A French bulldog owner had to send her beloved dog, Frankie, for surgery after just a 15-minute walk left him struggling to breathe. Barbara McKernan later found out her dog actually had no nasal passage at all.
When she first got him as a puppy she noticed he struggled to breathe. When he was one year old, she was so worried about his health, he had to have veterinary intervention so he could breathe properly.
Frankie was diagnosed with a condition called Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome (BOAS) and needed surgery to widen his nostrils and shorten his soft palate to give him better airflow reports the MEN. Barbara, from Liverpool, said: “I read up on the surgery but there seemed to be so many complications, I didn’t want to put him through it. However, he was getting worse so I had no choice really.
