Common Beagle Health Problems
People love beagles for a lot of reason. Snoopy from The Peanuts comic strip was a very famous beagle and people want to have a Snoopy in their house. But the beagle breed of dog also comes with its share of health problems. Some beagle health problems are common to many dogs while others are specific only to the beagle breed. Keep an eye on your beagle and make sure you learn the warning signs.
Beagles love to eat and beagles hate to exercise. The beagle will run around a little here and there but the beagle is not a dog breed that will run for hours. Beagles are also famous for their desire to eat anything within their reach. This leads to one of the primary beagle health problems and that is obesity. You need to keep a close eye on your beagle’s diet or things can get out of control rather quickly.
One area of beagle health problems that you will need to watch for is in your beagle’s eyes. While many of these eye conditions affect a certain percentage of the beagle population they are relatively uncommon in other breeds so keep a close eye on your beagle.
A beagle will get cuts and scratches when it is running around like any other dog but there are warning signs you should be looking for when in comes to beagle health problems.
Beagles are also susceptible to renal atrophy, which is the systematic loss of eyesight due to deterioration of different parts of the eye. When the eye stops functioning properly then everything associated with it starts to experience atrophy and problems can arise. Symptoms of this are a drying of the eye or excessive tearing. If you notice either of these symptoms do not hesitate to get your beagle to the vet as soon as possible.
Nature has a way of playing a mean little trick on the beagle in that some of the beagle health problems are directly related to something the beagle and its owner can do nothing about, that is the way the beagle is built. The beagles’ big floppy ears can sometimes prevent air from flowing in and out of the ears like it should and this can cause a lot of problems. One of the main problems is a build up of moisture in the ear that can cause serious beagle health problems. So always check in around and under your beagle’s ears on a regular basis.
Some of the things that sound awful with a beagle are completely harmless. For some reason beagles occasionally experience what is known as reverse sneezing. It sounds like they are trying desperately to catch their breath but they are just fine and it is harmless.
But don’t let little warnings go unattended with your beagle and get it to the vet if you think something may be wrong.
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