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She is a 4-year old female beagle. When she gets excited she tends to snort (sounds like a pig). My friends beagle did the same thing. She can normally catch her breath and stop snorting pretty easily a few moments later (never lasts for more than a minute or two). It is not everyday but sometimes. Is this normal or does she having breathing issues?

2007-05-09 18:09:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Dogs

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That is commonly called "reverse sneezing" and is the soft tissue in the back of the mouth prolapsing. You can stop it by cupping your hand over her muzzle and applying gentle pressure to her nostrils, or by softly stroking her throat. It is sometimes triggered by excitement.
Beagles are not prone to breathing problems.

2007-05-10 03:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by K 5 · 1 0

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She is a 4-year old female beagle. When she gets excited she tends to snort (sounds like a pig). My friends beagle did the same thing. She can normally catch her breath and stop snorting pretty easily a few moments later (never lasts for more than a minute or two). It is not everyday but...

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2016-10-21 11:10:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-05-31 21:07:00 · answer #4 · answered by natasha 3 · 0 0

Peanut tends to snort when she is eating. We asked a vet about it and was told it is one of these things that happen. Beagles are also know for their snoring and Peanut can certainly let out some of those.

It can be loud and frightening, like you say, especially when excited, but I don't think it is anything to worry about and I'm certainly not concerned.

2007-05-09 18:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by nelgin 5 · 2 0

Hi I have a 8 year old female beagle and she does the same thing. She also makes a coughing nose or "hair" ball noise as I like to call it. I have talked to the vet about it and he has heard the noises. There is nothing to worry about as long as your beagle has yearly check ups! Be honest with the vet and tell him what yours does, some symptoms will say kennel cough and others are just normal things. Beagles are also very smart and will learn how to "play" their owners. They could have some other conditions like allergies, yep dogs get them! They also get things like colds and sinus infections so you want to talk to a vet, for the most part I would say don't worry.

2007-05-09 18:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by surfjax32 6 · 1 0

Yea. I have 2 male beagles that are almost 4 and they do that. They tend to not breathe correctly when they are exciting causing them to get choked up. Also...one of my 2 have asthma, which the vet says is his issue. Nothing serious to worry about. They correct themselves and carry on with a smile. :-)

2007-05-09 18:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by Cool Nerd At Your Service 4 · 1 0

Beagle are so scent-oriented that when she gets excited, she's breathing as deep and as fast as she can, and naturally when she does that, she clears her nose (try breathing in as fast as you can with your lips closed and see if you sneeze or snort). Since she recovers and is fine after a moment, don't worry about it. Just one of the endearing things about beagles.

2007-05-09 18:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by Jess 7 · 1 0

Mine does too. She two years old, and she does this even when she's not overly excited, just taking a walk or laying down.

I did a google search on "beagle snorting" and it seems to be a fairly common thing.

2007-05-09 18:57:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

She might have sinus problems. Is she an indoor or out side dog?Dogs that are strictly indoor dogs tend to have slight sinus problems. I have a beagle that is strictly an outside dog because he is used to hunt, and he never does that. On the other hand my other dog that lives indoors, snorts all the time. It has something to do with the air being drier inside. You can try running a humidifier, but you dont have to. It's nothing to worry about

2007-05-09 19:17:10 · answer #10 · answered by § dreamer § 7 · 1 0

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