometimes, involuntary bead jerks.. Her breathing I is very different. It's very scary, and we don't Even know what the cause is after taking her in to 3 vets! I feel so helpless, I'm so heartbroken for her :'(

[@cduance83]

😭😭😭 My frenchie has started having issues, the Vet isn't sure what it is yet, hopefully there will be some help in this video I am currently watching it. He wakes up and his muscles look like they are firing like cramps. He can't stand but he tries to move around. It looks like he is in pain but it usually disappears after a few minutes and then he is fine again 😞

[@paulmaclachlan6960]

i find a common problem in the dogs i treat,particularly Frenchies , they are on laminate floors or hard surfaces were they cannot grip and hurt them selves when they slip ,i always tell clients to get rubber or carpet down on the floor so they have less chance of slipping.

[@byz513]

Do you have success with 24 hour keppra pulse therapy after a cluster? (Edward DVM from San Diego)

[@hueyw6436]

What about head tremor when stretching out it start tremors what cause that? and she's 5 months old. Didn't start until 8 weeks or 10 week.

[@SEVNeurology]

Just filmed video on head tremors yesterday so should be out soon. What breed is she?

[@tinawright5257]

My frenchie occasionally yelps in pain when some one knocks at door and she barks.and when she moves in certain positions it will start her off and after she tremors and neck goes into spasm.

[@MrSymphony99]

Our Frenchie has started showing the same characteristics, Loud noises set off anxiety and then rigidity in the neck. He is on Gabapentin at the moment, Did you have any results with your Frenchie Tina?

[@sugarrfree]

Any cure for that?

[@wesleymichael9636]

That sounds like meningitis (did you try “Cortisol”?

[@wesleymichael9636]

@@MrSymphony99 rigid neck? I just come back from the vets and they told me that the rigid neck could be meningitis!! Give our Frenchie “Cortisol” (injection one off and now tabs )one a days for the next 5days. Then we have to go back to the vets to see if any improvement

[@markims8733]

Good afternoon. My bulldog is walking and suddenly falls on its side with rigid paws with its eyes open and sometimes when it falls it pees. It lasts approximately 30 seconds but soon after it gets soft. I haven't been able to jump on the couch for 2 weeks. I took him to the vet and he did an X-ray on the spine. There are small atroses and a small beginning of disc herniation. The treatment started yesterday because if it doesn't get better in 15 days, we'll have to do a magnetic resonance.Sorry Can you tell me what it could be?

[@spencerwarren9219]

This is a sezure. My French is having them

[@agrovzla3633]

my french bulldog has symptoms of herniated disc where can i take him in orlando florida

[@SEVNeurology]

Blue Pearl in Maitland. UF in Gainesville. We have a location in Jupiter, just a couple hours away.

[@tinawright5257]

My frenchie is on 3 pain killers aday for slipped disc.gaberpantin.pardale v..is there anythink else we can do.

[@nylirama]

See neurologist to assess the need for MRI and surgery.

[@sugarrfree]

@@nylirama surgery is last resort!!!!

[@diannaflores1617]

My son has a Frenchie female and her nipples are really red and irritated what do we do for her what can we use to put on them medication anabiotic’s home remedies please help???

[@marialara1308]

Change her diet. My frenchie had the same issue and I tried every thing A vet recommended I fed him only chicken breast And it worked 😃

[@jh7445]

If they already had surgery how high is the chance of them slipping another disc?

[@teddy-wu1nw]

That’s a really good question. I had this surgery on my dog about 2 months ago. Although the specific disk was “fixed” (pardon me, I do not know the medical terminology), another disk slipped. My dog has just passed and he has just barely made it past his 4th birthday. Be aware that IVDD is a degenerative disease so it will happen again if it has taken effect once. It’s only a matter of time. Take it another way, even if you take all of the precautions in the world, there’s no guarantee the vet professionals will do the same when your dog is taken behind closed doors.

[@nylirama]

@@teddy-wu1nwSorry for your loss. Was your dog neglected at the vets? Having worked in the veterinary field I can tell you that sometimes we have up to 5 Frenchies at once with disc disease and post surgery. Unfortunately, the problem is deep in their genetic make up.

[@lucasluz5575]

my dog ​​started having symptoms this week (Monday), disoriented, walking non-stop, on Wednesday she was already leaning her head against the wall and screaming, she was sedated and intubated early this morning (Friday), everything happened very quickly... the doctors didn't She can undergo MRI because she has heart problems and cannot be anesthetized. It is not known exactly what is causing this, corticosteroids were started 7 hours ago. She is a 6 year old American Bully, I'm scared for her, I'm desperate.

[@marialara1308]

I would go to TIJUANA I know an amazing vet there For my 🐶 I would do anything It’s worth giving it a shot

[@2karencraig]

What causes this

[@nicholasloizou2409]

My 11'year old Frenchie died yesterday from a Cluster Grand Mai Seizure, she had been on Phenomav and Levetiracetam for 3 months, It stopped working and started creating new seizures, my question is would have I been better off treating her with quality CBD oil only. I feel these medications are not the answer .

[@SEVNeurology]

CBD likely would not have worked better. Studies that show efficacy and/or safety are currently lacking. I would wonder what the cause of seizures was. Did you have an MRI performed? Many times older French bulldogs with seizures have underlying causes that are progressive, such as a brain tumor. This could explain why things got worse despite medications.

[@chrismichelle8548]

My 15 week french bulldog started displaying some worrying symptoms. After a walk he comes home (very energetic running around jumping all the time) suddenly shaking/tremors, looks confused, disoriented, he hold his head down a bit, loses control of his urination. Never had this issue before. Lasts about 15 minutes or so and then he goes to sleep like he's really tired. Took him to the vets and they said he could just be over tired/stimulated or have a virus. He's been on antibiotics but it's still happening after walks. I'm so concerned. I don't know if this could be the issue. But it's only after walks he has it. Do these symptoms come and go? Can they be playing jumping no issues then they get IVDD symptoms then go back to totally normal?

[@chrismichelle8548]

It's like he's totally healthy and fine but then has this weird episode after walking but then after a sleep he's completely find no issues. I don't know if it's epilepsy or IVDD. Hes out of control running around so he could have a slipped disc but after his episode he's completely fine like nothing happened.

[@roxanmarcelin3702]

my frenchie is almost 6 months and about a month ago I noticed she did this when someone knocked at the door all the dogs started barking and running to the door including her, after all the commotion she kinda stopped in her tracks and did a little wobble and fell to the floor and just peed, while she laid there, I've noticed she does this when she gets to excited, not peeing all the time, I watch her closely and try not to let her get to to overworked, what have you done for your puppy?

[@chrismichelle8548]

@@roxanmarcelin3702 The vet believes he suffers from an auto immune disease causing his brain to be inflamed. He's on medication for it and seems to be better. Maybe take your puppy to a vet, issue is they will often want an MRI and lumbar puncture which costs a lot of money unless your already on a good insurance. My best advice is get on a good insurance now for her and then after 14 days take her to a vet for an opinion.

[@roxanmarcelin3702]

@@chrismichelle8548 Thank you !!!

[@wesleymichael9636]

@@chrismichelle8548 brain inflamed? In another word “Meningitis” I’ve just got back from the vet…. My Frenchie had some kind of attack last night where the head started wobbling and the eyes rolling (and even eyebrows are flickering) The vet has given him an injection of Cortisol and tablets of Cortisol for 4 days (if no improvement, then need to see a neurologist specialist)

[@glove6235]

My 8 month old just started with the seizure 😢 he has had 4 today

[@marenemm4958]

The french bulldog is a torture breed and must suffer from the bred restrictions all his life. He cannot lead a normal life. As a rule, the owner has to cope with high veterinary costs. Please do not buy a pug. Do not support the breeding of such sick dogs.

[@wesleymichael9636]

Hey you idiot!! What about humans, we are also born with problems… what do we do then?? STOP BREEDING THE HUMAN RACE? How about you come on here and HELP PEOPLE!! PEOPLE THAT ALREADYYYYY HAVE A FRENCHIE!!! YOU CANT TURN BACK THE HANDS 🙌🏻 OF TIME 🕰️….. SO HOW ABOUT HELPING INSTED OF BEING SO NEGATIVE!

[@marenemm4958]

@@wesleymichael9636 People are not bred, thank God. The comparisons you draw are perverse. The torturous breeding of dogs is created by humans because they get off on crippled dogs or are happy to have a dog that you can't take for a walk because it is so sick. Ask the dogs if they like it! Of course you should help dogs when they are there. But you must not breed extra sick dogs.