This article is the second of a two-part series detailing neurologic diseases in French bulldogs. The first article summarizes the overall health crisis of the French bulldog, then describes vertebral column diseases observed in higher frequency and generally in greater severity than the general patient population. This second article details causes of brain disease in French bulldogs.
Of the various conditions that can cause encephalopathies in dogs, those seen in higher frequencies in French bulldogs include otitis media-interna and resultant otogenic meningoencephalitis, meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology, and high-grade gliomas. Each will be discussed below.
