Sentences with phrase «brachycephalic animals»

In extreme cases, brachycephalic animals will have serious respiratory disease, causing significant suffering.

Brachycephalic animals have a shortened muzzle which constricts nasal passages and can result in respiratory and feeding problems.

Below are links to just some of the studies documenting the problems in brachycephalic animals;

Joining every other airline by banning brachycephalic animals.

Not exact matches

Due to the possibility of respiratory difficulties, it is not recommended that brachycephalic (short - nosed) animals travel as checked baggage.

Dogs who have flat - noses, called brachycephalic, like English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Shih Tzus and pugs; heavily - muscled dogs like pit bulls and boxers; large breed dogs; and any overweight animal is at an increase to suffer from overheating due their poor ability to dissipate heat.

Godfrey, R., BVetMed MRCVS, et al, «English Bulldog: Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome (BAOS),» Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), 2011.

The conscious sedation dental option is also not available for brachycephalic breeds (Pugs, Bulldogs, Persians, etc.), or sick animals.

Breathing problems are made much worse if animals are overweight and obesity is now a huge problem across all dogs and cats including brachycephalic breeds.

Brachycephalic means short - faced and it is selected for in certain breeds of animals, most notably dogs, cats and rabbits.

• ASPCA — Animal Poison Control Center • DrJWV.com Dr. Jeff Vidt, DVM Shar - Pei Specialist • Canine Megaesophagus Education & Research Project • Takeda Patient Assistance Program • Familial Shar - Pei Fever — Colcrys Patient Assist Program Information • Familial Shar - Pei Fever (FSF) and Amyloidosis — discussion by Dr Tintle at the 2010 CSPCA Specialty show • Operation PetSnip — Alachua County Animal Services — Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic • Shar - Pei are Brachycephalic

Various factors such as obesity, thick hair coat, brachycephalic conformation («smush - faced» dogs such as bulldogs, pugs, boxers, etc), strenuous exercise, water deprivation, or exposure to hot / humid weather, can predispose an animal to heat stroke.

Animals with shortened noses and blunt faces are called the brachycephalic breeds.

We invite pet owners with animals who suffer from brachycephalic upper airway syndrome to contact our Stonebridge Animal Hospital office for a consultation.

All dogs and cats are at risk but there are some types and breeds that are more sensitive to heat extremes: elderly, overweight or very young animals as well as brachycephalic (short - nosed) breeds such as pugs, boxers and bulldogs and, for cats, Persians and Himalayans — due to short airways.

The drive to develop new breeds has never really been based on health, or in the best interest of the animals themselves; as expressed on the distressed pugs face on an average summers day while its struggles to breath through its brachycephalic snout that creates a tracheal obstruction with its soft palate.

Mayhew's Head of Animal Welfare, Zoe Edwards, said: «In the past year, five per cent of the 162 individual breeds Mayhew has dealt with have been brachycephalic.

Adult dogs of several related brachycephalic breeds — Boxers, English Bulldogs, and Boston Terriers — are often cited as having the highest incidence of brain tumors among domestic animals.

Generally, brachycephalic breeds have a thick tongue that makes visualization of the larynx in an awake animal very difficult.

Of 189 flight - related animal deaths reported by the Department of Agriculture between June 2005 and June 2011, ninety - eight were brachycephalic breeds, according to The New York Times.

The word brachycephalic refers to animals whose skulls are stubbier than what is typical for their species.

Despite the evident appeal of short - nosed pets to many of our clients, it is our duty as vets to not just treat these animals, but also to lobby for reform in the way they are bred — in particular the «extreme» brachycephalics such as Pugs, Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and flat - faced Persian cats.

Animals with brachycephalic facial and upper - respiratory structure are especially prone to airway obstruction post-operatively.

Experts have warned that buying the increasingly popular dogs - known as brachycephalic or short - muzzled dogs - is simply «increasing animal suffering».

Adult dogs of several related brachycephalic (short - nose) breeds such as Boxers, English Bulldogs, and Boston Terriers, are often cited as having the highest incidence of brain tumors among domestic animals.

Factors that predispose animals to heat stroke include obesity, brachycephalics (the term for «short - nosed» dogs such as pugs, Boston terriers, and English bulldogs), genetics, heart disease, humidity, water immersion, and not being acclimated to a warm climate.