Dark brown French bulldog have a naive look and a gentle temperament, and if you want to have a healthy dark brown French bulldog to accompany you, you need to look carefully at the health of your dark brown French bulldog.
Distinguishing the Health of a Dark Brown French Bulldog
From the features
- Possess bright, colorful eyes with no cloudy objects inside the eyes.
- There is no yellow eye poop or discharge in the eyes.
- Nose skin is fine and moist, not dry and cracked.
- The ear canals are clean and free from discharge and inflammation.
- Clean around the anus, no fecal adhesion, redness and swelling.
Distinguish from the appearance
- The whole-body hair is bright and shiny.
- Body fat and thin, hair length comparison.
- Visible mucous membrane is pink in color.
- Strong appetite, full of energy.
Distinguish from feces
- The feces are in uniform and regular shape.
- The color is glossy and the hardness is moderate.
- Urine is light yellow.
Dark brown French bulldog disease precursors
Although the dark brown French bulldog is able to fight bulls, but there will be a variety of diseases, to see the precursors of the dark brown French bulldog sick.
Shivering
The reason for the dog’s sick shivering is a neurological problem, which may be caused by encephalitis, canine distemper, etc. So, if the owner finds that the dog appears to be sickly shivering, he must not hesitate to take the dog to the hospital.
Vomiting
Dogs will actively vomit after eating a foreign body, and some dogs will vomit when they get carsick, which is normal. But if serious vomiting occurs, not only food, but also gastric fluid or water, it may be gastritis, need to consult a doctor in time.
Fever
Fever is a common sign of illness, it is also a precursor to many deadly dangers, so do not take it lightly. The normal body temperature of dogs is slightly higher than that of human beings, about 38.5 degrees, and the temperature of puppies is higher.
Difficulty in breathing
If the dog’s respiratory frequency is significantly faster and increase the depth of breathing, it may indicate that the dog is suffering from respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis, bronchitis, pneumothorax, etc., should not be taken lightly.
Constipation
If you find that the dog defecation is not smooth or regular disorders, you must promptly adjust the dog’s diet, otherwise there may be serious digestive diseases.
Loss of appetite
If the food itself is not abnormal, but the dog’s food intake is significantly reduced, the dog may be sick. Many diseases can make the dog’s appetite decline or even lose, like gastrointestinal diseases and other systems of acute infectious diseases, and so on.
Diarrhea
Simple diarrhea may be too much to eat and digest, to deal with this situation fasting for a day on the line, but due to parasites or other infectious diseases caused by diarrhea is not so simple, so do not take the dog’s diarrhea lightly.
If you encounter this situation, you must determine the cause and give your dog timely treatment.
How to Raise a Dark Brown French Bulldog
The dark brown French Bulldog is a small but powerful dog with the size of a large tame dog, muscular and disproportionate to the size of the body, with a cheerful personality that can get along with human beings.
Simple Feeding
The feeding aspect is relatively simple, dog food can solve the general problem, but to supplement calcium and vitamins. Calcium, liquid calcium is the best, calcium powder is the next best, calcium tablets are the worst.
Outdoor
The two major killers of accidental death of dark brown French bulldog: poisoning, car accidents.
It is absolutely forbidden for them to go through garbage bins, lick or eat anything outside. Even if it is not poisoned, it is easy to get infected with bacteria by eating things carelessly.
Must train the pit bull to follow the habit, the pit bull is easy to run away, car accidents are also more.
Others
Dark brown French Bulldog are born with a strong aversion to being led on a leash, so pay attention to training. They are more prone to heat stroke due to their shorter muzzle and poor breathing. Sometimes the Dark Brown French Bulldog snores in their sleep.
Training
2-5 months is the golden time for bull training, if you miss it, it will be very difficult to train in the future. In addition, at the beginning of the lesson, it may need to be repeated several times. Once a good habit is formed, it will be very easy afterwards.
Hair
Use a special tool to comb the hair on the bull’s body, and note that the action should be gentle and meticulous, not rough and brutal. The Pit Bull is not delicate and is a relatively easy dog to keep.
How to Feed a Dark Brown French Bulldog Puppy
The growth period between the Dark Brown French Bulldog puppy and the adult dog is very important and can shape the life of the puppy and affect the quality of the Bulldog. Puppies are weaned about 6 weeks after birth.
From weaning to about the third month, feeding times should be set at 7:00 am, 12:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm. 4 times a day.
From the fourth to the eighth month of life, the puppy can be fed three times in the morning, noon and evening, and the amount of food given to the puppy during this period of time is about 1/3 to 1/2 of that given to an adult dog.
The composition of the puppy’s food in the months from 2 to 3 months after weaning to less than 6 months will determine its lifelong eating habits. It is important to acclimatize him to the taste of the specialized dog food during this time if he intends to continue to be bred on it in the future.
If the puppy is raised on home prepared meals, the food should be based on animal proteins and high calorie foods should be fed.
When the puppy is 2 to 3 months old, meat should be cut into fine pieces before feeding it as the teeth and jaws are not fully developed. Butter and cheese are also suitable.
Six months to less than a year after birth is about the equivalent of a human being’s 10 or so years of age. This is the time when Bulldog are growing the most and need about twice as many calories as an adult dog! More animal protein foods should be fed.