Do Bulldog Water Puppies live long?
Survival rates in Bulldog Water Puppies are very low. Sometimes, veterinarians recommend putting the puppy down. But some Bulldog breeders report that mild to medium Bulldog Water Puppies who survived the first two to three days grew up to be normal puppies. However, most of these survivors have underlying health problems like cleft palates. A Bulldog breeder also told Bulldog Guide that a couple of Bulldog Water Puppies he took care of had one odd thing in common.
“Two Bulldog water puppies from two different litters I took in had only one ball (testicle),” Toto Guito told Bulldog Guide.
A case report about a 3-year-old English Bulldog who gave birth to Anasarca puppies was also published in the Pakistan Veterinary Journal in 2014. The report written by Dr. Constanza Bini et al. revealed that after monitoring the Bulldog’s pregnancy through regular ultrasound, they were able to detect the unusual mass of one of the Bulldog’s three pups. But after performing a C-section on the 55th day of pregnancy, they found out that two of the Bulldog puppies have different degrees of subcutaneous edema. Unfortunately, the first and biggest puppy they took out was dead. The second puppy, a male Bulldog, was suffering from mild Anasarca and fortunately survived after performing a series of treatments. The third Bulldog was a normal and healthy pup.
Despite managing to live, Bulldog Water Puppy survivors are recommended to be neutered or spayed and spared from breeding.
What are the Symptoms Seen in the Mom?
One thing that should be stressed is that there are no documented symptoms that mom is going to have water puppies. However, breeders and veterinarians have seen some behaviors and symptoms that could possibly be an indication that your female dog is carrying water puppies. These are:
When you see any of these symptoms, speak with your veterinarian. Water puppies can be diagnosed on an ultrasound shortly before delivery. It is very important to check for water puppies if it is suspected. Most often, these puppies are too large to be whelped naturally and a c-section will be required.
What are Water Puppies?
Although it is a common condition, especially in some breeds, many new breeders are unaware of the condition. Often, water puppies is something that breeders don’t talk about, which is why many are left wondering what it is.
To start, water puppies, or anasarca, is a generalized edema. This is where there is a deadly amount of fluid under the skin of the newborn puppy. It is very common to see the swelling on the head of the puppy but it also swell throughout the entire body.
Puppies born with anasarca are also known as swimmer puppies, walrus puppies and rubber puppies. Litters can have 1 or 2 water puppies in it, or the entire litter can be lost to the condition.
The prognosis is very poor for these puppies and puppies born with it often have other problems such as liver failure, hypoproteinemia or nephrotic syndrome.
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Water pups are usually born alive, limp and weak, and they look like someone blew them up like a balloon. … Some people report the mildly affected pups that survive the first two to three days turned out to be normal pups. Others say there were other underlying problems and their water pups died within the first week.
Although survival rates are low, some water puppies do survive provided they receive immediate veterinary treatment. Theoretically, surviving puppies should live an otherwise healthy, normal life.