French Bulldog breed insights: care, personality & expert tips
Lyka’s go-to guide on French Bulldogs, produced with our veterinary experts.
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Life-changing dog food for your French Bulldog
French Bulldogs are charming pups with genetic predispositions to skin and joint sensitivities, weight issues, and digestive troubles.
Lyka's portion-controlled meals feature anti-inflammatory ingredients to support skin and joint health, along with gentle, easily digestible ingredients for sensitive tummies.
Get your Frenchie’s flexible meal plan today.
Frenchies need healthy food to support their sensitive skin and tummies
The best dog food for French Bulldogs is made from high-quality proteins, healthy fats, and nutrient-dense ingredients that nourish them from the inside out.
Lyka is:
Developed by Co-founder and Integrative Veterinarian Dr Matthew Muir alongside board-certified veterinary nutritionists.
Formulated with fresh ingredients to promote healthy skin, smooth digestion, musculoskeletal health, and optimal weight for your Frenchie.
Rich in skin-loving ingredients
Fresh ingredients can help protect your Frenchie’s skin cells from damage. Lyka improves skin health with nutrients from leafy green vegetables like green cabbage, kale and bok choy.
Promotes good gut health
Stomach problems are one of the most common reasons to visit the vet (and Frenchies are no exception!). Lyka contains fermentable prebiotic fibre from fresh fruit and vegetables to nourish the microbiome — a key factor in gut and skin issues.
Helps improve joint and spinal health
Feeding Frenchies real food packed with an anti-inflammatory omega 6:3 ratio can help support joint health and mobility. Lyka is designed with real food antioxidants like fish oil and turmeric for healthier joints.
Prevents excess weight gain
Custom-portioned serving sizes to limit unhealthy weight gain, with meals made from high quality protein and low glycaemic index carbohydrates. Lyka is formulated with ingredients to release energy gradually, keeping your Frenchie feeling fuller for longer.
Hear why Lyka’s experts recommend real food for French Bulldogs
“I understand the challenges faced by French Bulldogs, including respiratory, spinal, and gut issues due to inappropriate breeding practices. Our high-protein, low-carb formulations help manage weight, with prebiotics supporting the microbiome and omega-3 fatty acids aiding joint and spinal health.”
"Lyka meals are packed with targeted ingredients to reduce inflammation, while promoting skin, gut, and joint health for French Bulldogs. Lyka is free from common allergens often found in highly processed pet food, helping your Frenchie to reduce sensitivities with skin and digestion.”
Choose from 5 meals, perfect for Frenchies at any age
Meeting AAFCO and FEDIAF standards is just the start. Lyka meals are formulated by an expert team of board-certified veterinary nutritionists to ensure they're balanced for all life stages.
Better for them. Easier for you.
Healthier dog food, delivered conveniently on a flexible plan.
Perfectly portioned.
Just peel and serve.
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Choose your flexible meal plan
Get a custom meal plan based on your dog’s health needs.
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Cooked daily, delivered direct
Meals are prepared daily, snap-frozen and delivered direct.
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Enjoy total flexibility and control
Switch up meals, skip an order, pause, delay or cancel.
Lyka Supplements for resilient skin, coat, and nails
Boost skin health and immune resilience to allergens, with ingredients like detoxifying burdock root, flaxseed oil, natural antioxidants, and curcumin extract which has anti-inflammatory properties.
These inclusions reduce oxidative stress: leading to healthier skin, coat, and nails for your French Bulldog.
Real food. Real results.
With over 27 million Lyka meals devoured around the country, hundreds of French Bulldogs are thriving with healthy skin and digestion — at the optimal weight.
After transitioning to Lyka, I was so impressed
"Haze had skin allergies and a big intolerance to chicken. He started losing fur all over, and was itching so much. After transitioning to Lyka, I was so impressed with how fast he stopped itching and shedding just by eating good-quality food."
Jamilla and Haze
No more Cytopoint!
Mabel my Frenchie put on 1.5kg after desexing, she now has a waist, is muscular and a beautiful coat, and her allergies have virtually gone — no more Cytopoint!
Amanda and Mabel
She cleans her plate clean every time!
My French Bulldog loves Lyka! We are also on Lyka Skin Supplements and her fur is so soft and shiny! This has also helped us a lot with mild skin allergies Nika was having. We haven’t had that come up since.
Alina and Nika
Your French Bulldog FAQs, answered
What is the best dog food for French Bulldog puppies?
Puppies need food that contains the right amount of nutrients to support their physical and mental growth at a healthy rate.
Puppies don’t need special puppy food if their diet is already nutrient-rich and contains an appropriate amount and balance of calcium and phosphorus, making Lyka the ideal food.
Lyka meals are custom portioned to suit your French Bulldog puppy’s breed and growth milestones, so they get the right nutrients for their age.
Why is Lyka the best dog food my French Bulldog with skin allergies?
Lyka’s real food meals can promote balance and diversity in your French Bulldog’s microbiome, to improve their immune function and nourish their skin.
Each ingredient is selected for its health benefits like anti-histaminic shiitake mushrooms, anti-inflammatory spirulina and omega-3 from fish oil. Lyka meals also include skin-loving zinc, omega-6 from safflower oil and vitamin E oil to boost their skin barrier.
What’s the best food for my French Bulldog with a sensitive stomach?
Lyka has many benefits for dogs with sensitive stomachs. Our meals are gently steamed — this promotes healthy digestion, reduces risk of pathogens, and maximises gut-friendly phytonutrients for your French Bulldog.
Our food is formulated with highly digestible ingredients full of fibre, with an emphasis on low-glycaemic index carbohydrates to avoid blood sugar spikes that cause damage to the gut lining.
Lyka’s real food formulation includes prebiotic and probiotic ingredients, and contains the optimal omega 6:3 ratio to encourage gut lining health and repair. A diet rich in omega-3 fats (like Lyka) can help reduce inflammation in the intestines, which could be contributing to digestive issues.
How can I find the best food for my gassy French Bulldog?
Frenchies are known for being gassy – if your pup’s guilty of clearing the room a little too often, this could be a sign their microbiome is out of balance. Wheat and grains (often found in dry and canned dog foods) could be causing a reaction.
Real food options like Lyka are free of these ingredients, instead opting for high-quality protein and a diverse mix of prebiotics and probiotics to support a balanced and diverse gut for reduced flatulence. Lyka meals are formulated with turmeric and ginger, which have proven anti-inflammatory properties.
Deep dive into French Bulldog health issues
Lyka's nutrition philosophy
100% real ingredients
All our ingredients are made for human consumption. Yes, we taste-test them ourselves!
Vet-formulated
Each meal is designed by our co-founder and Integrative Veterinarian, Dr. Matthew Muir, alongside a team of Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists.
Australian-made & owned
Every meal is made locally, with 85-97% of ingredients sourced here in Australia.
Delivered fast & fresh
Cooked fresh and delivered snap frozen to lock in nutrition and taste without preservatives. Meals are delivered directly to your door, delivery included.
Green in name & nature
Proud to be a Certified B Corp and Australia’s only carbon and plastic-negative dog food company.
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