Kerr Stephanie, Skovola Eleftheria, Maskell Lowri, De Decker Steven
Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK.
Department of Neurology, Dick White Referrals, Six Mile Bottom, UK.
Vet Rec. 2025 Feb 15;196(4):e5122. doi: 10.1002/vetr.5122. Epub 2025 Jan 23.
Pugs and French bulldogs (FBDs) are commonly presented for spinal disease. The aim of this study was to define the most common spinal diseases in both breeds.
This was a monocentric retrospective study including pugs and FBDs presenting with clinical signs consistent with spinal disease between 2010 and 2022. The information collected included signalment, onset of clinical signs, presence of spinal pain, progression of clinical signs, presence of urinary or faecal incontinence and neurological examination findings.
A total of 439 FBDs with 448 diagnoses and 106 pugs with 125 diagnoses were included in the study. A total of 272 (62.0%) FBDs had an acute onset of clinical signs, and 79 pugs (74.5%) had a chronic onset. The most common disease in the FBD population was acute intervertebral disc extrusion, with 377 diagnoses (84.3%). The most common diagnoses among pugs were spinal arachnoid diverticula (SADs) (n = 30, 24.0%) and chronic intervertebral disc protrusion (n = 30, 24.0%).
This study was limited by its retrospective nature, meaning that there was not a standardised diagnostic protocol.
This study confirms that FBDs and pugs are affected by different spinal disorders. While FBDs are mostly affected by acute intervertebral disc extrusions, pugs are more often affected by SADs and chronic intervertebral disc protrusions.
哈巴狗和法国斗牛犬（FBDs）常因脊柱疾病就诊。本研究的目的是确定这两个品种中最常见的脊柱疾病。
这是一项单中心回顾性研究，纳入了2010年至2022年间出现与脊柱疾病相符临床症状的哈巴狗和FBDs。收集的信息包括信号特征、临床症状的发作、脊柱疼痛的存在、临床症状的进展、尿失禁或大便失禁的存在以及神经学检查结果。
本研究共纳入了439只FBDs，有448个诊断结果，以及106只哈巴狗，有125个诊断结果。共有272只（62.0%）FBDs临床症状急性发作，79只哈巴狗（74.5%）临床症状慢性发作。FBDs群体中最常见的疾病是急性椎间盘突出，有377个诊断结果（84.3%）。哈巴狗中最常见的诊断是脊髓蛛网膜憩室（SADs）（n = 30，24.0%）和慢性椎间盘突出（n = 30，24.0%）。
本研究受其回顾性性质的限制，这意味着没有标准化的诊断方案。
本研究证实FBDs和哈巴狗受不同的脊柱疾病影响。虽然FBDs主要受急性椎间盘突出影响，但哈巴狗更常受SADs和慢性椎间盘突出影响。
