is my dog having asthma attacks?

Question

she is a pug, so she inherently has breathing problems.. but how can i tell if its an asthma attack or just her coughing or something else normal?

THANKS!

Answer 1

There's something called a "backwards sneeze", where they sound like they're hyperventalating, they keep gagging for air. My dog does this too every once in a while. I just rub his chest and his neck and try to get him to calm down and his airways will open back up. Its important not to panic because I think this makes the dog more anxietized.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You cannot tell this for yourself without some study and training. Asthma attacks are typically more of a strong gasping sound without much noise on the exhaling. If you get noise both ways, may not be asthma. Safest way to be sure is a trip to your vet or at least a phone call.

Answer 4

Sometimes when a dog gets sick and they're about to hurl, they lunge their air out and it sounds like weezing and coughing. Little dogs are prone to being nauxious. But it could also be asthma. If it's asthma, then you can hear high pitched whistling if they breathe when they're not having an attack, but not always. You'll have to listen closely.

As always, if you're concerned, take her to the vet.

Answer 5

Well, I'm not sure but call a local vet





There's something called a "backwards sneeze", where they sound like they're hyperventalating, they keep gagging for air. My dog does this too every once in a while. I just rub his chest and his neck and try to get him to calm down and his airways will open back up. Its important not to panic because I think this makes the dog more anxietized.

Answer 6

It could be something called reverse sneezing. My papillon had it, and we thought he was having asthma attacks as well, but the vet told us that it was reverse sneezing. She acted like it was not a big deal, since it didn't happen very often, so we didn't worry too much about it.

Answer 7

Collapsed tracheas are very common in the breed. There isn't really much you can do about it though. She does make a sort of honking noise as she tries to breathe in hard enough to open up her trachea so she can breathe. It might happen when she eats or drinks too fast. The best thing you can do is just comfort her and talk to her in a calm supporting voice until she is finished. If it seems to start getting worse, I would consult your vet.

Answer 8

Take her to a vet. They can listen to her lungs and possible do an X-Ray to see what might be happening.

I have a cat that has asthma.

Answer 9

My english bulldog (Tank) has breathing problems. He snores like a bear. His tongue is too big to fit in his mouth so when he sleeps his tongue is laying on the carpet. With all of his problems I've never heard him have an attack of any sort other than normal 'snorting' type noises related to his closed/collapsed airway. What did it sound like?

Answer 10

My dog also has this problem. It tends to happen to the toy dogs more as they are lower to the ground so they tend to inhale more dust. It could be asthma, or it could just bee simple "hurfing."