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submitted: Jul 30th 2008 | by: JennyDonaldson | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 502 | |

If you can prevent Pug health problems you can help your Pug to live a healthy life. Though Pugs are by and large healthy as well as hearty dogs, there are certain health problems that can shorten their lives and severely deteriorate the quality of their lives despite giving them the best of Pug care. Some Pugs tend to become overweight, as well as sometimes can even become obese because they eat more than is good for them, which is because they are very voracious eaters and this in turn makes them more prone to suffering from common Pug health problems.

Also, when you are considering what the better Pug care steps are, you need to ensure that his nails are cut short and you also should ensure that his ears are kept clean and are regularly washed and also have them checked for redness, odor, heavy discharge and even headshaking. Pugs also have numerous teeth enclosed in a small space and thus these can become crooked as well as crowded and thus they may contain excess of tartar, though by feeding them proper and special foods this common Pug health problem can be easily overcome.

One of the more common Pug health problems that you will encounter once you have brought home a new puppy or dog is the one known as Pug dog encephalitis which is really a brain disease that is of an inflammatory kind that can effect both male as well as female Pugs. In fact, this is a unique disease among the Pug breed though it may also affect other breeds including the Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese and Pekingese.

Among common Pug health problems you will find some that affect him because of his structure while others are due to other reasons. Thus, you should be aware that the Pug is liable to develop anal sacs, conjunctivitis, colitis and also ear infections and he is also prone to suffering from flea bite allergy.

In addition, there are certain problems that can affect his legs, which even in spite of giving him the best Pug care cannot be prevented though he does need to be protected from problems such as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease as well as hip dysplasia.

In addition you may even notice that he has begun to shake his head in a violent manner and there may also be an accompanying offensive smell along with fluid purulent discharge.

Tracheal collapse will cause your Pug's windpipe (trachea) to narrow and its symptoms are coughing, noisy breathing as well as gagging. Portosystemic shunt alludes to an abnormal vessel that causes blood to not go to the liver and in fact bypasses it.

However, the most common Pug health problem is without a doubt dry eye syndrome and it can potentially even blind a Pug and it is also known to occur because of decrease of tear production in a Pug's eyes. This is certainly a most serious Pug health problem that must be dealt with immediately and which must be accompanied by proper Pug care as well.

About the Author

Jenny Donaldson is an avid lover of the Pug and has a popular website that can teach you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Pug. Among other topics at this website, you can also learn all about Pug Health Problems plus a whole lot more.

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