I know we have some French Bulldog lovers, and Persian cat lovers and probably English Bulldog lovers, too, here. The fashion breeding of ever-more flattened faces brings with it some animals that snore and snort and have major trouble breathing. We had a dumped cat who was brachycephalic, and she fought breathing issues the rest of her life. At the end she had trouble eating and breathing at the same time, and I was constantly on call to keep her nostrils open, and to find something she could eat.

A vet at the U of I has developed a surgical response to these problems, so that the animals can be relieved. The article pertains to dogs, so I’m not sure how successful this has been on cats, but for our Frenchie owners, here is the link:

vetmed.illinois.edu