What are the common health concerns in Pugs?
Being multum in parvo which means a lot of dog in a small space, health problems primarily center on two areas: their head, and their legs but other health concerns also exist. Pug heads cause problems because of the pushed in faces instead of having the normal elongated face of most dogs. The most common head problems include the following: Corneal Ulcers Pinched or Undersized Nostrils Cataracts Dry Eye Entropion and ectropion Elongated Soft Palate and cleft lip &/or palate Encephalitis Generalized Progressive Retinal Atrophy The common health concerns affecting Pug legs include: Hip Dysplasia Slipping patellas Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease Pugs also have a high incidence of demodectic mange which affects the skin. Other skin problems include fungal infections and hot spots. Hypothyroidism is also being noticed. For malignancies, lymphomas (that is, cancer of the lymph nodes) are the most common. Obstetric problems are also common in some lines of Pugs as some do not whelp their own pupp
