All breeds of dogs have conditions that are common to their particular breed, and the Bulldog is no different.   Many conditions are in relation to the characteristics that are considered desirable in the breed.  Find a Veterinary Surgeon within a fairly reasonable driving distance who knows and likes Bulldogs as not all are knowledgeable about the health problems Bulldogs may have.    Any vet who will be doing surgery on your Bulldog should have previous experience with putting Bulldogs under anesthesia. It is advisable to join a local bulldog club as members can usually refer you to a bulldog specialist.      CHERRY EYE Cherry Eye is one of the most common eye problems in Bulldogs.  It happens when the tear gland located on the inside corner of a dogs third eyelid pops out.   It appears like a red cherry growth on the inside corner of the eye. It looks a lot worse than it actually is and does not cause hardly any pain or discomfort, but with prolonged exposure to air the gland can become inflamed and infected and in most cases will need to be surgically corrected by returning the gland to its proper position.   The gland is sutured or "tacked" back into place and the stitch then acts as the ligament to reattach the gland into position. This surgery is usually considered the only acceptable treatment of cherry eye because the gland remains intact where it can resume tear production.        ENTROPION   Entropion is the folding in or out of the eye lids, sometimes its just another set of eyelashes that are growing inwards, these can be plucked out by your vet or removed by electrolosis, either way causes a lot of irritation making the dog blink constantly which only makes matters worse by scraping the eyelashes across a more extensive area of the eye.     It is surgically corrected by putting a tuck in the offending eye lid, if not seen to could leed to infection, ulcers on the cornea and even blindness.  It requires a delicate touch and experience not to distort the look of the eye and find a veterinarian eye specialist with experience with Bulldogs.        TAILS   Bulldogs tails come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.    Ideally they should have nice straight tails, moderate in length, that can be easily lifted away from the body - however, screw tails in bulldogs are quite common and this and/or an inverted tail which is where the tail grows back into the body, will need regular attention in order to prevent infection due to the build up of hair, dirt and sweat inside the pocket in which the tail sits.   To clean use a bit of damp cotton wool streched over your finger and wipe around the tail in the direction the hair grows, then dry it afterwards.             FOLDS   Bulldogs faces require regular cleaning as there deep folds/wrinkles collect a lot of dirt and hair, and the older they get, the messier and if not cleaned can become sore and irritated.   Some do very well if you clean the wrinkles a couple of times a week, some need it on a daily basis.    Extra care is needed to the nose roll which in some bulldogs can be very deep. use a soft cloth and water or unscented baby wipes. Be sure to dry the face properly. You may need to put a soothing ointment in the deep nose wrinkle if it has become sore and while your there put a little vaselene on the dogs nose.        DRY NOSE   Bulldogs noses often become dry and flakey, all it needs is a few dabs of petroleum jelly (vaselene) on it a few times a day to bring it back to normal. In bad cases about 6 times aday will sort it out quite quickly.