Excessively large palpebral fissures is common
in brachycephalic dog breeds with congenital exophthalmos (shallow orbits), the Bloodhound, St. Bernard, American and English Cocker spaniel.
Stenotic nares (pinched nostrils) is a common abnormality found most
commonly in brachycephalic dogs, which are dogs that have a short wide head, such as English bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs and Pekingese.
The snorting and snoring that we often find amusing, and accept as
normal in brachycephalic dogs, is actually a sign of respiratory distress, and indicates that the dog need veterinary attention.
Psychological desensitisation in veterinarians to
URT in brachycephalic dogs may result from chronic exposure to common clinical signs of BOAS (e.g. increased and / or abnormal respiratory noise) in brachycephalic breeds such as the French Bulldog that potentially leads to underreporting in clinical notes.
In the brachycephalic dog's case, this type of epiphora is mild and is not usually a serious condition.
In brachycephalic dogs, this babylike features are retained for the lifetime of the dog.