6 Genetic Issues Found In Pugs That You Need To Know About

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This last genetic concern is something Pug owners definitely need to be in tune to:

6. Pug Dog Encephalitis: Commonly called PDE, Pug Dog Encephalitis is as the name implies, unique to Pugs. Little, if anything is known of the causes of PDE, which is essentially an inflammation of the brain. PDE tends to affect young to middle aged Pugs and feature seizure as it’s primary symptom.

By carefully observing and monitoring your Pugs behavior, you should be able to detect seizures easily. If you don't, but notice your Pug seems to be disoriented or confused when they were otherwise alert and engaged, this should be an opportunity to take your Pug into the vet for a check up. Remember to take notes and document dates and times you noticed this behavior. Also, if you have a smartphone or camera, you can record any odd behavior and share it with your vet at your dogs next appointment. Visual queues can be very helpful in ascertaining a potential problem.

No pet owner wants to experience genetic problems in their pet, so we hope none of these happen to your furry friend. However, if one or more do you can feel proud of yourself knowing you caught the symptoms ahead of time.

Many genetic issues can be fixed through surgery and in addition keeping your Pug healthy through exercise and a lot of love and attention always helps too. Get more essential Pug tips on Pug Village.



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  9. Jarrod M. Klanderman

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    Love my Lola Mae, and she’s always been a beauty. The vets just love her because I don’t let her get fat. They did notice a little PK in her eye last time though. Just small, and they said to watch but that it doesn’t seem to be bothering her or creating any issue at this point. She’s 10, and usually still acts like a goofy puppy!

  11. Billie Senig

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    Loved my Ziggy. He had bladder stones and we had three extensive surgeries in a year. He was put on Royal Canin. SO and bottled water as well. He still got them after all of that and started throwing up black stuff and or vet had to put him down. She said it was probably due to inbreeding. He was only 4 1/2

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