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raccoon

(31,815 posts) Sat May 18, 2024, 06:09 AM May 2024

Is it true that Boxer dogs need human help with delivering puppies?

I heard that somewhere on the Internet, and I'm just wondering.

BTW, I don't have a pregnant boxer, or even a dog.

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Is it true that Boxer dogs need human help with delivering puppies? (Original Post) raccoon May 2024 OP

A lot of brachycephalic dog breeds (those with big or broad heads and shortened noses) hlthe2b May 2024 #1

I wonder if the same is true for cats with the flattened... 3catwoman3 May 2024 #2

hlthe2b

(109,743 posts)

1. A lot of brachycephalic dog breeds (those with big or broad heads and shortened noses)

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2024, 06:16 AM

May 2024

may have difficulty delivering puppies sans a c-section. This includes often (not always), Boxers, English Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and others when bred with another of their own breed...

If they are bred with another smaller breed with more tapered head it may not be an issue.

3catwoman3

(26,695 posts)

2. I wonder if the same is true for cats with the flattened...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2024, 11:25 AM

May 2024

...and wide pushed in faces like Persians. I know they have respiratory problems because of their poor distorted noses.

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