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Bulldogs can suffer from a variety of health problems.
Some are congenital (visible at birth) and some are conditions which can develop as the dog grows. I have shown pictures of some common ones below.
It is also worth remembering that Bulldogs are at best very poor swimmers.
Many cannot swim at all, and very few if any could climb unaided out of a pool.
Bulldogs are prone to heatstroke. Since they are brachicephalic (short nosed) they cannot loose much heat by panting. Don’t walk them in the heat of the day or leave in a car or conservatory, even for 5 minutes... it can literally cook them to death.
Cherry-eye is one of the most common problems in Bulldogs. Fortunatly it is not as bad as it looks. It is caused by the nictating membrane or third eyelid popping out, which resembles a cherry in the eye. It is usually corrected surgically, by creating a new pocket for it before replacing it into the pocket and suturing it in place. Removal is not recommended due to risk of dry eye as it is responsible for producing tears.
Entropian is a painful eye condition caused by the eyelashes turning in and rubbing on the eye ball itself. If left untreated it can cause ulceration of the cornea, and can eventually lead to blindness.
It requires surgical correction, consisting of a little nip and tuck to remove some of the excess skin around the eye, which causes the lids to roll inwards. The dog should than have no further problems.
Inter digital cysts are quite common and look a lot worst than they actually are. Usually bathing the foot in warm salt water helps, sometimes a short course of anti-biotics or lancing or sqeezing the cyst is required, if the patient will allow it! They are normally healed in a week or two.